Connor Trinneer (born March 19, 1969) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his role as Charles "Trip" Tucker III on Star Trek: Enterprise, as Michael on the series Stargate Atlantis, and as Professor Moynihan on the web series Guilty Party.
Connor Trinneer was born on March 19th, 1969 in Walla Walla, Washington, but spent many years in Kelso, Washington, where he attended elementary and middle schools and then Kelso High School. He attended Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. While at PLU, he played college football. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting and went on to obtain a Master of Fine Arts degree from University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Trinneer first came to attention in Arcadia at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston. Much of his work to date has been in theatre, specifically a long association with the Circle X Theatre Company in Hollywood.
He has had several guest-starring roles on television, including One Life to Live, Sliders, and Touched by an Angel. He also had a significant role in the TV adaptation of A.R. Gurney's Far East, playing the conflicted gay officer Bob Munger.
In 2001, Trinneer auditioned for Star Trek: Enterprise. At the time, he did not follow science fiction and was unaware of the franchise's significance. He said that he gained the role of Tucker through sheer luck, as he imagined that more than a hundred actors would audition for the part. Trinneer did not know what to expect from the part. During the audition, he had only seven pages of a script on which to base his performance and was told only that the character originated from the southern United States.
After the cancellation of Enterprise, Trinneer returned to guest-starring roles on series such as Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and 24, and a recurring role as the Wraith Michael in Stargate Atlantis.
Trinneer attended the GO3 Electronic and Entertainment Expo in Perth, Western Australia, and appeared with fellow Stargate Atlantis co-star David Nykl on the 2009 Channel Seven Perth Telethon.
Trinneer married Ariana Navarre on May 29th, 2004; they have a son, born in 2005.
Film Career:
- 2001 61*
- 2009 Star Runners
- 2015 Prey for Death
- 2017 Unbelievable!!!!!
- 2017 American Made
Television Career:
- 1996 One Life to Live
- 1998 Sliders
- 1998 Touched by an Angel
- 2000 Freaky Links
- 2001 Gideon's Crossing
- 2001–2005 Star Trek: Enterprise
- 2005 Numbers
- 2006 Close to Home
- 2006–2008 Stargate Atlantis
- 2006 NCIS
- 2006 Without a Trace
- 2007 Family Guy
- 2008 Criminal Minds
- 2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- 2009 24
- 2009 The Closer
- 2009 Lincoln Heights
- 2010 The Mentalist
- 2011 Pretty Little Liars
- 2011 NCIS: Los Angeles
- 2012 Suits
- 2015 American Odyssey
- 2017 Riley Parra
- 2018 Stargate Origins
- 2018 Guilty Party
- 2019 The Purge
