Reiner Schöne (born 19 January 1942; age 83) is the actor who portrayed Esoqq in the Star Trek: The Next Generation third season episode "Allegiance".
He also performed as a voice actor for Gregg Daniel (Mobar) and J.G. Hertzler (Kolos) in the German dubbed versions of the episodes VOY: "Live Fast and Prosper" and ENT: "Judgment".
Schöne was born in Fritzlar, Germany, grew up in East Germany, and escaped to West Germany in May 1968.
In 1975, he appeared in the film The Eiger Sanction. He also acted in an episode of MacGyver (1990, starring Richard Dean Anderson, with Vince Deadrick, Jr.).
He has appeared in many other television shows, including Babylon 5 (with Bill Mumy and Andreas Katsulas), Sliders (starring Jerry O'Connell and with Marshall R. Teague and Karen Austin), and JAG (with Corbin Bernsen, Steven Culp, Chad Haywood, William Lucking, John Mahon, Terry O'Quinn, Darin Cooper, and Paul Collins).
His film appearances include Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997), with Brian Thompson, Musetta Vander, and Carolyn Seymour, and Priest (2011), with Karl Urban, Christopher Plummer, Brad Dourif, Mädchen Amick, and Alan Dale.
Schöne performed voice-work for the episode "Speak No Evil" of Batman Beyond, playing a ruthless hunter who captures an intelligent gorilla, voiced by Malachi Throne.