Role: Capt. Kathryn Janeway. Think: Hillary Clinton mind-melded with Picard. Age: 39. Past role: Mrs. Columbo in Mrs. Columbo. She says: ''Women in power can be comfortable in their gender. It doesn't always have to be about genitalia.''
ROBERT BELTRAN
Role: Chakotay, mystically attuned Native American first officer.
Think: Dances with Klingons. Age: 37. Past role: Lieutenant Soto
in Models Inc. He says: ''In science fiction, which is so technical,
a character that's connected to his culture adds a nice dimension.''
ROBERT DUNCAN MCNEILL
Role: Lieut. Tom Paris, love-'em-and-leave-'em ship's pilot.
Think: Han Solo with Jim Kirk's hormones. Age: 30. Past role: A
squad leader on the Next Generation episode ''The First Duty.'' He
says: ''Paris loves to flirt, and with a female captain, that dynamic
is going to creep into their relationship.''
TIM RUSS
Role: Tuvok, Vulcan tactical/security officer. Think: A less
emotional Spock. Age: 38. Past role: Tactical officer in Star Trek
Generations. He says: ''A black Vulcan could easily occur. Vulcan is
a hot planet, it's very toasty. Most of them should have been
dark-skinned.''
GARRETT WANG
Role: Ensign Harry Kim, wet-behind-the-ears communication
officer. Think: Sulu cum Wesley Crusher. Age: 26. Past role: A
boyfriend on All-American Girl. He says: ''Every time they want a
(reaction) shot, they go to Harry. I've perfected 20 ways to look surprised.''
ROXANN BIGGS-DAWSON
Role: B'Elanna Torres, brooding half-Klingon/half-human chief
engineer. Think: Worf and Geordi's secret love child. Age: 30.
Past role: Adrienne Morrow on Another World. She says: ''What
makes her happy are instruments and machines. She relates better to a ship than she does to people.''
ROBERT PICARDO
Role: Doc Zimmerman, testy holographic ship's doctor. Think: Data with a microchip on his shoulder. Age: 41. Past role: Dr.
Dick Richard on China Beach. He says: ''Doc aspires to be human, but
he would not admit it to himself. Data would admit it to himself.''
ETHAN PHILLIPS
Role: Neelix, a Talaxian, the ship's cook (and comic relief).
Think: Quark with goofy hair. Age: 39. Past role: Press aide Pete
Downey on Benson. He says: ''On Talax, Neelix was a male model. He's
a very sexy guy. He's the Robert Redford of Talax.''
JENNIFER LIEN
Role: Neelix's lover, Kes, a one-year-old Ocampa (who have
nine-year life spans). Think: Yeoman Rand and a Keebler elf, after a
transporter accident. Age: 20. Past role: Hannah on Another World.
She says: ''Kes represents something innocent and honest and
sensitive. Kes is brand-new.''
