James Hiroyuki Liao hints at his character in Star Trek: Section 31 and what it was like working with Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh. Written by Craig Sweeny and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, Section 31 is the first Star Trek movie made for streaming on Paramount+. Yeoh reprises her iconic Star Trek: Discovery role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, and meets a cast of new and legacy characters in Star Trek‘s 24th century “lost era”.

Screen Rant interviewed James Hiroyuki Liao about his role in Apple TV+’s Presumed Innocent, and he was asked what he could reveal about Star Trek: Section 31. Hiroyuki Liao called his unnamed character “a broken soul”, and he praised his “hero” Michelle Yeoh and Section 31‘s “special cast.” Read his quote below:

I can’t say really much about anything about who I play on Star Trek: Section 31. All I can say is that my guy is very, very intense. Without giving anything away, he’s a broken soul, and hurt people hurt people. I think I gotta leave it at that, otherwise I get in trouble. But I love playing him.

He’s maybe one of the greatest characters I’ve had the chance to play, and working with my hero [Michelle Yeoh] for such a long time has just been an insane time for me. I’m working with so many people that I have admired for so long. Michelle Yeoh is just everything, and I loved working with her. It was such a special cast as well. I’ve been on cloud nine. I’m so lucky. If you told this kid from Brooklyn that this is where he’d be 20 years ago? I would have never believed you. I’m so fortunate. I’m speechless.

Source: Screen Rant Plus