Star Trek: Discovery Casts Ethan Peck as Young Spock

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Star Trek: Discovery has cast its young Spock. Ethan Peck (TV’s 10 Things I Hate About You), will play the role made famous by the late Leonard Nimoy, for second season of the series, CBS announced on Tuesday.

“Through 52 years of television and film, a parallel universe and a mirror universe, Mr. Spock remains the only member of the original bridge crew to span every era of Star Trek,” showrunner and executive producer Alex Kurtzman said in a statement. “The great Leonard Nimoy, then the brilliant Zachary Quinto, brought incomparable humanity to a character forever torn between logic and emotion.”

“We searched for months for an actor who would, like them, bring his own interpretation to the role. An actor who would, like them, effortlessly embody Spock’s greatest qualities, beyond obvious logic: empathy, intuition, compassion, confusion, and yearning,” he added. “Ethan Peck walked into the room inhabiting all of these qualities, aware of his daunting responsibility to Leonard, Zack, and the fans, and ready to confront the challenge in the service of protecting and expanding on Spock’s legacy. In that spirit, we’re thrilled to welcome him to the family.”

Peck, who is the grandson of Hollywood legend Gregory Peck, posted a photo with the Nimoy family on Twitter, following the announcement.

“Thanks to the Nimoy family for your open arms, warm welcome, smiling curiosity and support, for making me feel worthy, as I embrace and take into my heart the iconic half alien we know as Mr. Spock. It is an incomparable honor,” he wrote.

Kurtzman confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con that the most famous Vulcan in Star Trek history would be part of Season 2.

Star Trek: Discovery cast includes Sonequa Martin-Green, Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Rapp, Jason Isaacs, Doug Jones, Shazat Latif, Mary Chieffo, Doug Jones and Mary Wiseman. The CBS All Access series returns in early 2019.