Mark Watson

Real World article
(written from a Production point of view)

Mark Watson
Birth name:	Mark Watson
Date of birth:	24 September 1956
Place of birth:	Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Date of death:	24 January 2017
Place of death:	Rosarito, Mexico
Roles:	Background Actor; Stand-in; Hand double
Character(s):	Enterprise NX-01 crewman; Human launch guest

Mark Watson (24 September 1956 – 24 January 2017; age 60) was an actor who appeared as a recurring operations crewman on the first two seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise. He was also the stand-in and hand double for Connor Trinneer for the first two seasons but received no credit for his work. In addition, Watson appeared as a Human civilian during the launch of Enterprise NX-01 in the first season episode "Broken Bow".

Watson was part of deleted scenes from the episodes "Shockwave" and "A Night in Sickbay" which were later included in the ENT Season 1 DVD and ENT Season 2 DVD. He can also be seen working as stand-in on the set in the ENT Season 1 DVD special feature "O Captain! My Captain! A Profile of Scott Bakula" and in the ENT Season 2 DVD special feature "Enterprise Profile: Jolene Blalock".

Outside of Star Trek, Watson worked as background actor, a secret service agent, on the romantic comedy The American President (1995, with Anne Haney, Beau Billingslea, Gail Strickland, Clement von Franckenstein, John Mahon, Jordan Lund, Richard McGonagle, Beans Morocco, George Murdock, Googy Gress, Greg Poland, Ron Canada, David Drew Gallagher, Adolphus Hankins, Sherry O'Keefe, and Star Halm).

Star Trek appearances

Enterprise NX-01 crewman
Star Trek: Enterprise
Recurring character
(uncredited)

Human launch guest
ENT: "Broken Bow"
(uncredited)

Hand double for Connor Trinneer
ENT: "The Communicator"
(uncredited)

Hand double for Connor Trinneer
ENT: "The Catwalk"
(uncredited)

Recurring appearance

• ENT:
  • "Breaking the Ice" (Season 1)
  • "Civilization"
  • "Fortunate Son"
  • "Cold Front"
  • "Silent Enemy"
  • "Shadows of P'Jem"
  • "Sleeping Dogs"
  • "Fusion"
  • "Rogue Planet"
  • "Oasis"
  • "Detained"
  • "Vox Sola"
  • "Fallen Hero"
  • "Shockwave"
  • "Minefield" (Season 2)
  • "A Night in Sickbay"
  • "Dead Stop"
  • "The Seventh"
  • "Singularity"
  • "The Catwalk"
  • "Dawn"
  • "The Crossing"

Stand-in work

• ENT: as stand-in for Connor Trinneer
  • "Broken Bow"
  • "Unexpected"
  • "Terra Nova"
  • "The Andorian Incident"
  • "Breaking the Ice"
  • "Oasis"
  • "Detained"
  • "Two Days and Two Nights"
  • "Dead Stop"
  • "The Communicator"
  • "The Catwalk"
  • "Cogenitor"
  • "The Expanse"
• ENT: as stand-in for guest actors
  • "Terra Nova" – stand-in for Scott Bakula and Greville Henwood
  • "The Andorian Incident" – stand-in for Jamie McShane and Gregg Sargeant
  • "Civilization" – stand-in for Scott Bakula
  • "Fortunate Son" – stand-in for Scott Bakula
  • "Oasis" – stand-in for Marty Murray
  • "Detained" – stand-in for David Kagen and Dennis Christopher
  • "Two Days and Two Nights" – stand-in for James Ingersoll