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Thomas Hobson (born 9 June 1984; age 40) is an actor who played the young Jake Sisko in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine first season episode "Emissary".
In 1998 he appeared in Free Enterprise, starring William Shatner with Thomas Hobson, Diana Cignoni, Gabrielle G. Stanton, Daren Dochterman and Chase Masterson.
Hobson has also guest-starred in Doctor Doctor (with Matt Frewer and Brian George), A Different World (with Bumper Robinson), and Step by Step (with Jason Marsden).
In 2008, Hobson starred in the films Daydreams and Bar Starz.
He is currently in a starring role as Shout the Keyboardist in the Nick Jr. show The Fresh Beat Band.