Lieutenant Thomas Eugene Paris (performed by Robert Duncan McNeill)
Parents: Admiral and Mrs. Paris
Education: Starfleet Academy graduate
Marital status: Single
Biography Sketch: Report of Starfleet Security
Paris, born into a long line of distinguished Starfleet officers, had a troubled
relationship with the high expectations of his father, an admiral, who joined
his friends and teachers to praise him as a child but remained tough and remote,
telling him for instance that crying was a sign of weakness. He managed to
graduate from Starfleet Academy after a stormy four years, almost failing
stellar cartography as a freshman; he chose Marseilles, France as the site of
his physical training second semester. He did hone his natural aptitude for
piloting skills on craft large and small and proved adept at holo-engineering.
Despite his family legacy, Paris buckled under to the self-imposed pressure
and tried to cover-up an error that caused the deaths of three officers at
Caldrik Prime; it was only his self-confession at the point he would have been
exonerated that netted him a discharge rather than harsher punishment. After
leavingStarfleet he turned to the Maquis for fulfillment as a fighter pilot,
but was captured by Starfleet on his first mission and this time was sentenced
to the Federation Penal Settlement near Auckland, New Zealand, wearing an alarm anklet.
Paris was given a reprieve of sorts in early 2371 when he was temporarily
released from the rehab colony and given a second chance by Captain Janeway,
who needed him to scout her new starship through the Badlands in search of her
lost security chief who had been undercover among a Maquis crew Paris had
served with, led by former Lt. Cmdr. Chakotay. Had he successfully completed
the mission Paris could have applied for permanent parole, but ironically he
and the rest of the Voyager crew are missing and presumed lost in the Badlands
plasma storms.
In later counseling, Paris revealed an unsatisfying relationship with women
that has fostered no long-term associations, including a relationship with
Susie Crabtree as an Academy freshman and a French woman,"Ricky," met during
his Marseilles semester. He also has an affinity for antique Earth ground
vehicles and Terran American history and culture, especially of the 20th century,
and has enjoyed sailing in true life and in holo-programs.
borrowed from Christoph Reuter
Interviews with Robert Duncan McNeill:
We'll Always Have Paris (31-7-98)
Tom Paris and Robert Duncan McNeill links:
The Paris and Torres Timeline
Paris and Torres Fan Fiction by Author
The Tom Paris ring
Robert Duncan McNeill Fan Club
The Folded, Spindled, and Mutilated Tom Paris Page
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