Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 has a talented voice cast who have been with the animated comedy since season 1. Created by Mike McMahan, Star Trek: Lower Decks enters its fifth and final season on Paramount+. Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 launches with a two-episode premiere on Thursday, October 24, with a new episode of its 10-episode final season, streaming on Paramount+ every Thursday.

In Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, the USS Cerritos investigates bizarre quantum fissures disputing space-time. Meanwhile, the Cerritos' Lower Deckers continue to adjust to their new responsibilities as Starfleet junior grade Lieutenants, while dealing with the loss of one of their own, D'Vana Tendi (Noël Wells). Back among her Orion people, Tendi must deal with a burgeoning war with blue Orions. With surprises, hijinks, and hilarity galore, here is who's who aboard the USS Cerritos in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5.

8 Tawny Newsome as Lt. Beckett Mariner

Date of Birth: February 24, 1983

• Active Since: 2008

Actor: Tawny Newsome grew up on a ranch in Vacaville, California, and her first TV acting role was in a 2013 episode of Chicago Fire. Newsome is an acclaimed actor, comedian, and writer who has become an indelible part of Star Trek. Along with playing Mariner on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Tawny is a writer on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, and she is developing the first-ever Star Trek live-action workplace comedy with Justin Simien.

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Character: Lieutenant Beckett Mariner takes on new responsibilities aboard the USS Cerritos in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5. After facing her trauma and saving the galaxy at the end of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4, Beckett has accepted her promotion to Lieutenant, and Mariner must learn to balance her righteous rulebreaking with being a better Starfleet Officer.

7 Jack Quaid as Lt. Bradward Boimler

Date of Birth: April 24, 1992

• Active Since: 2011

Actor: Jack Quaid was born in Los Angeles, and he is the son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid. Jack got his big break when he was cast in The Hunger Games as Marvel. In recent years, Quaid's star has risen in film and television with his starring roles as Hughie on The Boys, Richie in Scream, Superman in My Adventures with Superman, and the feature film thriller Companion.

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Character: Starfleet fanboy Lt. Brad Boimler was acting Captain of the USS Cerritos at the end of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4. The ambitious Boimler wants to climb the ranks of Starfleet and become the starship Captain he dreams of being. But first, Boimler needs to learn to enjoy being a Lieutenant.

6 Eugene Cordero as Lt. Samanthan Rutherford

Date of Birth: July 18, 1978

• Active Since: 1998

Actor: Eugene Cordero grew up in the suburbs of Detroit and got his big break as a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade. Cordero's impressive career has been mostly in comedy, with numerous roles in movies and TV. Among Cordero's biggest projects are Kong: Skull Island and ing the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a featured role in Loki seasons 1 and 2.

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Character: Lt. Sam Rutherford lost his best friend, D'Vana Tendi, when she left Starfleet to return to the Orions. Luckily, Sam still has his roommate, Boimler, to lean on. Carrying on without Tendi and with many questions about his past answered, Rutherford continues his love affair with repairing the systems of the USS Cerritos.

5 Noël Wells as Lt. D'Vana Tendi

Date of Birth: December 23, 1986

• Active Since: 2010

Actor: Noël Wells was born in San Antonio, Texas, and she got her big break after moving to Los Angeles and performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade. Wells ed the season 39 cast of Saturday Night Live, and she wrote and directed the feature film, Mr. Roosevelt, as well as starred in Master of None.

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Character: D'Vana Tendi is back leading her Orion house as the Mistress of the Winter Constellations, but her heart is with Starfleet and her friends on the USS Cerritos. In Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, Tendi must contend with a war with blue Orions and family issues with her sister, D'Erika Tendi (Ariel Winter), before she can return to the USS Cerritos.

4 Gabrielle Ruiz as Lt. T'Lyn

Date of Birth: December 12, 1984

• Active Since: 2007

Actor: Gabrielle Ruiz was born Edinburg, Texas, and her big break came when she was cast as Valencia Perez in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Along with her growing resume of movie and TV roles, Ruiz is a big Star Trek fan who was thrilled to be cast as the Star Trek: Lower Decks.

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Character: Lt. T'Lyn originally ed Starfleet as a way to earn her way back into the Vulcans' good graces, but she has settled in and made friendships with the Lower Deckers of the USS Cerritos. T'Lyn quickly became a fan favorite and balances her role as a Starfleet Officer while still being "Vulcan as f***."

3 Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman

Date of Birth: August 13, 1961

• Active Since: 1985

Actor: Born in Brooklyn, Dawnn Lewis got her big break when she was cast as Jaleesa in A Different World, the hit spinoff of The Cosby Show. Lewis has a remarkable body of work in movies and TV, and she voiced numerous characters in several animated series, films, and video games.

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Character: Captain Carol Freeman continues her quest to earn respect for her starship, the USS Cerritos, while keeping her insubordinate daughter, Lt. Beckett Mariner, in line. Freeman is a smart, resourceful, and talented Captain who is determined to show the Cerritos has the best crew in Starfleet.

2 Jerry O'Connell as Commander Jack Ransom

Date of Birth: February 17, 1974

• Active Since: 1983

Actor: Jerry O'Connell was born in New York City, and he got his big break when he was cast as Vern in Rob Reiner's 1986 classic, Stand By Me. This launched an incredible career in movies, TV, and video games, for O'Connell, with starring roles in the sci-fi series Sliders, and hosting The Real Love Boat with his wife, Rebecca Romijn.

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Character: Commander Jack Ransom is the USS Cerritos' hard-bodied First Officer. While Lt. Beckett Mariner considers Ransom the bane of her existence, she has come to respect him and sees Jack as a worthy Starfleet mentor. Ransom's methods are often mistaken by his subordinates, but Jack's heart is in the right place.

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• Fred Tatasciore as Lt. Shax: Lt. Shax is the USS Cerritos' Bajoran Chief of Security and he still loves blowing stuff up and ejecting the warp core. Fred Tatasciore was born in New York City in 1967, and he is a prolific voice actor known for voicing the Hulk in various Marvel projects, as well as Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and Young Justice.

• Gillian Vigman as Dr. T'Ana: Dr. T'Ana is the USS Cerritos' Chief Medical Officer with a gruff bedside manner. Born in Morristown, New Jersey, Gillian Vigman is an actor, comedian, and writer who was a recurring cast member on MADtv. Vigman also starred in Sons & Daughters, Suburgatory, and New Girl.

• Paul Scheer as Lt. Commander Andy Billups: Billups is the USS Cerritos' mustachioed Chief Engineer who hails from the medieval fantasy world of Hysperia. Paul Scheer was born in Huntington, New York, and he got his big break as a performer in Upright Citizens Brigade. Scheer's impressive body of work in movies and TV includes roles in Modern Family, Party Down, Fresh Off The Boat, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Twisters.

• Paul F. Tompkins as Dr. Migleemo: Dr. Migleemo is the avian Counselor aboard the USS Cerritos who equates therapy with food metaphors. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tompkins got his big break starring in Mr. Show with Bob and David. A prolific comic, writer, actor, and podcaster, Tompkins is known for his roles in BoJack Horseman, There Will Be Blood, and Rutherford Falls.

• Lauren Lapkus as Ensign Jennifer Sh'reyan: The USS Cerritos' Andorian Ensign, Jennifer Sh'reyan is the ex-rival and ex-girlfriend of Lt. Beckett Mariner. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Lauren Lapkus is an actor and comedian who starred in Orange Is The New Black, The Big Bang Theory, and Jurassic World.

• Ariel Winter as D'Erika Tendi: The sister of D'Vana Tendi, D'Erika now controls House Tendi, one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the Orion Syndicate. Ariel Winter was born in Fairfax, Virginia, Ariel Winter played Alex Dunphy on Modern Family before she was cast as D'Erika Tendi on Star Trek: Lower Decks.