Spock

Actor: Jeffrey Quinn
Nicknames: None
Rank: Commander
Position: First Officer/Science Officer

Current Assignment: USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)

Previous Assignments: None

Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, was a human schoolteacher from Earth and his father, Sarek, was a respected diplomat. For most of his life, Spock has been torn between his emotional human side and the stern discipline of his Vulcan heritage. As of 2267 he had earned the Vulcanian Scientific Legion of Honor, had been twice decorated by Starfleet Command and holds an A7 computer expert classification.

At age seven, Spock was telepathically bonded with a young Vulcan girl named T'Pring. The telepathic touch would draw the two together when the time was right after both came of age: once every 7 years all Vulcan males experiences pon farr, a powerful Vulcan mating drive which demands that they mate or die. In 2267, however, T'Pring chose Stonn, a Vulcan, over Spock, and the Vulcan returned to his Starfleet career unwed.

Because the young Vulcan chose to join Starfleet, he and Sarek opened an 18-year rift over Sarek's hope his son would attend the Vulcan Science Academy. Spock was the first Vulcan to enlist in the Federation Starfleet, serving aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) under Captain Christopher Pike as a lieutenant, and later for James T. Kirk.