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Marc Okrand

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Marc Okrand in A Captain's Log (2021)
Marc Okrand is known for Star Trek Beyond (2016), Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).
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    Known for

    Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    Star Trek Beyond
    7.0
    • Additional Crew
    • 2016
    Star Trek (2009)
    Star Trek
    7.9
    • Additional Crew
    • 2009
    Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
    7.3
    • Additional Crew
    • 1991
    Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
    Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
    5.5
    • Additional Crew
    • 1989

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    • Kerrice Brooks, Zoë Steiner, George Hawkins, Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, and Karim Diane in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026)
      Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
      4.6
      TV Series
      • coach: Klingon
      • 2026
    • Rebecca Romijn, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia, and Jess Bush in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
      Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
      8.2
      TV Series
      • language consultant: Klingon
      • 2023
    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      6.9
      TV Series
      • kwejian language consultant
      • translator
      • language consultant: Kwejian ...
      • 2019–2022
    • Jerry O'Connell, Dawnn Lewis, Fred Tatasciore, Gillian Vigman, Paul Scheer, Eugene Cordero, Noël Wells, Jack Quaid, Gabrielle Ruiz, and Tawny Newsome in Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
      Star Trek: Lower Decks
      7.8
      TV Series
      • dialect coach
      • translator
      • 2021
    • Rebecca Romijn, H. Jon Benjamin, Doug Jones, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Rainn Wilson, Kenric Green, Rosa Salazar, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Short Treks (2018)
      Star Trek: Short Treks
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Kelpien language consultant
      • 2018
    • Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
      Star Trek Beyond
      7.0
      • consultant
      • 2016
    • Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
      Star Trek Into Darkness
      7.7
      • language consultant (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Star Trek (2009)
      Star Trek
      7.9
      • language consultant: Romulan and Vulcan
      • 2009
    • Michael J. Fox, Leonard Nimoy, James Garner, John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Varney, Jacqueline Obradors, Steven Barr, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian, Jim Cummings, Phil Morris, Don Novello, Patrick Pinney, Florence Stanley, Cree Summer, and Natalie Strom in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
      Atlantis: The Lost Empire
      6.9
      • developer: Atlantean language
      • 2001
    • Robert O'Reilly in Star Trek: Klingon (1996)
      Star Trek: Klingon
      7.2
      Video Game
      • creative consultant
      • creator: Klingon language
      • 1996
    • The Journey Inside (1994)
      The Journey Inside
      6.1
      Short
      • creator: spoken alien language
      • 1994
    • Star Trek the Next Generation Interactive VHS Board Game (1993)
      Star Trek the Next Generation Interactive VHS Board Game
      8.1
      Video Game
      • Klingon language created by
      • 1993
    • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
      Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
      7.3
      • specialist: Klingon language
      • 1991
    • Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
      Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
      5.5
      • consultant: Klingon dialogue
      • 1989
    • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Merritt Butrick, and Robin Curtis in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
      Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
      6.7
      • creator: alien language
      • 1984

    Actor



    • Robert O'Reilly in Star Trek: Klingon (1996)
      Star Trek: Klingon
      7.2
      Video Game
      • Voiceover - Klingon Language Hints
      • 1996

    Producer



    • Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues (2017)
      Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues
      7.5
      • associate producer
      • 2017

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Dr. Marc Okrand

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      Marc works as a linguist for the National Captioning Institute. He creates the Closed Captions the Deaf use to read the dialog on television programs. In the course of this employment, one of the languages he has become fluent in is American Sign Language.

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