Meet the 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Cast's Adorable Dogs
I can proudly admit that the Paramount+ hit series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is the reason I’ve become a Trekkie. (My not one but two Spock posters in my home can attest to this). In celebration of the show’s upcoming fourth season, we thought we’d showcase some of the biggest dog lovers in the cast.
Without further ado, here’s the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and their adorable dogs.
Christina Chong
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Christina Chong, who plays La'an Noonien Singh, is a proud pup parent to a super cute dog named Runa, who I’m extremely obsessed with!
Fans of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will recognize Runa for her scene-stealing role as Princess Runa in season 1, episode 8, “The Elysian Kingdom.” In a behind-the-scenes interview, Chong explained that she asked one of the show’s producers and directors, Chris Fisher, if her canine companion could appear in “The Elysian Kingdom,” as it was a fantasy episode, where “anything goes.”
Chong also noted that she and Runa wore gorgeous matching dresses during the season 1 episode.
“The fantasy episode was my favorite episode of the entire show. Because who gets to play a fantasy princess, the childhood dream princess dress, which is sparkly and glittery and twirls, and gets to have her little dog in it, in her own little princess costume,” said Chong.
Paul Wesley
Paul Wesley, who plays a younger version of Captain James T. Kirk, has a sweet pup called Greggy the Dog. He and his wife, Natalie Kuckenburg, included their very good boy at their recent wedding ceremony. On July 13, Kuckenburg shared some pictures taken at their nuptials with her Instagram followers. The first image on Kuckenburg’s carousel shows the newlyweds kissing while an adorable Greggy looks directly at the camera.
Kuckenburg made sure to mention her furry friend in the post’s caption, writing, “Mr. and Mrs. 💍 and the Best Boy Greg 🐾..”
Rebecca Romijn
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Rebecca Romijn, who plays One/Una Chin-Riley, and her husband, Jerry O’Connell, own three dogs, as reported by People.
Anson Mount
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The Captain Christopher Pike actor, Anson Mount, seems to own a bulldog and a Yorkie, based on images from his Instagram account.
Carol Kane
Legendary actress Carol Kane is a total scene stealer as Pelia. In an April 2024 interview with People, Kane, who has rescued older pups, shared why she believed dog-lovers should adopt senior canines.
“It's a wonderful thing if you feel like maybe rescuing an older dog because a lot of people don't want them, because they want a quote-unquote, ‘cute puppy.’ But a puppy's not going to stay a puppy, so that's a bad idea anyway!” said Kane.
In addition, she said she believes senior dogs in shelters “really need a welcome and is so grateful for it.”
“And you can keep them alive for a lot longer than they would've been kept alive. And they just are so sweet,” continued Kane.