-: Hello, I'm Doug Jones and I play Commander Saru.
My first point of contact with 'Star Trek' was
when it first starting airing in 1966.
I was six years old
born in 1960.
So, I was watching it on network television with my family
uh, at it's birth.
So I've lived with it all my life pretty much and so to
finally, after years, after 33 years in a career of
wearing rubber makeup, and playing aliens, and many
films and TV shows - Star Trek, not yet, not yet, not yet
not..ahhh. Discovery.
So I've finally found a home with Star Trek
after all these years.
After I thought I was passed my prime too.
I think, if I'm not mistaken, and don't quote me on this,
but, um, I think, it's worth fact checking.
I think I am the oldest series regular to begin
a series with Star Trek. Ever. In the history
of the franchise. I think I am.
When we started, it was 2000, I was 56.
So, worth checking out.
Anyone geeks out when you present it with
"Would you like to be in this Star Trek series?"
(laughing)
Right, that's what happened.
So yes, I did geek out, I did fan out.
And my favorite thing on any Star Trek ship
any USS vessel, in the star fleet is the Beama
I wanted to be transported.
So when I saw the transporter room on the shinshow
and then discovery. I was like, uh, this, this is it!
I can't wait for my turn to take my first trip
beaming somewhere.
And I have now. Many of times!
Well, some fan questions from the twitter
let's have a look and see what
(humming)
If you could learn any Star Trek alien language
fluently, in an instant, what would it be and why?
Kelpien, because I am a Kelpien, and when they give me
lines in my home language it takes me days
to learn one simple line because uh, it's a brand
new language and they're writing it as we need it
(laughing)
and I wish I just kinda knew the whole
thing already, that would save me a lot of time.