Charles "Trip" Tucker III, February 2002 Trinneer first came to attention in
Arcadia at the
Huntington Theater Company in
Boston. Much of his work has been in theater, specifically a long association with the
Circle X Theatre Company in
Hollywood. He has had several guest-starring roles on television, including
One Life to Live,
Sliders, and
Touched by an Angel. He also had a significant role in the TV adaptation of
A.R. Gurney's
Far East, playing the conflicted gay officer Bob Munger. In 2001, Trinneer auditioned for
Star Trek: Enterprise. At the time, he did not follow science fiction and was unaware of the franchise's significance. He said that he gained the role of
Tucker through sheer luck, as he anticipated that more than a hundred actors would audition for the part. During the audition, he had only seven script pages on which to base his performance, and was told only that the character originated from the southern United States. Trinneer starred as Tucker in all 98 episodes of
Enterprise across its four seasons and was nominated twice for the
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 and 2003 for his performance. After the cancellation of
Enterprise in 2005, Trinneer returned to guest-star roles on series such as
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,
24 and a recurring role as the
Wraith Michael in
Stargate Atlantis. Trinneer attended the GO3 Electronic and Entertainment Expo in Perth, Western Australia, and appeared with fellow
Stargate Atlantis co-star
David Nykl on the 2009
Channel Seven Perth Telethon. From 2022 to 2024, he was the co-host of the podcast
The Shuttlepod Show with his
Enterprise co-star
Dominic Keating. In April 2024, after leaving
The Shuttlepod Show, Keating and Trinneer announced their new podcast
The D-Con Chamber. In 2023 Trinneer reprised the role of
Trip Tucker in
Holograms, All the Way Down an episode of the animated web series
Star Trek: Very Short Treks made to celebrate the franchise's 50th anniversary. ==Personal life==