J.G. Hertzler - Actor

CONvergence is pleased to welcome actor J.G. Hertzler as a Guest of Honor at CONvergence 2006.

When auditioning for the role of General Martok for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, John Garman Hertzler was told by the casting director to show more anger so he threw a chair at a wall. The display cost him a thumbnail, but won him the role.

J.G. is one of only four actors to play seven different characters on Star Trek. His first Star Trek appearance was as the Vulcan Captain of the USS Saratoga in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiere episode. In addition to his role as General Martok, John's other Star Trek characters include Roy Rittenhouse and Laas in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, a Hirogen hunter in Star Trek: Voyager and Kolos and a Klingon captain in Enterprise).

Previously J.G.'s career has included some forty episodes of The New Zorro for the Family Channel where he starred as Zorro's evil nemesis, Alcalde Ignacio Desoto. Other TV and film appearances include episodes of Quantum Leap, Highlander, Lois and Clark, General Hospital and One Life to Live. J.G's film credits include And Justice For All with Al Pacino, Prophecy 3, and Treasure Island.

On the stage, J.G.'s career has spanned the United States from Broadway to Los Angeles, appearing in over fifty Shakespearean productions at the Guthrie, ACT in San Francisco, The Folger Theatre and festivals from Maine to New Jersey to California.