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Connor Wyatt Trinneer (born March 19, 1969) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Charles "Trip" Tucker III on '' Star Trek: Enterprise'',
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on the series ''
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'', and Professor Moynihan on the web series ''Guilty Party''.


Early life

Trinneer was born on March 19, 1969, in
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, but spent many years in
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, where he attended elementary and middle schools, and then Kelso High School. He attended
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in Parkland where he played college football. He graduated with a
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degree in acting, then obtained a
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degree from University of Missouri-Kansas City.


Career

Trinneer first came to attention in ''Arcadia'' at the Huntington Theater Company in
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. Much of his work has been in theater, specifically a long association with the Circle X Theatre Company in
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. He has had several guest-starring roles on television, including ''
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'', '' Sliders'', and ''
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''. He also had a significant role in the TV adaptation of A.R. Gurney's ''
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'', playing the conflicted gay officer Bob Munger. In 2001, Trinneer auditioned for '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. At the time, he did not follow
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and was unaware of the franchise's significance. He said that he gained the role of Tucker through sheer luck, as he anticipated that more than a hundred actors would audition for the part. During the audition, he had only seven script pages on which to base his performance, and was told only that the character originated from the southern United States. Trinneer starred as Tucker in all 98 episodes of ''Enterprise'' across its four seasons and was nominated twice for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 and 2003 for his performance. After the cancellation of ''Enterprise'' in 2005, Trinneer returned to guest-star roles on series such as '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', '' 24'' and a recurring role as the Wraith
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in ''
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''. Trinneer attended the GO3 Electronic and Entertainment Expo in Perth, Western Australia, and appeared with fellow ''Stargate Atlantis ''co-star David Nykl on the 2009 '' Channel Seven Perth Telethon''. From 2022-2024, he was the co-host of the podcast ''The Shuttlepod Show'' with his ''Enterprise'' co-star
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. In April 2024, after leaving ''The Shuttlepod Show'', Keating and Trinneer announced their new podcast ''The D-Con Chamber.'' In 2023 Trinneer reprised the role of
Trip Tucker Charles "Trip" Tucker III, portrayed by Connor Trinneer, is a fictional character in the Television program, television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. Tucker was the chief engineer on the ''Enterprise (NX-01), Enterprise'' and also briefly ...
in ''Holograms, All the Way Down'' an episode of the animated web series '' Star Trek: Very Short Treks'' made to celebrate the franchise’s 50th anniversary.


Personal life

Trinneer married Ariana Navarre on May 29, 2004; they have a son, born on October 11, 2005. In 2022, during the broadcast of the webcast "The Shuttlepod Show", Trinneer revealed he had divorced his wife in the same year. On November 9, 2024 Trinneer married realtor Jackie Robbins Smith.


Filmography


Film


Television


Video games


Web series


References


External links

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Connor Trinneer on Twitter
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