Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The RANDY Awards: Category III, season two

 All right, we've arrived at the first of now four categories with 3 award degrees: Gold, Silver, and Bronze.  Category III is designed to honor the work of actors who are not members of the main cast, nor are they members of the recurring cast. (unlike in season one, when they might have been).  These actors have played a part of lessor width than a Featured Guest actor; however, their performance has stood out and contributed some very special and memorable to the episode.

In season one I honored actors who portrayed a Romulan Captain, a Majalin father trying to save his son from becoming a human sacrifice, and an Orian Pirate whose competence proved assailable.  This season, supportive roles performed by women and Vulcans stood out.  

My Bronze award goes to Graeme Somerville for his portrayal of the overly stoic, Vice Admiral Pasalk.  Somerville has had a long and rich career in the Professional Theatre Community of Ontario and Quebec.  The fact that this series is filmed in Canada provides those of us who live in the United States the chance to experience many fresh yet seasoned actors.  You may not know, but in the original cast both William Shatner and James Doohan were born in Canada.  Somerville's role was part of the second season's second episode "Ad Astra Per Aspera" written by Kathryn Lyn and Henry Alonso Myers.  It first aired on July 13, 2023.

The Silver Award in this category goes to another Canadian Actor, Ellora Patnaik, who portrayed T'Prill, T'Pring's exacting and judgmental mother.  Patnaik was born and raised in Toronto to Indian immigrants and has a resume that includes nearly 60 films and CBC TV series.

Keeping it all Canada all the time, the Gold Award goes to Mia Kirshner who portays Amanda Grayson, Spock's mother.  A role that she initiated on Star Trek: Discovery.  Kirshner is also a very successful actor in the Canadian film and TV industry.  Both the Silver and Gold winners roles come out of the episode "Charades" written by Dana Horgan & Onitra Johnson.  I aired on June 22, 2023.