American actor who played Klingon general and later chancellor Martok on Deep Space Nine from 1995 to the end of the series.
J.G. Hertzler is an American actor, author and screenwriter, born in 1950. His first Star Trek appearance came in the Deep Space Nine pilot Emissary, as the Vulcan captain of the Saratoga. He was later cast as Martok, the scarred Klingon general who became Worf's ally and, by the finale, chancellor of the Klingon Empire.
Hertzler also played the Changeling Laas in Chimera. His wider career includes stage work and the role of Alcalde Ignacio De Soto on the television series Zorro.