Paul Giamatti to star in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Paul Giamatti has been added to the cast of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy in a recurring role. He plays the villain of the first season, a man with a sinister past connected to one of our cadets.

“Sometimes you’re lucky enough to discover that one of the greatest actors alive is also a huge Star Trek fan, and meeting Paul was one of those miraculous moments for us. The sheer delight with which he dove in on Starfleet Academy is only surpassed by the gratitude we feel about him joining our incredible cast,” shared co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau in a joint statement.



Giamatti (pictured) joins the previously announced Holly Hunter, who will star in the series as the captain and chancellor of Starfleet Academy. Production on the series will begin later this summer.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy follows a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become a Starfleet officer as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves, and a new enemy that threatens both the academy and the Federation itself.

Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau serve as co-showrunners and executive producers of the series alongside executive producers Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa and John Weber. The first episode of the series was written by Gaia Violo.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Giamatti played the role of Chuck Roades in Showtime's Billions and last year also appeared in HBO Europe's Spanish horror series 30 Monedas/30 Coins. He has also been cast in a new Eli Roth television series, Hostel.