Bio
Michael Dorn is best known for playing Worf in the Star Trek franchise, the first Klingon character to be part of a television series’ main cast. Dorn played the character regularly from 1987 to 2002, appearing in four films and 272 television episodes. Dorn has had more episode appearances than any other actor in the franchise’s main cast.
Dorn first appeared as Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and later was added to the main cast of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and most recently in Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard. His film roles include Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). He also played Worf’s grandfather, Colonel Worf, a Klingon attorney and diplomatic figure, in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), the defense attorney representing Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy.
In 1976, Dorn made his film debut in the Academy Award winning film Rocky (1976), in the uncredited role of Apollo Creed’s bodyguard. Other film roles include Jagged Edge (1985), Ted 2 (2015), Ali (2001), and The Santa Clause 2 & 3 (2002 & 2006 respectively).
Dorn received his first regular television role when cast as Officer Jebediah Turner in the crime drama series CHiPs in 1979. He had the regular role of Dr. Carver Burke in the police procedural series Castle. Dorn voiced the supervillain Prometheus/Adrian Chase in the CW series Arrow.
Dorn’s voice acting credits include the cyborg gargoyle Coldstone in Gargoyles, Gorgon the Inhuman in Fantastic Four, Kalibak Steel/John Henry Irons in Superman: The Animated Series, Kraven the Hunter/Sergei Kravinoff in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, Fright Knight in Danny Phantom, Captain Mozar in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Bane in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
His recent roles include Bupu in The Lion Guard. Sandman in The Santa Clause Disney+ series, and Battle Beast in Invincible on Prime.