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'''Spencer Garrett''' {{born|19|September|1963}} is an actor known for portraying [[Simon Tarses]] in {{TNG|The Drumhead}} and [[Weiss (hologram)|Weiss]] in {{VOY|Flesh and Blood}}.
 
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| imagecap = ...as Crewman 1st Class Simon Tarses
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| Birth name = Spencer Garrett Heckenkamp
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| Date of birth = {{d|19|September|1963}}
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| Place of birth = Los Angeles, California, USA
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'''Spencer Garrett''' {{born|19|September|1963}} is an actor who portrayed [[Crewman]] [[Simon Tarses]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[TNG Season 4|fourth season]] episode {{e|The Drumhead}} in {{y|1991}}. He filmed his scenes on Tuesday {{d|19|February|1991}} and between Friday {{d|22|February|1991}} and Tuesday {{d|26|February|1991}} on [[Paramount Stage 8]] and [[Paramount Stage 9|9]]. {{y|2000|Nine years later}} he appeared as [[Weiss (hologram)|Weiss]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' double episode {{e|Flesh and Blood}}.
   
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Born as '''Spencer Garrett Heckenkamp''' in Los Angeles, California to actress {{w|Kathleen Nolan}} and former head of the talent agency Film Artists Associates Richard Heckenkamp, he attended Duke University and Fordham University. He studied acting with {{w|Sanford Meisner}} at The Neighborhood Playhouse, Jeff Perry, Robert Neff Williams at The Juilliard School, and {{w|Alfred Molina}}. In 1996 he received a Dramalogue Award for Best Actor in the stage play "Heartbreak", performed at the Hudson Guild Theatre. In 2007, Garrett was part of the ensemble of the drama ''Bobby' and received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Ensemble Cast.
Garrett's career in front of the camera began around the year 1989, when he appeared in a made-for-television film called ''Love and Other Sorrows'', a production that also featured ''[[DS9]]'' guest actor [[Tim Ransom]].
 
   
 
Garrett's career in front of the camera began around the year 1989, when he appeared in a made-for-television film called ''Love and Other Sorrows'', a production that also featured [[DS9]] guest actor [[Tim Ransom]].
Since then, Spencer Garrett has had numerous television and some film appearances in supporting roles. Recently, Garrett has been working as a producer. In cinematic film, he recently played the Air Force Chief in ''Transformers II''. Some other ''[[Star Trek]]'' personalities had similar military roles, with [[Glenn Morshower]] and [[Eric Pierpoint]] playing a general and NSA officer, respectively. [[Robert Foxworth]], [[Tony Todd]] and [[Frank Welker]] also provided voices for the movie.
 
   
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Garrett also had a brief role in the 1996 drama ''Ghosts of Mississippi'' which also starred [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Susanna Thompson]], [[Virginia Madsen]], [[Brock Peters]], [[Terry O'Quinn]], [[Jerry Hardin]], [[Bill Cobbs]], [[Richard Riehle]], [[Jordan Lund]], and [[Thomas Kopache]].
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Image:Simon Tarses.jpg|[[Simon Tarses]]<br/>{{TNG|The Drumhead}}
 
Image:Weiss.jpg|[[Weiss (hologram)|Weiss]]<br/>{{VOY|Flesh and Blood}}
 
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Since then, Garrett has had numerous television and some film appearances in supporting roles. Garrett has been working as a producer. In cinematic film, he played the Air Force Chief in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''. Some other ''[[Star Trek]]'' personalities had similar military roles, with [[Glenn Morshower]] and [[Eric Pierpoint]] playing a general and NSA officer, respectively. [[Robert Foxworth]], [[Tony Todd]] and [[Frank Welker]] also provided voices for the movie.
==External link==
 
*{{IMDb-link|page=nm0308208}}
 
   
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In 2013, he played the small-town sheriff in ''Iron Man 3'' (with [[William Sadler]], [[Miguel Ferrer]], and [[Tom Virtue]]) and Andy Hayes in the ''Mad Men'' episode "A Tale of Two Cities" (with [[Gary Werntz]]).
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== Further ''Trek'' connections ==
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*''Murder One'' (1996, with [[Barbara Bosson]], [[Clayton Rohner]], [[Jack Kehler]], [[Titus Welliver]], [[Rick Worthy]], [[David Andrews]], [[Jack Blessing]], and [[Ron Canada]])
[[Category:VOY performers]]
 
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*''Dark Skies'' (1997, with [[Jeri Ryan]], [[Conor O'Farrell]], [[Mitchell Ryan]] and [[Tim Kelleher]])
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*''Newsradio'' (1998, with [[Stephen Root]] and [[Andy Dick]])
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*''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2001, with [[Kelly Connell]])
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*''Crossing Jordan'' (2003, with [[Miguel Ferrer]], Clayton Rohner, and James Avery)
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*''Without a Trace'' (2003, with [[Enrique Murciano]] and Conor O'Farrell)
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*''Cold Case'' (2004, in which Garrett and fellow ''Voyager'' guest star [[Neil C. Vipond]] played younger and older version of the same character. The episode also featured [[Jay Karnes]] and [[Albie Selznick]])
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*''24'' (2007, with [[James Cromwell]] and [[Tzi Ma]])
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*''Leverage'' (2010, in an episode directed by [[Jonathan Frakes]])
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* {{IMDb-link|page=nm0308208}}
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Spencer Garrett (born 19 September 1963; age 60) is an actor who portrayed Crewman Simon Tarses in the Star Trek: The Next Generation fourth season episode "The Drumhead" in 1991. He filmed his scenes on Tuesday 19 February 1991 and between Friday 22 February 1991 and Tuesday 26 February 1991 on Paramount Stage 8 and 9. Nine years later he appeared as Weiss in the Star Trek: Voyager double episode "Flesh and Blood".

Born as Spencer Garrett Heckenkamp in Los Angeles, California to actress Kathleen Nolan and former head of the talent agency Film Artists Associates Richard Heckenkamp, he attended Duke University and Fordham University. He studied acting with Sanford Meisner at The Neighborhood Playhouse, Jeff Perry, Robert Neff Williams at The Juilliard School, and Alfred Molina. In 1996 he received a Dramalogue Award for Best Actor in the stage play "Heartbreak", performed at the Hudson Guild Theatre. In 2007, Garrett was part of the ensemble of the drama Bobby' and received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Ensemble Cast.

Garrett's career in front of the camera began around the year 1989, when he appeared in a made-for-television film called Love and Other Sorrows, a production that also featured DS9 guest actor Tim Ransom.

Garrett also had a brief role in the 1996 drama Ghosts of Mississippi which also starred Whoopi Goldberg, Susanna Thompson, Virginia Madsen, Brock Peters, Terry O'Quinn, Jerry Hardin, Bill Cobbs, Richard Riehle, Jordan Lund, and Thomas Kopache.

Since then, Garrett has had numerous television and some film appearances in supporting roles. Garrett has been working as a producer. In cinematic film, he played the Air Force Chief in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Some other Star Trek personalities had similar military roles, with Glenn Morshower and Eric Pierpoint playing a general and NSA officer, respectively. Robert Foxworth, Tony Todd and Frank Welker also provided voices for the movie.

In 2013, he played the small-town sheriff in Iron Man 3 (with William Sadler, Miguel Ferrer, and Tom Virtue) and Andy Hayes in the Mad Men episode "A Tale of Two Cities" (with Gary Werntz).

Further Trek connections

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