Person profile

Armin Shimerman

32%Slightly wokeWoke score · lower is better40% personal • 2% work

Published titles: 1
Crew roles: 0
Cast roles: 1
Profile updated: October 4, 2026
TMDB person ID: 29446

Personal context

Summary

Armin Shimerman is an American actor and writer, best known for playing Quark on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Principal Snyder on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. His work also includes extensive stage acting and teaching Shakespeare. Shimerman has described Star Trek as social commentary and, in 2016, started Trek Against Trump, a campaign opposing Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy and encouraging voter registration. He also supports pancreatic cancer research and charitable assistance for actors; no public statements on DEI or identity-focused activism are on record.

Known Work

Published titles

Ratchet & Clank
2016
as Dr. Nefarious (voice)
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