Summary
- Tawny Newsome has become a fan favorite due to her portrayal of a scrappy underdog devoted to bettering the universe.
- Newsome is a multi-talented individual, excelling as an actor, musician, comedian, and presenter. She has added writing to her repertoire and is a valuable addition to the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series.
- With her impressive knowledge of Star Trek, Newsome's involvement in Star Trek projects brings talent and flair to the franchise.
Tawny Newsome is a fast-growing name in Star Trek. Initially ing the franchise as a voice actor for Star Trek: Lower Decks as the USS Cerritos' warm-hearted, irreverent, and chaotically capable Lieutenant Beckett Mariner, formerly an Ensign, the actor-musician-comedian has also crossed into the realm of live-action Star Trek in a crossover with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Newsome has since added a role to her portfolio as a writer for Paramount+'s Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series.
Star Trek: Lower Decks' Mariner, a messy frenzy of energy, loyalty, and emotion, is the scrappy underdog who fights the evil and mundane and quietly wants to spend time with the people she cares about as she devotes herself to bettering the universe. Along with her follow Lower Deckers, Mariner quickly established herself as a fan favorite. As a co-host on The Pod Directive, Star Trek's official podcast, alongside comedian and fellow Star Trek: Lower Decks voice actor Paul F. Tompkins, Newsome is a knowledgeable, considered, innovative, and approachable resource for all things Star Trek, regularly delivering witty and high-level investigatory, thematic discussion. Newsome creates consistently interesting, accessible, and layered characters, injecting ion, energy, and enthusiasm into her varied and creative roles.
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Tawny Newsome Plays Lt. Beckett Mariner In Star Trek: Lower Decks
Mariner serves on the USS Cerritos under the command of Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis), her mother. Dedicating herself to Starfleet’s mission of peace, aid, and exploration, impressively embodying its ideals, Mariner graduated top of her class at Starfleet Academy. Beckett later served on several space stations, including Deep Space Nine. Fiery and rebellious, with her parental connections to roles of authority, Mariner’s dedicated to not being promoted herself. She’s vulnerable, and disillusioned, but comfortable with the status quo and tending the Cerritos’ lower decks with her friends. Though later deciding to advance her rank, Mariner is promoted to Lieutenant against her will in Star Trek: Lower Deck’s season 4. She’s steadfastly loyal, fast-talking, kind-hearted, and still learning despite a wealth of experience.
Tawny Newsome has crafted a space as an actor, musician, comedian, and presenter, recently adding writer to her list of talents. Alongside her role as Mariner in the animated Star Trek: Lower Decks, Newsome is known for roles on Pluto’s Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, Netflix’s Space Force, and IFC’s Brockmire. She co-hosts Star Trek: The Pod Directive, Star Trek official podcast, and sings with Four Lost Souls, who released their self-titled Americana debut album in 2017. In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' crossover with Lower Decks, Newsome played the live-action version of Mariner after she and Ensign Brad Boimer (Jack Quaid) time-traveled to the 23rd century and visited Captain Christopher Pike’s (Anson Mount) USS Enterprise.
Tawny Newsome Is Also A Writer On Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
In March, Tawny Newsome confirmed in a Twitter post that she ed the writers' room for Paramount+'s Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. With filming planned for 2024, Starfleet Academy is a YA-focused series about cadets hoping to become Starfleet Officers. Starfleet Academy co-showrunner Alex Kurtzman called Newsome "a genius" and both he and Star Trek: Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan are avid fans of Tawny's work.
Tawny Newsome grew up a Star Trek fan, especially of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and she has become an indelible force within the franchise, widely liked and respected by her fellow Star Trek actors and series producers. Tawny lends her talent and flair to Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, and no doubt, her influence will add copious jolts of humor just as she makes Lt. Beckett Mariner a funny and endearing main character of Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 streams Thursdays on Paramount+.