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Which character in Star Trek has been played by the most actors?


Some recurring characters have been played by different actors in different films or episodes. Many main cast members have been portrayed by different actors due to flashbacks, and [(mumble) insert (mumble) technobabble (mumble)] shenanigans. Of course the 2009 reboot opens up a universe of characters being played by a new generation of actors.



Clarifications:



  • The character must be substantially the same: alternate timelines count at the same character, but for example, Shinzon is not Picard.

  • Janeway played by a lizard counts, just because it won't affect the answer and it makes me chuckle.

  • "possessions" (Spock in McCoy in Star Trek III and everyone in "Facets") do not count. This is DeForest Kelley playing Dr. McCoy containing some aspect of Spock, not DeForst Kelley playing Spock. The litmus test is, Would the IMDB or the credits reasonably credit Kelley as Spock? (This is going to be a little debatable, but it doesn't appear it will affect the accepted answer.)



Related: Which actor has portrayed the most distinct roles in the Star Trek universe?



Answer



Mr. Spock (12, up to 15)


Definite:



  1. Leonard Nimoy, most famously

  2. Zachary Quinto in the reboot continuity

  3. Jacob Kogan played the young Spock in Star Trek (2009)

  4. Spock appears as a baby in Star Trek V, although the name of the "actor" is unknown, so far as I know

  5. Carl Steven played nine-year-old Spock in Star Trek III


  6. Vadia Potenza played 13-year-old Spock in Star Trek III

  7. Stephen Manley played 17-year-old Spock in Star Trek III

  8. Joe W. Davis played 25-year-old Spock in Star Trek III

  9. Frank Welker provided Spock's screams in Star Trek III

  10. Billy Simpson voiced yet another young version of Spock in the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "Yesteryear"

  11. Ethan Peck portrays Spock in Star Trek: Discovery

  12. Liam Hughes portrays young Spock in childhood flashbacks in Star Trek: Discovery


Debatable:




  1. DeForest Kelley played something Spock-like1 in scenes in Star Trek III where McCoy was taken over by Spock's katra

  2. Carey Scott recorded some scenes as a younger Spock for Star Trek V, but they were cut from the finished film

  3. Yet another baby Spock appears in a deleted scene filmed for Star Trek (2009), apparently played by child actress Jenna Vaughn; the scene is available on the DVD release



1 There's at least one scene in the movie where Spock's katra (soul) completely takes over McCoy's body:



McCoy: (in Spock's voice) Jim, ...Help me. ...You left me on Genesis. ...Why did you do that? ...Help me.


Kirk: Bones, ...what the hell are you doing? Have you lost your mind!


McCoy: Help me, Jim. ...Take me home.



Kirk: Bones, we are. We are home.


McCoy: Then perhaps it's not too late. ...Climb the steps, Jim. ...Climb the steps of Mount Seleya.


Kirk: Mount Seleya? Bones, Mount Seleya is on Vulcan! We're home, ...on Earth!


McCoy: (in Spock's voice) Remember!


Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984)



However McCoy is still in there somewhere; it's unclear to what extent he and Spock are mingling inside McCoy's body.


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