The Star Trek franchise has no shortage of talent when it comes to its actors. Some of the best were featured on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which aired from 1993 to 1999. DS9 featured a cast that included Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Colm Meaney, Alexander Siddig, Nana Visitor, Terry Farrell, and Michael Dorn. Even its guest actors included an Academy Award winner in the late Louise Fletcher’s Kai Winn and talent like Andrew Robinson and Marc Alaimo.

Armin Shimerman, who played the Ferengi bartender Quark in all seven seasons of DS9, is an expert in Shakespeare, a writer, and a director. Shimerman, per ScreenRant, appearing on Virtual Trek Con’sThe Main Viewer to support Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer, said that there’s one DS9 alum who doesn’t get the credit he deserves for the talent he brought to the series.

The “Very Best”

Shimerman was referring to actor Cirroc Lofton,...