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| Played by: |
Robert Duncan McNeill |
| Parents: |
Admiral and Mrs. Paris |
| Education: |
Starfleet Academy graduate |
| Marital status: |
Single |
Paris, born into a long line of
distinguished Starfleet officers, had a troubled relationship with the high
expectations of his father, an admiral, who joined his friends and teachers to
praise him as a child but remained tough and remote, telling him for instance
that crying was a sign of weakness. He managed to graduate from Starfleet
Academy after a stormy four years, almost failing stellar cartography as a
freshman; he chose Marseilles, France as the site of his physical training
second semester. He did hone his natural aptitude for piloting skills on craft
large and small and proved adept at holo-engineering.
Despite his family
legacy, Paris buckled under to the self-imposed pressure and tried to cover-up
an error that caused the deaths of three officers at Caldrik Prime; it was only
his self-confession at the point he would have been exonerated that netted him a
discharge rather than harsher punishment. After leaving Starfleet he turned to
the Maquis for fulfillment as a fighter pilot, but was captured by Starfleet on
his first mission and this time was sentenced to the Federation Penal Settlement
near Auckland, New Zealand, wearing an alarm anklet.
Paris was given a
reprieve of sorts in early 2371 when he was temporarily released from the rehab
colony and given a second chance by Captain Janeway, who needed him to scout her
new starship through the Badlands in search of her lost security chief who had
been undercover among a Maquis crew Paris had served with, led by former Lt.
Cmdr. Chakotay. Had he successfully completed the mission Paris could have
applied for permanent parole, but ironically he and the rest of the Voyager crew
are missing and presumed lost in the Badlands plasma storms.
In later
counseling, Paris revealed an unsatisfying relationship with women that has
fostered no long-term associations, including a relationship with Susie Crabtree
as an Academy freshman and a French woman, "Ricky," met during his
Marseilles semester. He also has an affinity for antique Earth ground vehicles
and Terran American history and culture, especially of the 20th century, and has
enjoyed sailing in true life and in holo-programs. |
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