James Read (born 31 July 1953; age 70) is an actor, born in Buffalo, New York, who portrayed Jaffen in the Star Trek: Voyager seventh season episodes "Workforce" and "Workforce, Part II".
His first role was as part of the original cast of Remington Steele. His big break was a starring role in the mini-series North and South where he portrayed George Hazard. Jonathan Frakes and Kirstie Alley played Read's brother and sister, Stanley and Virgilia Hazard. Read would portray the character in the two sequels, North and South, Book II and North and South, Book III.
In 1983, he made a small appearance in Blue Thunder (with Anthony James, Jack Murdock, and Malcolm McDowell).
In recent years he has appeared in Legally Blonde (2001) and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003, with Bruce McGill, Bruce Thomas, Ruth Williamson, Keone Young, David Doty, Michael Krawic, Carolyn Hennesy, and Monika Spruch), and was a recurring character on Charmed. In 2022, Read appeared on the third season of The Orville as Admiral Paul Christie, whose character was previously in a relationship with Claire Finn (Penny Johnson).
Other Trek Connections[]
- When the Dark Man Calls (1995 TV Movie, with Chris Sarandon, Michael Copeman, and Callum Keith Rennie).
External links[]
- James Read at the Internet Movie Database
- James Read at Wikipedia