John Ames
John Ames  is an actor who appeared as a background actor in three Star Trek episodes, one of  and two of . 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, with Wallace Langham, 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 includes the sport drama The Gymnast (2006, with Hillary Hayes), the short thriller Martyr (2006, with Larry Krask), the horror film Days of Darkness (2007), the crime drama A Marine Story (2010, with Hillary Hayes), the science fiction thriller Scavengers (2013), the horror thriller House of Dust (2013), the family movie Thom & Dusty Go to Mexico: The Lost Treasure (2014), the drama 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

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Performers
DS9 performers
VOY performers