Geoffrey A. Thorne (born 20 January 1970; age 54) is a prolific science fiction author and screenwriter who has written a number of short stories for the Star Trek anthologies and the novel Sword of Damocles. He also wrote an unproduced episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "The Rivals", [1] not to be confused with the similarly titled episode from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Rivals".
Thorne is also an actor and appeared in a regular role in In the Heat of the Night during the 1990s. He also appeared in Diagnosis: Murder, ER, Hill Street Blues, and the film City of Angels.
He became a professional writer after winning Second Prize in Simon & Schuster's Star Trek: Strange New Worlds competition.
He currently lives in Los Angeles, and is an advocate of African American rights.
Writing credits[]
- Strange New Worlds VI
- "The Soft Room" (2nd Place Winner)
- Strange New Worlds VIII
- "Concurrence" (2nd Place Winner)
- DS9: Prophecy and Change
- "Chiarocuro"
- VOY: Distant Shores
- "Or the Tiger"
- Star Trek: Titan: Sword of Damocles
External links[]
- GeoffreyThorne.com – personal web site
- Geoffrey Thorne at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Geoffrey Thorne at Wikipedia
- Geoffrey Thorne at the Internet Movie Database