(written from a Production point of view)
John Alex Tampoya (often misspelled as John Tempoya) is an actor who was a regular background performer on I AM ERROR and I AM ERROR. He also appeared as a Melona IV colonist in the episode "Silicon Avatar", as an Enterprise-B crewman in Star Trek Generations, and served as stand-in and body double for Garrett Wang on the first four seasons of Voyager. In addition, Tampoya was the stand-in for actor Eric Steinberg on Star Trek: First Contact. As a background actor he received no on-screen credit for his appearances.
A costume from the episode "Emanations", worn by Tampoya and Wang, was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1] Tampoya filmed his scenes for "Silicon Avatar" on Wednesday 7 August 1991 on location at the Golden Oak Ranch and on Thursday 15 August 1991 at Paramount Stage 16. He was scheduled to appear in corridor scenes in the episode "Hero Worship" and on the bridge in "Imaginary Friend" but was not part of the final episodes.
Outside Star Trek, Tampoya appeared as a lab technician in The Human Factor pilot episode (1992, with Gene LeBell and Vyto Ruginis) and performed stunts in the drama Leather Jackets (1992, with Phil Chong, Jeff Imada, Al Goto, Michael Champion, Bill M. Ryusaki, Tony Cecere, Sandy Free, Peter Lai, and George Wilbur).
Star Trek appearances
Recurring appearances
- TNG: as a Starfleet ensign
- "Violations" (Season 5)
- "Conundrum"
- "Ethics"
- "The Outcast"
- "Cause and Effect"
- "The First Duty"
- "Cost of Living"
- "The Perfect Mate"
- "The Next Phase"
- "Relics" (Season 6)
- "Schisms"
- "True Q"
- "Ship in a Bottle"
- "Face of the Enemy"
- "Birthright, Part I"
- "Lessons"
- "Descent"
- "Liaisons" (Season 7)
- "Attached"
- "Parallels"
- "Lower Decks"
- "Eye of the Beholder"
- "Genesis"
- "Emergence"
- VOY: as Kashimuro Nozawa
- "Caretaker" (Season One)
- "Parallax"
- "Phage"
- "Ex Post Facto"
- "Emanations"
- "Prime Factors"
- "Learning Curve"
- "Elogium"
- "Twisted"
- "Parturition" (Season Two)
- "Tattoo"
- "Cold Fire"
- "Maneuvers"
- "Prototype"
- "Death Wish"
- "Meld"
- "Lifesigns"
- "Deadlock"
- "Tuvix"
- "Basics, Part I"
- "Flashback"
- "Basics, Part II"
- "Remember" (Season Three)
- "The Swarm"
- "Coda"
- "Darkling"
- "Favorite Son"
- "Before and After"
- "Distant Origin"
- "Worst Case Scenario"
- "Displaced"
- "Scorpion"
- "Year of Hell" (Season 4)
- "Demon"
- "Latent Image" (Season Five)
- "Workforce" (Season Seven)
- "Workforce, Part II"
Stand-in work
- VOY: as stand-in for Garrett Wang
- "Resistance"
- "Future's End"
- "Future's End, Part II"
- "Warlord"
- "Scorpion"
- "Scorpion, Part II"
- "The Gift"
- "Nemesis"
- "Day of Honor"
- "The Raven"
- "Scientific Method"
- "Year of Hell"
- "Year of Hell, Part II"
- "Random Thoughts"
- "Concerning Flight"
- "Message in a Bottle"
- "Hunters"
- "Prey"
- "The Killing Game"
- "The Killing Game, Part II"
- "Extreme Risk"
- VOY: as stand-in for guest actors
- "The Killing Game" – stand-in for Danny Goldring and utility stand-in
- "The Killing Game, Part II" – stand-in for Robert Beltran, Paul S. Eckstein, Mark Deakins and utility stand-in
External link
- Template:IMDb-link