Tom Markel
Gender:	Male
Species:	Human
Affiliation:	Starfleet
Rank:	Lieutenant commander
Occupation:	Captain, USS Ariel
Played by:	James Doohan

Lieutenant Commander Tom Markel was a 23rd century Starfleet officer in command of the survey ship USS Ariel. In 2269, the crew of the Ariel was captured by the Lactrans on a survey mission. They were placed in a Lactran zoo until they were freed, about six weeks later, by the crew of USS Enterprise. (TAS: "The Eye of the Beholder")