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Thomas Hobson (born 8 June 1982; age 43) is an actor who played the young Jake Sisko in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine first season episode "Emissary".
In 1998 he appeared in Free Enterprise, starring William Shatner with Diana Cignoni, Gabrielle G. Stanton, Daren Dochterman and Chase Masterson.
Hobson has also guest-starred in Doctor Doctor (1990, starring Matt Frewer, with Brian George), A Different World (with Bumper Robinson), and Step by Step (with Jason Marsden).
In 2008, Hobson starred in the films Daydreams and Bar Starz.
Between 2009 and 2013, Hobson had a starring role as Shout the Keyboardist in The Fresh Beat Band.