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This is a list of secondary characters from the science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Characters are ordered alphabetically by family name, and only characters who played a significant major role in the series are listed.

''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' was a science fiction television show of the ''Star Trek'' franchise that aired between 1993 and 1999. Many of the characters appear in other programs and films comprising the wider ''Star Trek'' science fiction universe.

For the main cast of the show, see List of Star Trek Deep Space Nine cast members.

Recurring characters

Bareil Antos

Bareil Antos is a Bajoran Vedek played by Philip Anglim.

He first appears in the episode "In the Hands of the Prophets" in the first season, where he is introduced as a Bajoran religious leader, and is the target of an assassination plot. Bareil becomes a recurring character noted for his relationship with Major Kira Nerys, a subplot that begins at the start of season 2 and concludes in "Lifesupport".

Bareil becomes romantically involved with Kira. He runs against Vedek Winn Adami for the role of Kai, but is forced to drop out to protect the reputation of the previous Kai, Opaka. Bareil is injured in a shuttle explosion, and Dr. Julian Bashir has to replace his failing organs with cybernetics so that he can continue to advise Winn in negotiations with the Cardassians. His continued efforts in this weakened state cause brain damage, and eventually his death.

In the mirror universe episode "Resurrection", the Bareil from that universe is a petty thief who is close to the alternate Kira. He leaves his universe in an attempt to steal an orb.

* "In the Hands of the Prophets"
* " The Circle"
* " The Siege"
* " Shadowplay"
* " The Collaborator"
* " Fascination"
* "Life Support"
* "Resurrection" (Mirror Bareil)

Brunt

Brunt is a liquidator with the Ferengi Commerce Authority (FCA), portrayed by Jeffrey Combs. He is the nemesis of Quark, whom he perceives as a threat to the Ferengi way of life, and often attempts to either destroy him or to supplant Grand Nagus Zek (although at one time, he did help Quark rescue Ishka from the Dominion). By sharp contrast, his mirror universe counterpart was a friendly and congenial person, with unrequited feelings for his universe's Ezri Tigan, who ended up being murdered by the Intendant (mirror- Kira Nerys).

Brunt appeared in eight episodes beginning with Season Three's "Family Business."

* "Family Business"
* " Bar Association"
* "Body Parts"
* "Ferengi Love Songs"
* "The Magnificent Ferengi"
* "Profit and Lace"
* "The Emperor's New Cloak" (Mirror Brunt)
* " The Dogs of War"

Cretak, Kimara

Kimara Cretak is a Senator and representative of the Romulan empire for a short time aboard Deep Space Nine. She is accused of treason against the Star Empire and found guilty in the episode " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges." The ending of the episode leaves her fate ambiguous, with it unclear if she will be imprisoned or executed. Kimara Cretak was first portrayed by Megan Cole in "Image in the Sand" and "Shadows and Symbols," and Adrienne Barbeau in "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges."

Damar

Damar is a Cardassian military officer portrayed by Casey Biggs. As a glinn, he served under Gul Dukat aboard the freighter ''Groumall'', and later as Gul Dukat's aide when the Cardassian Union joined the Dominion and then captured Deep Space Nine. Damar discovered a way to disable the Federation's self-replicating mines, which had been preventing the Dominion from sending reinforcements from the Gamma Quadrant through the Bajoran wormhole, and was recommended for promotion to the rank of gul.
As the Federation re-took the station, Damar learned that Tora Ziyal had been helping Kira and others undermine them and promptly killed her. This earned him personal enmity from Kira.

After Dukat's subsequent mental breakdown following his daughter's death, Damar was promoted to first gul and then legate. As leader, he learned that the Dominion was merely using the Cardassians as pawns in its effort to conquer the Alpha Quadrant, so he switched sides and encouraged his people to fight the Dominion. As leader of the new Cardassian rebellion, he had to accept Federation aid and advice from a "Starfleet advisor," Colonel Kira Nerys, who was given a Starfleet field commission of commander to take on the role. In his struggles as a resistance fighter, particularly when his wife and child were taken and killed by the Dominion, he came to understand the Bajoran perspective during Cardassia's occupation of Bajor.

While fighting beside Commander Kira Nerys and Elim Garak in a final push to retake Cardassia Prime, Damar was killed in action.

Damar appeared in 23 episodes beginning with Season Four's " Return to Grace".

Producer Ira Behr hired Biggs having seen him in the early IMAX film Alamo: The Price of Freedom.

Dax

Dax is a Trill symbiont, who has been "joined" to nine humanoid Trills:
* Lela Dax
* Tobin Dax
* Emony Dax
* Audrid Dax
* Torias Dax
* Joran Dax portrayed by Jeff McBride and Leigh McCloskey
* Curzon Dax portrayed by Frank Owen Smith
* Jadzia Dax portrayed by Terry Farrell
* Ezri Dax portrayed by Nicole de Boer

Other Dax hosts in the series were:
* Verad Dax, portrayed by John Glover when Verad steals the Dax symbiont from Jadzia's body for a few hours in the episode " Invasive Procedures"
* Yedrin Dax, portrayed by Gary Frank as the great-grandson of Jadzia Dax and Worf in a later eliminated timeline in " Children of Time"

During the first six seasons of the show, Jadzia was the Dax host; in the seventh and final season, the symbiont was transferred to Ezri in an emergency procedure to save Dax's life. Unlike previous hosts, Ezri had not undergone the arduous selection process required before being joined, as she was simply the only Trill available. Over the course of the show's run, much of the backstory of the previous hosts of the Dax symbiont was established. Benjamin Sisko was an old friend of Curzon, the host immediately prior to Jadzia, and that Sisko regarded Curzon as a mentor. This previous relationship explains Sisko's use of the fond nickname, “Old Man”, for Dax.

Dukat

Former commanding officer of Terok Nor, the Cardassian space station that was renamed Deep Space Nine after it was ceded to the Bajorans and placed under the administration of the Federation, following the end of Cardassia's occupation of Bajor. Despite the liberation of Bajor and the transfer of the station, Dukat maintains his interest in both Deep Space Nine and Bajoran politics, becoming a key player in the Cardassian alliance with the Dominion. This alliance pits the Dominion of the Gamma Quadrant against the Federation and Bajor in a war that threatens the independence of the Alpha Quadrant.

Reception

In 2009, IGN ranked Dukat as the 15th best character of ''Star Trek'' overall, noting the character as a complicated and nuanced 'bad guy'. They note the character's morality in "Indiscretion" (Season 4, Episode 5) as well as his introduction in the premiere episode of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,'' "Emissary".

In 2016, ScreenRant rated Dukat as the 8th best character in ''Star Trek'' overall as presented in television and film. Time magazine rated Gul Dukat the seventh best villain of the Star Trek franchise in 2016.

In 2018, CBR ranked Gul Dukat the 3rd best recurring character of all ''Star Trek''.

Eddington, Michael

Michael Eddington was a Starfleet security officer holding the rank of lieutenant commander. He was stationed on Deep Space Nine by Starfleet due to their lack of complete trust in Odo. Following orders from a Starfleet admiral, he sabotaged the '' Defiant''s cloaking system when Captain Sisko defied orders by taking the ship on a mission to the Gamma Quadrant. On another occasion, he was instrumental in helping to recover the command staff of the station after a transporter malfunction required the storage of their neural patterns in the station computer and the preservation of their physical forms in a holosuite program.

Eddington later defected to the Maquis after working for them to steal several industrial grade replicators destined for the Cardassian Union. He likened himself and Sisko to characters from '' Les Miserables'' ("Jean Valjean" and "Javert", respectively), but was eventually captured and imprisoned. He was later killed while fighting alongside Sisko in a successful attempt to rescue survivors of a Maquis colony from the Dominion.

Michael Eddington was portrayed by Kenneth Marshall, appearing as a recurring character beginning in Season Three's " The Search, Part I".

Reception

In 2018, CBR ranked Eddington the 17th best recurring character of all Star Trek.

In 2016, the character was ranked as the 77th most important character in service to Starfleet within the ''Star Trek'' science fiction universe by Wired magazine.

Fontaine, Vic

Holographic lounge-singer, featured on Quark's holosuites.

Garak, Elim

A former Cardassian spy turned tailor doing business on Deep Space 9.

In 2015, SyFy rated Garak as among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters of Star Trek.

Gowron

The character Gowron debuted in 1990 in the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode " Reunion" (directed by Jonathan Frakes), and was featured in several episodes of ''Deep Space Nine'' over the show's run.

In 2015, SyFy rated Gowron as among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters of Star Trek.

Ishka

Ishka, a Ferengi, is the mother of Quark and Rom, both of whom affectionately address her as "Moogie." She causes trouble for the family by wearing clothes and earning profit, two activities that are forbidden to female Ferengi, and is unrepentant about her actions when discovered by the Ferengi Commerce Authority. Later in the series, she begins a romantic relationship with Grand Nagus Zek and eventually persuades him to begin changing the regulations that govern Ferengi business, with far-reaching consequences for that society.

Ishka ("Moogie") is introduced in season 3 "Family Business" as Quark and Rom's mother.

Leeta

Leeta is a recurring character (17 episodes) on Deep Space Nine, portrayed by Chase Masterson. Introduced in season three's " Explorers", she is a Bajoran employed as a dabo girl in Quark's bar. After a brief romantic relationship with Julian Bashir, she married Rom and therefore ended the series as First Lady of Ferenginar.

Although initially played as a stereotypical "airhead", over the course of the series it is revealed that she is an intelligent woman who chooses to maintain a carefree attitude. She is a ringleader when Quark's employees attempt to start a trade union, and also volunteers to play temporary host to one of Jadzia Dax's former personalities. She explained in " Let He Who Is Without Sin..." that dabo girls actually have to be good at arithmetic, to ensure that the house always makes a profit.

Unlike most Bajoran characters, Leeta is never given a family name. The non-canon novels explain that this is because she was brought up in an orphanage during the Cardassian Occupation, and thus her actual family background is unknown.

Reception

In 2015, SyFy rated Leeta as among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters of Star Trek.
In 2018, CBR ranked Leeta the 7th best recurring character of all Star Trek.

Martok

Klingon General who befriends Worf. Later in the series, Martok becomes Chancellor of the Klingon Empire. Martok was played by J.G. Hertzler.

Martok is introduced in season 4 opener, " The Way of the Warrior".

In 2015, SyFy rated Martok among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters of ''Star Trek''.

Mila

Mila, a female Cardassian played by Julianna McCarthy, was for over three decades the housekeeper of Enabran Tain, the head of the Obsidian Order. Possibly, during their time together, Tain and Mila had a child, whom they named Elim Garak. Due to Tain's position, it was decided to hide the fact that he was Garak's father. No confession from Tain, Mila, or Garak were made supporting this, but Garak does treat Mila as a mother as it is most likely that she was the only such figure in his life. In 2371, Tain considered having Mila killed because she knew too much about him. However, he did not go through with her execution. She was killed by Dominion soldiers on the eve of Cardassia's liberation from the Dominion. She appeared in three episodes as well as in the novel '' A Stitch in Time'' by Andrew J. Robinson.

Doctor Mora Pol

Doctor Mora Pol was the Bajoran scientist who was assigned to study the Changeling who would become known as Odo. Dr. Mora studied and taught Odo at the Bajoran Center for Science during the Occupation of Bajor from 2358 to 2365. When Odo assumed the shape of a humanoid, he imitated Dr. Mora's hairstyle.

Odo initially resented Dr. Mora for failing to realize he was sentient. Under pressure from the Cardassians to get answers and not fully understanding what he was dealing with, Dr. Mora used some questionable methods in his experiments. Odo left the institute two years later. They would not reconcile their differences until 2373, when Dr. Mora arrived on Deep Space Nine to assist Odo in treating an infant changeling.

Dr. Mora Pol was played by actor James Sloyan.

Morn

Morn, played by Mark Allen Shepherd, is a Lurian male, the first member of his species seen in ''Star Trek''. Morn is a frequent customer in Quark's bar, often present in the background of scenes there. Morn is named after Norm Peterson, a character from the television series Cheers.

According to make-up designer Michael Westmore, on the first day of filming the series the director chose Morn randomly from among several prosthetic characters. Westmore went to great lengths to ensure that Morn could talk if the character ever had a line, but Morn remained silent throughout the series. This became a running gag, with other characters commenting several times how talkative he was.Westmore, Michael. Interview conducted on November 3, 2002 for the DVD extra "Michael Westmore's Aliens (Season 4)". Included with ''Starting the Trek: Deep Space Nineteen — The Complete Fourth Season''. Morn is credited with knowing the funniest joke in the universe, and in several episodes an incidental character is seen to start laughing as they leave his side. Quark sometimes breaks down laughing when he tries to retell the joke, and always gives up by saying that no one can tell it like Morn. Despite this, Morn rarely seems to get Quark's jokes, and when he does, it takes him a while.

Morn's existence as a fixture at Quark's bar is mocked in the episode "Who Mourns for Morn?" when Quark sets up a holo-imager to project an image of Morn on his regular stool, quietly drinking. No one realizes that it is not real until Sisko and Dax run into the bar to let people know that Morn died. It is later revealed that he did not die but had faked his death. Mark Allen Shepherd plays a dual role in this episode: apart from his regular appearance as Morn, he plays a Bajoran officer invited to sit in Morn's usual chair at the bar.

Often, other characters refer to something Morn has done that, to the viewer, would seem uncharacteristic for Morn. For example, when it became clear that war with the Dominion was inevitable, Morn threw a chair at Quark, then ran naked across the Promenade screaming "We're all doomed!" Following that, he supposedly rushed into the Bajoran temple and threw himself at the feet of Major Kira, crying out to the Prophets for protection. Lieutenant Commander Worf claimed that Morn was a formidable sparring partner, and the pair fought in the holosuites on a weekly basis. Jadzia Dax also said she had nearly become romantic with Morn, except that Morn turned her down.

Very little is revealed about Morn or his species on the show. Quark establishes in "Through the Looking Glass" that Morn has more than one heart. In " The Way of the Warrior," it was implied Lurians are usually found near the Ionite Nebula; a hostile Klingon suggested it was suspicious to find Morn so far from there. It was revealed in the episode "Who Mourns for Morn?" that he had been previously involved in some criminal activities, the most notable being a robbery in which his crew stole 1,000 bricks of gold-pressed latinum. Like all Lurians, Morn has two stomachs; Quark realized that he had extracted the liquid latinum from the bricks and was storing it in one stomach, causing his hair to fall out. Morn regurgitated 100 bricks' worth and gave it to Quark as a reward for helping to get the other thieves arrested.

Morn also appeared in the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode " Birthright, Part I" and made a cameo in the '' Star Trek: Voyager'' episode " Caretaker." Because of these appearances, this has made Morn one of the few characters to appear in three of the ''Star Trek'' series, alongside Quark (who appeared in ''TNG'', ''DS9'', and ''Voyager''), William Riker (''TNG'', ''DS9'' (as transporter clone), ''Voyager'', ''Enterprise'', and '' Picard''), Jean-Luc Picard (''TNG'', ''DS9'', and ''Picard''), Deanna Troi (''TNG'', ''Voyager'', ''Enterprise'', and ''Picard''), Kang (''The Original Series'', ''DS9'', and ''Voyager''), and Q (''TNG'', ''DS9'', ''Voyager'', and ''Picard'').

Nog

The character Nog, Rom's son, was played by Aron Eisenberg.

He develops a close friendship to Jake Sisko throughout the series.

Working at the station's bar at first, Nog later becomes the first Ferengi to join Starfleet in "Facets" to the dismay of his uncle, Quark, the aforementioned bar's proprietor. He is ultimately promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade by Benjamin Sisko during the final episode of the series, " What You Leave Behind".

O'Brien, Keiko

Keiko O'Brien, born Keiko Ishikawa, is played by Rosalind Chao. She is a professional botanist and the wife of Miles O'Brien in both '' The Next Generation'' and '' Deep Space Nine''.

Keiko married Miles O'Brien aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D in the ''TNG'' episode " Data's Day". A year later, temporarily stuck in Ten-Forward, she gave birth to a daughter, Molly (''TNG'' episode "Disaster").

Shortly after arriving at Deep Space Nine, Keiko decided to start a school. Jake Sisko and Nog were the first students to enroll. Later, Keiko went on a botanical expedition to Bajor when pregnant with her second child. An accident endangered mother and child on the way back to DS9. Doctor Julian Bashir saved them both by removing the fetus and implanting it into Kira Nerys' womb. In her honor, the child was named "Kirayoshi."

When the Dominion War began, Keiko and the children were evacuated from the war zones. They remained away for a time until the fields of battle had shifted far enough to make Deep Space Nine safe again. After the war, the O'Brien family relocated to Earth when Miles became an instructor at Starfleet Academy.

In 2017, ''IndieWire'' ranked Keiko as the 14th best character on ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.

O'Brien, Molly

Molly O'Brien, played by Hana Hatae, is the daughter of Keiko and Miles O'Brien and the older sister of Kirayoshi. She originally appeared on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''.

Molly was born in 2368, with Worf delivering her, on the USS ''Enterprise''-D in the ''TNG'' episode "Disaster." She moved to Deep Space Nine when Miles was assigned there.

In the ''DS9'' episode "Time's Orphan," the O'Briens went on a picnic to Golana IV, where Molly accidentally fell into an abandoned time portal and emerged as an 18-year-old (played by Michelle Krusiec). From her point of view, she had experienced approximately ten years of solitary existence. Back at Deep Space Nine, she was wild and uncontrollable, unable to cope with life on the space station; after a violent altercation in Quark's, Starfleet officials intended to place her in a mental health institution. The O'Briens returned to Golana IV, hoping to send Molly back through the time portal to the place and time she had become accustomed to, preferring her happiness over a possible lifetime of confinement. However, she was returned to the point where she had first entered, allowing the adult Molly to help her child counterpart return home, erasing the adult Molly from history in the process.

Opaka

Opaka, played by Camille Saviola, was the Kai or spiritual leader of the Bajorans through the latter years of the Cardassian occupation and the first few months after it ended in 2369. Opaka recognised Benjamin Sisko as the long-awaited Emissary of the Prophets, although he did not return her enthusiasm.

In response to a prophetic Orb experience, Opaka left Bajor for the first time to pay an unannounced visit to DS9. Journeying with Sisko and Kira through the wormhole, she was killed in a runabout crash on the Ennis penal moon, and was then resurrected by the artificial microbes present there. The microbes were specifically designed to only work on the moon, forcing her to stay behind. She took this as an opportunity to help end the prisoners' fanatical clan war.

During the Cardassian occupation, Opaka had been a collaborator: she gave away the whereabouts of a rebel base and her son was killed in the subsequent attack. The Cardassians had threatened to destroy some Bajoran towns so by betraying the rebels (including her own son) she saved thousands of Bajoran lives. Later on, Bareil Antos dropped out of the election for Kai in an effort to keep this secret from ruining Opaka's legacy. This led to the election of the more controversial Winn Adami.

Rom

Rom is Quark's brother and father of Nog, and is played by Max Grodénchik. The character has a long arc, and as a Ferengi is often involved with stories for them, but also due to his technical abilities is a part of many of the technical challenges of running the station.

In 2015, SyFy rated Rom as among the top 21 most interesting supporting characters of ''Star Trek''. In 2013, ''Wired'' magazine said that Rom was arguably the best character in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', and even in the entire ''Star Trek'' franchise. The praise how Max Grodénchik brought the character to life, presenting a nuanced and layered character over the seven season run. They note how Rom transforms from a comedic sidekick for Quark to Universe saving character that was much more important to the series. In 2021, Julian Beauvais writing for ''Screen Rant'', thought that Rom was an honorable character for trying to take care of his family, using his engineering abilities to help defeat the Dominion during the war, and as Grand Nagus planning to reform Ferengi society to be more egalitarian.

Ross, William J.

Vice Admiral William J. Ross, played by Barry Jenner, was the Field Commander of Starfleet forces during the Dominion War and was the coordinator of Starfleet's defense of the Bolian and Bajoran fronts in the early stages of that war.

His command post was on Starbase 375, where he was in direct command of the 7th Tactical Wing. During the first three months of the war, Ross was under severe pressure to halt the advance of the Dominion. Ross did this by making Captain Sisko his adjutant, to relieve himself of making minor tactical plans and reports. This action gave Ross the initiative to find the "Argolis Cluster Sensor Array." This sensor array was the Dominion's line of sight over all the Bajoran and Bolian fronts at the start of the War. Ross, along with Sisko, planned the attack on the Argolis Array and succeeded in the destruction of the array in late March 2374. As the war progressed, Ross took a much more tactical role rather than strategically planning the war effort.

After the first battle of Chin'toka, Ross was posted aboard Deep Space Nine to command the Allied forces presently hemmed in at Chin'toka.

It was later revealed that Ross was one of the few Starfleet personnel to know of the existence of Section 31. Although he collaborates with Section 31 in one of their operations, like Julian Bashir he staunchly maintains that he is not a member of the organization.

During the Battle of Cardassia, Ross led the Starfleet wing of the assault fleet. He devised the planned assault on Cardassia and, soon afterwards, presided over the signing of the Treaty of Bajor at which he gave a speech to the delegates.

Ross appears in twelve episodes beginning with the Season Six episode " A Time to Stand." In 2016, the character of Admiral Ross was ranked as the 41st most important character of Starfleet within the ''Star Trek'' science fiction universe by ''Wired'' magazine. In 2020, ''Bounding Into Comics'' ranked Admiral Ross as one of the top ten most impactful recurring characters in the ''Star Trek'' franchise.

Shakaar Edon

Shakaar Edon was a resistance leader, farmer, and later First Minister of Bajor. He was played by Duncan Regehr.

A onetime farmer in Bajor's Dahkur Province, Shakaar returned to his fields in 2369 after 25 years of fighting the Cardassian occupiers, only to enter politics as his world's secular leader in 2371. As the head and namesake of Kira's resistance cell, he agreed to let her go on her first raid at age 13 to fill in a vacancy in the ranks, and reteamed with her years later during a near-violent showdown with Kai Winn over the return of promised soil reclamators.

After that encounter, and the support he received for his handling of it, Shakaar handily won the position as Bajor's second post-occupation First Minister, defeating acting Minister Winn in an election. As he works with Kira in her role of senior Bajoran on DS9, Shakaar realizes he has fallen in love with her and they begin a relationship. He successfully pushed to fast-track Bajor's admission to the UFP, but that act was postponed at the last minute by Emissary Benjamin Sisko's ''pagh'tem'far'' (sacred vision) that it was not the right time.

As Shakaar and Kira's affair played out, he had a hard time accepting her carrying the O'Briens' transplanted second child to term after an accident in 2373. Soon afterward, he and Kira part ways romantically, after a visit to the Kendra shrine on Bajor revealed that they were not meant to walk the same path. Kira still respects him as Bajor's best leader.

Shakaar is used to death threats and he routinely ignores them, but a True Way alien operative nearly kills him twice during the Federation conference on DS9, first by sending his turbolift car into free fall, and later by almost getting his quarters depressurized. According to Dukat, Shakaar slept with every woman in his resistance cell except Kira—but Dukat's jealousy of the Major should be taken into account.

Sisko, Joseph

Joseph Sisko, father of Captain Benjamin Sisko, was played by Brock Peters.

Joseph ran a restaurant in New Orleans