Karim

Michael Burnham!!!

spicy

i've always been a singer and performer as a kid, acting professionally as an adult is just an extension of what i loved doing as a kid. the starfleet academy role came up as an audition with my agent, i sent in a self tape, and a few weeks later i was cast. it was pretty quick. this role and show is my first venture into star trek, i binged a lot of it after getting cast.

i didn't expect the role to be so challenging tbh, there was no way for me to know until i did it. i quickly learned that filming sci fi take a LOT of energy. long days, long nights. i was surprised by how challenging the prosthetics process is. i researched a lot, jim carrey during the grinch, doug jones, colin farrell in the penguin, ALL of them have been vocal in interviews about how tough the prosthetics process is and i learned first hand

its just like singing. just stay hydrated, and if you feel resistance take a rest. but if done healthily, i haven't had any problems at all. its just like singing a long concert

i auditioned in my regular voice, then like 10 days before filming alex asked me to drop it. i definitely watched a ton of worf just to know what people look to, but working with a vocal coach i learned to find my own voice. between voice coach and private sessions with alex kurtz i practiced the voice for DOZENS of hours. i made a video on my instagram @team_karim and my tik tok @team.karim if you wanna hear me doing the voice live

jay-den and I are very similar. i think we both act VERY differently than how we look or are expected to be. i am a soft, gentle man and I believe that translates to Jay-den.

if i was in star trek personally, i would not be in starfleet. i would be an entertainer of some sort, on stage, or maybe in bartender on the ship

LOL. oh but i am just an actor. i think you'd have to talk to someone at Paramount about that. i have dirt on EVERYONE but i'll never tell

uhura

tawny newsome is literally in our writer's room lol

A LOT!!

telenovela

thank you! i did not name this character, this sounds like a question for our showrunner