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John Ames (born 17 June 1980; age 44) is an actor who appeared as a background actor in three Star Trek episodes, one of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and two of Star Trek: Voyager. He received no credit for his appearance but was identified by the call sheets of the episodes.
Born in La Crescent, Minnesota, Ames earned his BFA in Acting from the University of Arts. He worked as spokesperson on QVC representing thirteen products and also appeared in commercials for Wendy's (2004), Mercedes-Benz (2002), Pepsi (2002), McDonald's (2001), and Bank of America (2007) as well as in industrials for Conexant (2001) and Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (2004) and in a public service announcement for the Drug Free America Campaign on Meth (2006).
Following his appearances in the Star Trek episodes, Ames also appeared in episodes of Hang Time (1999, with Megan Parlen and Phillip Glasser), The Amanda Show (2000, with Ashley Edner), Malcolm in the Middle (2001, with Michael Welch), Go Fish (2001, with Andy Dick), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2006, starring Paul Guilfoyle and Wallace Langham, with Lorna Raver and Blake Lindsley), Passions (2004 and 2007, with McKenzie Westmore and D.C. Douglas), Wipeout (2008), Medium (2009, with Molly Hagan), Heroes (2009, with Robert Knepper, Zachary Quinto, Cristine Rose, and Todd Stashwick), Parks and Recreation (2009, with Jim O'Heir), Justified (2010, with Anthony De Longis), Trading Eights (2010), The Mentalist (2011, with Ethan Phillips and Rebecca Wisocky), Harry's Law (2011, with Christopher McDonald, Michael Buchman Silver, and Derek Webster), Prime Suspect (2011, with Tim Griffin), Austin & Ally (2012), American Horror Story (2012, with Zachary Quinto, James Cromwell, Barbara J. Tarbuck, Joel McKinnon Miller, Gary-7, and Heather Wynters), Bones (2013, with John Rubinstein), Body of Proof (2013, with Jeri Ryan, John Prosky, Steve Rizzo, and Greg Barnett), Longmire (2013), Criminal Minds (2013), Maron (2014), The Fosters (2015), Workaholics (2016, with Andy Dick), and Colony (2016).
Film work include The Gymnast (2006, with Hillary Hayes), the short thriller Martyr (2006, with Larry Krask), Days of Darkness (2007), A Marine Story (2010, with Hillary Hayes), Scavengers (2013), House of Dust (2013), the family movie Thom & Dusty Go to Mexico: The Lost Treasure (2014), Asthma (2014, with Iggy Pop), and the thriller Dispatch (2016).
More recently, he appeared in episodes of Scandal (2017), This Is Us (2017, with Sam Anderson), Alexa & Katie (2018), Shameless (2019, with David Bowe and Dan Gilvezan), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020, with Billy Burke), and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2020), in the drama Our Little Secret (2017), in the television crime drama L.A. Confidential (2019, with Shea Whigham, David Figlioli, Matt McCoy, and Dominic Burgess), and the drama Mank (2020, with Jamie McShane, Rick Pasqualone, Cailan Robinson, and Anthony Molinari).
Star Trek appearances[]
External links[]
- JohnLeeAmes.com – official site
- John Lee Ames at the Internet Movie Database
- John Lee Ames at Instagram