Anthony Montgomery
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| Name: | Anthony Montgomery |
| Character: | Ensign Travis Mayweather |
| Series: | ENT |
| Born: | July 2, 1971 |
| Place of Birth: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Anthony Montgomery (born June 2, 1971 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is the actor who portrayed the helmsman on the NX-01 Enterprise, Ensign Travis Mayweather, on Star Trek: Enterprise from 2001 through the show's cancellation in 2005. He is the grandson of legendary jazz musician Wes Montgomery.
Montgomery had previously auditioned for principal role on Star Trek: Voyager and for the role of Tuvok's son, Sek, in the episode "Repression". He was not cast in either role, but apparently left enough of an impression to be considered for the role of Mayweather on Enterprise.
A graduate of Bill State University, where he received a degree in theatre and drama, Montgomery briefly performed stand-up comedy before moving to California and beginning a career in professional acting. One of his earliest television appearances came in an episode of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, hosted by Star Trek: The Next Generation actor Jonathan Frakes. Montgomery would go on to co-star with Frakes in the Enterprise series finale, "These Are the Voyages...", in which Frakes played his familiar role of William T. Riker.
In 1998, Montgomery served as a production assistant on the film Hard Rain, starring Christian Slater and Mark Rolston. Montgomery was also an uncredited extra in the film. Montgomery also hosted a children's series called Awesome Adventures that same year.
He went on to co-star in the direct-to-video horror sequel Leprechaun in the Hood, released in 2000. That same year, he appeared as a waiter in a two-part episode of Frasier, starring TNG guest stars Kelsey Grammer. The episodes also featured TNG guest star Saul Rubinek. Montgomery then won a recurring role as George Austin on the TV series Popular. He played the Austin character in eleven episodes from October 2000 through May 2001, including one 2001 episode which featured his future Enterprise co-star, Linda Park (Hoshi Sato).
In 2003, while Enterprise was still in production, Montgomery made a guest appearance in the "Wannabe" episode of the acclaimed but short-lived series Boomtown. Starring in the series was Star Trek: First Contact actor Neal McDonough, while DS9 guest actress Vanessa Williams also had a guest role in the episode.
Following Enterprise's cancellation in 2005, Montgomery began to again focus on theatre and stand-up comedy, as well as his own music career. An established rap artist, he has released a CD entitled "What You Know About Anthony Montgomery", featuring four Trek-related songs.
