American actor who starred as Captain Jonathan Archer, commander of Starfleet's first Enterprise, in Star Trek: Enterprise.
Scott Bakula is an American actor and singer who became widely known as Sam Beckett, the time-hopping physicist of Quantum Leap, a role that earned him a Golden Globe Award and several Emmy nominations. He also earned a Tony nomination for the Broadway musical Romance/Romance.
In 2001 he was cast as Jonathan Archer, captain of Enterprise NX-01, Earth's first warp five starship, in Star Trek: Enterprise. Across four seasons Archer led humanity's first deep-space explorations, a desperate mission against the Xindi and the diplomatic efforts that laid the groundwork for the Federation, appearing from the pilot Broken Bow to the finale These Are the Voyages...
After Enterprise, Bakula co-starred in the HBO series Men of a Certain Age and led the CBS drama NCIS: New Orleans as Special Agent Dwayne Pride for seven seasons.