Paul Popowich (born 2 March 1973; age 51) is the actor who played Cadet Tim Watters in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sixth season episode "Valiant".
Hailing from the Stoney Creek neighborhood of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Popowich landed his first professional acting role at the age of 15 when he was cast in Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (1988). Four years later, he and future Deep Space Nine star Nicole de Boer worked together on Catwalk, which focused on a struggling band of young musicians, running from October 1992 through January 1994. Popowich and de Boer would work together again ten years later in Phil the Alien (2004).
Popowich made the transition to American television when he received a supporting role in Any Mother's Son (1997). Shortly thereafter, he was given a recurring role as Jasper McQuade on Beverly Hills, 90210. This was followed with his appearance on Deep Space Nine followed by guest spots on Unhappily Ever After (starring Nikki Cox, including an episode with fellow Deep Space Nine guest star Faith C. Salie), Nash Bridges, and CBS' Promised Land. He also appeared in Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999, with J.G. Hertzler, Nikita Ager, Alexander Enberg, Jeffrey Nordling, Kitty Swink, and Marc Worden).
Popowich starred in the 2000 independent film Silver Man, playing the title role and co-starring with Deep Space Nine's Louise Fletcher. Also in 2000, Popowich appeared in the pilot episode of Dark Angel, along with Stanley Kamel and John Savage. During the 2000-2001 TV season, Popowich starred as an angel known as "Mr. Smith" in the second season of Twice in a Lifetime. Popowich worked with Star Trek: The Next Generation star Wil Wheaton in the last episode of this series. Popowich's subsequent credits include a supporting role in Vlad (2003, Brad Dourif, Guy Siner, and John Rhys-Davies), appearances on The L Word, and a recurring role on NBC's Angela's Eyes, as well as recurring roles on Degrassi: The Next Generation and the CBC drama Cracked.
He also starred in the police drama The Bridge as Tommy Dunn with Battlestar Galactica's Aaron Douglas. Popowich also played JR Godfrey in season 1 of Netflix' Hemlock Grove, where he again worked with Aaron Douglas.