Stage After graduating from RADA, Sheppard spent 12 years as an associate artist with the
Royal Shakespeare Company. He appeared on
Broadway in
Marat/Sade (1966) and in
Sherlock Holmes (1975). Outside of
Star Trek, he is best known for his role as Blank Reg on
Max Headroom and his role as the Confederate general
Isaac R. Trimble in the films
Gettysburg and
Gods and Generals. Sheppard appeared in two roles on the science-fiction series
Babylon 5, in the episode titled "Soul Hunter", playing the eponymous character and also played Narn war leader G'Sten, an uncle of main character G'Kar, in "The Long Twilight Struggle". He was also a runner-up for the role of Ambassador
G'Kar on the series, though the role eventually went to
Andreas Katsulas. Sheppard was one of several
Star Trek actors who voiced characters on the animated series
Gargoyles, wherein he played the father of
Jonathan Frakes' character
David Xanatos and the Norse god
Odin. Sheppard and his son,
Mark Sheppard, acted together in a few productions. Sheppard appeared in the television series
NCIS, in the season six episode "Broken Bird", where he played the older version of a man named Marcin Jerek, while his son played the younger version. providing the voice overs for the intro movies, victory and defeat screens, loading screens, wonders,
Great Works, and newly researched technologies. ==Personal life==