Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The RANDY Awards: Category VIII

 The first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was particularly insular when it comes to featured guest actors.  So many episodes focused on the main cast and building relationships within the core, that even those stories that didn't feature everyone, only used supporting actors.  In contemplating what it takes to qualify for this category, I only identified 5 actors for consideration.  This doesn't mean that the awards aren't deserving; however, I would say this--recipients in future seasons will have had much more to work with as actors on their road to qualifying.  

One of the other absolutely wonderful aspects of Strange New Worlds comes from the fact that it was filmed in Canada.  This gives us an opportunity to discover some truly wonderful actors who are Canadian, and who otherwise don't get much U.S. air time.  Here's a fun fact for you, as well.  Did you know that both William Shatner (Capt. James T. Kirk) and James Doohan (Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott) were both born in Canada?

And a final thought.  I've included actors in this category who had recurring roles in this season or subsequent seasons.  I'm giving serious consideration to breaking them out into a category of their own for future seasons.  

Like Best Supporting Actor, this category also comes with a Gold, Silver and Bronze recipient in descending order.

BRONZE goes to Actor Jesse James Keitel for their portrayal of Dr. Aspen, the duplicitous Pirate Captain in the episode "Serene Squall".  This is the second Randy Award for this episode.

SILVER goes to Actor Bruce Horak for his portrayal of Chief Engineer Hemmer in the episode "All Those Who Wander."  Hemmer was a recurring role in season one.

GOLD goes to Actor Gia Sandhu for her portrayal of T'Pring in the episode "Spock Amok".  This is the third Randy Award for "Spock Amok." T'Pring is a recurring role in multiple seasons.

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