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Robert Duncan McNeill
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Robert Duncan McNeill (born November 9, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American actor, producer, movie director, and television director who is best known for his role as Lieutenant Tom Paris on the television show Star Trek: Voyager.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Acting career
- 1.2 Directing career
- 1.3 Personal life
- 2 External links
- 3 References
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Biography
Acting career
McNeill grew up in Atlanta, and began his career acting in local and regional productions before becoming a student at The Juilliard School in New York City.[1][2] He enjoyed early success as a professional actor, winning the role of Charlie Brent on All My Children[3][4]and starring in the feature film Masters of the Universe.[5][6] He also starred in an acclaimed episode of the 1980s version of The Twilight Zone, "A Message from Charity."[7] He then appeared with Stockard Channing in the Broadway production of Six Degrees of Separation[8] before returning to Los Angeles to pursue roles on television. He appeared in featured guest roles on numerous TV series, including Homefront, L.A. Law, Quantum Leap, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Murder, She Wrote and was a featured cast member on the short-lived series, Going to Extremes[9][10] before winning the role of Tom Paris on Voyager.[11]
Directing career
McNeill began his directing career with several episodes of
Voyager.
[12] He then wrote, produced, and directed two award-winning short films,
The Battery and
9 mm of Love,
[13][14] and began to direct other episodic television. While he has since performed as a guest star on television shows like
The Outer Limits and
Crossing Jordan, McNeill is now focusing on his directing career, helming episodes of
Dawson's Creek,
Everwood,
Star Trek: Enterprise,
Dead Like Me,
The O.C.,
Las Vegas,
Summerland, and
Supernatural. His directing credits for 2006-2007 include episodes of
Desperate Housewives,
Medium,
Standoff,
The Nine,
The Knights of Prosperity,
In Case of Emergency,
What About Brian and
My Boys.
[15][16]
Personal life
McNeill is married and has a daughter and two sons.
