Everett Collection

LEVAR BURTON
Geordi La Forge

Burton — whose last major role was as Martin Luther King Jr. in Michael Mann's Ali — has directed episodes of several Trek TV series, as well as JAG, Las Vegas, and Charmed. (Burton also direct the 2003 holiday movie Blizzard; he's pictured here on the set with Christopher Plummer.) He is currently prepping the indie feature Letting Go.

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