Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ Tawny Newsome played Ensign Beckett Mariner in live-action in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2’s crossover episode, and Newsome tells Star Trek: Discovery’s Sonequa Martin-Green about the experience. Tawny and Jack Quaid, who plays the flesh-and-blood Ensign Brad Boimler, spent a critically-lauded hour disrupting the USS Enterprise commanded by Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount. Directed by Jonathan Frakes, Strange New Worlds‘ crossover was a pure comedy and a joyous celebration of Star Trek and its fans.
Paramount+ brought together Sonequa Martin-Green and Tawny Newsome for Stargaze Episode 1: Navigating the Universe of Representation. Newsome and Martin-Green are the two most prominent African-American women in Star Trek, who are the series leads of Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Discovery, respectively. Sonequa asked Tawny about getting to play Mariner in live-action and Newsome called it “a dream come true.” Check out her quote and watch the video below.
That was a dream. That was a dream. Yeah, ‘cause, I mean, I’m primarily a live-action actor. I don’t really do a lot of [animation]. I’ve done more animation now, so this was a true dream come true ‘cause she’s my favorite character. I was just like, ‘I can die. I don’t have to do anything else.’
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Newsome is one of the most prominent Star Trek on Paramount+ actors
Tawny Newsome is now one of the most important actors and personalities of Star Trek on Paramount+. A lifelong Star Trek fan, Newsome made history by being cast as Ensign Beckett Mariner, the lead of Star Trek‘s first animated half-hour comedy, Star Trek: Lower Decks. Newsome bringing Mariner to live-action in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds made history again, as “Those Old Scientists” was the first-ever live-action-to-animation Star Trek crossover comedy event.
But Tawny Newsome isn’t just prolific in front of the camera; Star Trek executive producer Alex Kurtzman recognized Newsome’s ability as a writer and brought her into the writers’ room for the upcoming YA series, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.Newsome gets to apply her comedic chops and her Star Trek fandom as a “continuity cop” to a new generation of youthful Star Trek heroes. Beloved by fans, Tawny Newsome is a popular presence at Star Trek conventions, and she will be back as Lt. Beckett Mariner in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5.
