Spock
Spock, commonly
Mr. Spock, is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the original
Star Trek series, Spock also appears in the animated
Star Trek series, a two-part episode of
Star Trek: The Next Generation, eight of the
Star Trek feature films, and numerous Star Trek novels, comics, and video games. In addition to this, numerous actors portrayed the various stages of Spock's rapid growth due to the effects of the Genesis Planet in the 1984 Star Trek film Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. In the 2009 film
Star Trek and its 2013 sequel
Star Trek Into Darkness, Nimoy reprised his role alongside Zachary Quinto, who depicted a younger version of the character, existing within an alternate timeline, and Jacob Kogan playing Spock as a child. Spock serves aboard the starship
Enterprise, as science officer and first officer, and later as commanding officer of two iterations of the vessel. Spock's mixed human-Vulcan heritage serves as an important plot element in many of the character's appearances. Along with Captain James T. Kirk and Dr.