Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Cast & New Character Guide
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Star Trek: Discovery’s diverse cast gets even larger in season 4 as Captain Michael Burnham’s crew returns along with the Federation’s new President.
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The cast of Star Trek: Discovery season 4 is getting even bigger with new faces joining the crew of the titular starship. Now set in the 32nd century, Star Trek: Discovery is exploring the farthest point in the Star Trek timeline. The USS Discovery also has a new leader in Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), who will find the command she has waited a thousand years for is even more challenging than she imagined.
After Burnham solved the mystery of the Burn in Star Trek: Discovery season 3, the United Federation of Planets is resurgent and on the verge of uniting the galaxy once again. However, a new threat in the form of a massive gravimetric anomaly capable of destroying entire worlds threatens the Federation’s efforts at peace and prosperity. When Captain Burnham and the USS Discovery launch to investigate the anomaly, they encounter a mystery that puts the safety of the entire Federation at stake. In addition, Discovery’s various crew members continue adjusting to living in the Federation of the 32nd century and many of them are faced with personal obstacles that could change their destinies in the distant future.
Star Trek: Discovery already boasts one of the largest and the most diverse cast of any Star Trek series. In Star Trek: Discovery season 4, the entire crew of the USS Discovery returns with the exception of Michelle Yeoh’s Emperor Phillipa Georgiou, who left the series in season 3. In addition, Star Trek: Discovery welcomes a major new character, Federation President Laira Rillak (Chelah Horsdal), a powerful personality who butts heads with Captain Burnham. Here are all of the returning characters and who else is joining Star Trek: Discovery season 4.
Sonequa Martin-Green As Captain Michael Burnham
Now that Michael Burnham is Captain of the USS Discovery, her leadership skills will truly be put to the test. Michael has to juggle the demands of commanding her starship and once again trying to save the galaxy with the pressures placed on her by the new Federation President. Michael’s relationship with Book (David Ajala) is another factor that will make Burnham’s captaincy a challenge. Sonequa Martin-Green also starred in The Walking Dead and Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Doug Jones As Captain Saru
Captain Saru left the USS Discovery to Michael Burnham in order to return to his homeworld of Kaminar with Su’Kal (Bill Irwin). In Star Trek: Discovery season 4, Saru is torn between his responsibility to Kaminar and his desire to return to Starfleet and the upgraded USS Discovery. Doug Jones is best known for his roles in The Shape of Water and What We Do In The Shadows.
Anthony Rapp As Lt. Paul Stamets
Lt. Paul Stamets puts himself in charge of investigating the gravimetric anomaly threatening the galaxy but the mystery threatens to consume him. While Stamets has the support of his partner, Dr. Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz), and their new ‘family, Adira Tal (Blu del Barrio) and Gray (Ian Alexander), Paul also has to form a bond with Book, who shares the navigation of Discovery’s spore drive. Anthony Rapp is best known for playing Mark Cohen in Rent.
Mary Wiseman As Lt. Sylvia Tilly
Ensign Sylvia Tilly stepped up to become the new First Officer of the USS Discovery, which earned her a promotion to Lieutenant. In Star Trek: Discovery season 4, Tilly, who is Michael’s best friend, faces a new personal challenge that makes her question her role in Starfleet and her duties aboard the Discovery. Mary Wiseman also appeared in Longmire and Baskets.
Wilson Cruz As Dr. Hugh Culber
Dr. Hugh Culber is the USS Discovery’s Chief Medical Officer and he also now takes on a dual role as the ship’s Counselor, which places him in charge of the troubled crew’s emotional well-being. Culber also promised Gray (Ian Alexander) he would find a way to give him a body and he plans to make good on that promise. Wilson Cruz is best known for his roles in My So-Called Life and Rent.
David Ajala As Cleveland “Book” Booker
Although he isn’t part of Starfleet, former courier Cleveland Booker (and his cat, Grudge) joined the crew of the USS Discovery. Along with being Michael Burnham’s love interest, Book also shares control of the spore drive with Paul Stamets. In Star Trek: Discovery season 4, Book suffers an unimaginable loss that changes him forever. David Ajala is best known for his roles in Supergirl and Nightflyers.
Blu Del Barrio As Ensign Adira Tal
Adira joined the crew of Star Trek: Discovery in season 3 and they became the host of the Trill Tal symbiont, making them Adira Tal. In Star Trek: Discovery season 4, Adira is now an Ensign and faces the pressures of living up to Starfleet’s ideals while also hoping their love interest, Gray, is able to get a physical body. Del Barrio plays Star Trek’s first non-binary character and Star Trek: Discovery is their first television role.
Ian Alexander As Gray Tal
A Trill, Gray is Adira’s partner who is bonded to them through the Tal symbiont. Existing only in Adira’s mind, Gray hopes that Dr. Culber can make good on his promise to manifest a physical body for Gray. Ian Alexander plays Star Trek’s first transgender character and he also starred in The OA.
Oded Fehr As Admiral Charles Vance
The Commander-in-Chief of Starfleet, Admiral Charles Vance became a believer in Michael Burnham after she and the USS Discovery unlocked the mystery of the Burn and saved the Federation from Osyraa (Janet Kidder) and the Emerald Chain. Oded Fehr is best known for starring in The Mummy and Resident Evil movie franchises.
Chelah Horsdal as Federation President Laira Rillak
President Rillak takes a special interest in Captain Burnham but she has very different ideas about what makes an effective leader. As the new President of the United Federation of Planets, Laira Rillak has an ambitious plan to continue to expand and restore the luster of the Federation. Chelah Horsdal is best known for her roles in The Man in the High Castle and Hell on Wheels.
David Cronenberg As Dr. Kovich
The mysterious Dr. Kovich is a resource of knowledge about the Federation. In Star Trek: Discovery season 4, Kovich takes on a new role helping to oversee Starfleet Academy. David Cronenberg is the award-winning director of The Fly, A History of Violence, and Eastern Promises.
Tig Notaro As Lt. Jett Reno
The acerbic Lt. Jett Reno continues to apply her genius to the USS Discovery’s Engineering section and poke fun at her by-the-book Starfleet crewmates. Tig Notaro is a comedian and actor who has appeared in Army of the Dead and Lucy in the Sky.
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4’s Returning Cast
Emily Coutts as Lt. Keyla Detmer – Detmer is the USS Discovery’s hotshot pilot. Emily Coutts also appeared in Glowbies and Clarice.
Oyin Oladejo as Lt. Joann Owoswkun – Owosekun is the USS Discovery’s Operations officer. Oyin Oladejo has also starred in Endings and Six Guns for Hire.
Patrick Kwok-Choon as Lt. Gen Rhys – Rhys is the USS Discovery’s Tactical officer. Patrick Kwok-Choon is best known for his roles in Wynonna Earp and Diggstown.
Ronnie Rowe as Lt. Ronald A. Bryce – Bryce is the USS Discovery’s Communications officer. Ronnie Rowe has also appeared in Diggstown and Pretty Hard Cases.
Sara Mitich as Lt. Nilsson – Nilsson is the USS Discovery’s spore drive operations officer. Sara Mitich’s other roles include Private Eyes and The Expanse.
Tara Rosling as President T’Rina – The President of Ni’Var (formerly Vulcan), T’Rina hopes to negotiate her homeworld rejoining the Federation. Tara Rosling has appeared in The Handmaid’s Tale and The Expanse.
Sonja Sohn as Gabrielle Burnham – Gabrielle is Michael Burnham’s mother who joined the Qowat Milat sect of Romulan warrior nuns introduced in Star Trek: Picard. Sonja Sohn is best known for starring in The Wire and Marvel’s Luke Cage.
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