David Benjamin Tomlinson (born 14 August) [1] is an actor and writer who played several roles (usually aliens in heavy prosthetic makeup), most notably the recurring part of Linus, in Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Section 31, and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.
Tomlinson's credits include the 2004 sports drama Miracle (with Kenneth Mitchell and Kenneth Welsh) and guest appearances on series such as Queer as Folk, Orphan Black (starring Tatiana Maslany, with Raven Dauda and Roger Cross), Conviction (with Merrin Dungey), Designated Survivor (with Zoe McLellan, Jake Epstein, Chelsea Harris, Etan Muskat, and Vanessa Smythe), Baroness Von Sketch Show (with Zarrin Darnell-Martin and Jamillah Ross), Grand Army (with Raven Dauda), and Murdoch Mysteries (with Clare McConnell).
Star Trek appearances
Star Trek: Section 31
Appearances as Linus
- DIS:
- "Brother" (Season 2)
- "Point of Light"
- "An Obol for Charon"
- "The Sound of Thunder"
- "Through the Valley of Shadows"
- "Far From Home" (Season 3)
- "People of Earth"
- "Forget Me Not"
- "Die Trying"
- "Scavengers"
- "Unification III"
- "The Sanctuary"
- "That Hope Is You, Part 2" (uncredited)
- "Kobayashi Maru" (Season 4)
- "Choose to Live"
- "All Is Possible"
- "Rubicon"
- "The Galactic Barrier"
- "Rosetta"
- "Species Ten-C"
- "Coming Home"
- "Red Directive" (Season 5)
- "Jinaal"
- "Face the Strange"
- "Mirrors"
- "Erigah"
- "Labyrinths"
- "Lagrange Point"
- "Life, Itself"