Mario Moreira is a property master in the art department on Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds [1](X) [2](X), and Star Trek: Section 31.
In universe, the Tactical Ops personnel M. Moreira and M. Moreira (mirror) on the Discovery and ISS Discovery dedication plaques are named after him.
In March 2018, StarTrek.com published a two-part interview with Moreira on building props for Star Trek: Discovery season one. [3] [4]
With the announcement of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Moreira confirmed that during COVID-19 isolation, he'd been preparing "new and old prop designs together for whatever strange new worlds we go to!" [5](X)
Though his contributions as property master on Section 31 are confirmed on the film's home video format releases, Moreira has not received an official credit for his work. He did receive one however, for the newer Kurtman-era Star Trek: Starfleet Academy production, which was slated for a 2026 debut.
Career[]
An Ecuadorian by birth, Moreira emigrated to Toronto, Canada at a young age and has since pursued a motion picture career as property master, production designer, and second unit director.
Before joining Star Trek, Moreira was a prop master and buyer for the first two seasons of The Expanse. [6] He was also the property master for Heroes: Reborn, featuring Nazneen Contractor.
Star Trek interviews[]
- Aftershows
- Home video formats
- Short Treks DVD/Blu-ray special feature "Here Comes Tribble"
- Star Trek: Section 31 DVD/Blu-ray/4K UHD special feature "Gear Squad"