San Mateo, California, U.S. | 1950-09-11 | 2022-05-18

Michael Braveheart was an actor of Native American descent who worked as a regular background cast member and stand-in on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise, as well as in at least two Star Trek films. Braveheart is probably best known for his portrayal of Crewman Martinez on Star Trek: The Next Generation, beginning with the second season episode "The Child." He was seen throughout the series as well as in the films Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Insurrection. In addition, he portrayed various alien characters and Klingons in Deep Space Nine and Voyager. As a background actor he received no credit for his appearances.