Talking To Star Trek: Discovery’s New Addition—the Andorian Ryn— Actor Noah Averbach-Katz: WATCH
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Jessie Gender interviewed actor Noah Averbach-Katz who debuted recently as the Andorian Ryn on Star Trek: Discovery.
— Noah AK (@N_A_K) December 13, 2020
Averbach-Katz, who is married to fellow cast mate Mary Wiseman who plays Tilly, told The New York Times in their wedding announcement last year, “My mom is a huge Trekkie,” he said. “When Mary got the job, we FaceTimed her with the news. She wept.”
Wiseman said she’s not sure she would have gotten the part without Mr. Averbach-Katz’s input. “I had sort of grown up on ‘Star Trek,’” Mr. Averbach-Katz said, in what may be an understatement.
“As a kid I would go to ‘Star Trek’ conventions with my mom, and there’s some extremely embarrassing pictures of me as a 13-year-old, at the height of my sex appeal, in ‘Star Trek’ gear,” Mr. Averbach-Katz said. He was an only child who grew up in Fairfax, Calif., amid “Star Trek” Christmas ornaments, saltshakers and action figures. Steven Katz, the publisher of Mother Jones, is less a Trekkie than his wife, Rachelle Averbach, a psychotherapist. She started watching the sci-fi phenomenon after the original series debuted in 1966. She later integrated the show into her life in an unexpected way, using it to teach her son life lessons.Ms. Wiseman’s role in “Star Trek” opened a new chapter for them as a couple. “When Mary got the job I was like, hell yeah, I’m going to propose,” he said.
I couldn't think of better way for a life long Trekkie like myself to celebrate being on #StarTrek than to make a compilation video of some of my most embarrassing/cherished photos. I hope you love Ryn as much as I do. LLAP #StarTrekDiscovery pic.twitter.com/geZUcY27vs
— Noah AK (@N_A_K) November 19, 2020
Averbach-Katz, who has also appeared on The Good Fight, spoke to Gender about his experiences on Star Trek: Discovery, his life long love of Star Trek — in particular Star Trek: Enterprise — his marriage with Wiseman, and the Star Trek D&D game and more.
Everyone who makes this show, ESPECIALLY @Alex_Kurtzman, @michelleparadis, @CenterWillHold, does it with every ounce of love they have
“They love the fans, they love all things Trek. Everyone from Alex, Michelle, the directors, was just so excited for me”https://t.co/2W0wlTwBAC
— Noah AK (@N_A_K) December 10, 2020
Watch the clip below.
