Max Valentine
Max Valentine (born 16 January 1966; age 59) is an actor who appeared as a member of Zobral's species in the Star Trek: Enterprise first season episode "Desert Crossing". He received no credit for this appearance but was identified through the call sheets for the episode. Valentine had his hair test with the hair department and travel day on Monday 11 March 2002 and filmed his scenes on Tuesday 12 March 2002 on location at the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area and on Thursday 14 March 2002 at Paramount Stage 8. [1]
Valentine was cast for a second episode of Enterprise. In end-October 2003 he filmed his scenes as a Triannon for the third season episode "Chosen Realm". [2] [3] [4]
Valentine was born in the Soviet Union and attended the Moscow State University between 1987 and 1992 and graduated with degrees in Economics and Oriental Studies (Japanese). Following his move to Los Angeles, California, he trained acting at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio and under coaches Louis Anthony Russo, Ramona Richards, and Carolyne Barry.
Valentine worked as an actor on television series such as Providence (1999, with Concetta Tomei and Patrick Fabian), Just Shoot Me! (2003, starring Wendie Malick, Charmed (2003, with Brian Oerly, Damion Poitier, and directed by James L. Conway), Angel (2004, with Dennis Christopher, Leland Crooke, David Figlioli, and Mark Colson), Reno 911! (2005, with Lisa LoCicero and Kristina Hayes), Las Vegas, and Gilmore Girls (2006).
His feature film work include The Patriot (2000, with René Auberjonois, Jason Isaacs and Leon Rippy), Hood of Horror (2006, with Tucker Smallwood, Jason Alexander, Chuck Hicks, Jimmy Ortega, and Dustin Meier), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007, with Lee Arenberg, Vanessa Branch, Henry T. Yamada, Tommy Germanovich, Mark Casimir Dyniewicz, and Brian Patterson), and the television western Avenging Angel (2007, with Lorin McCraley and Van Epperson).
Further acting roles include episodes of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009, with guest Seth MacFarlane), America's Most Wanted (2010), I'm in the Band (2010), True Blood (2011, with Kristin Bauer van Straten, Stephanie Erb, Dendrie Taylor, Damion Poitier, and Brandon Molale), Kroll Show (2013, with Clement von Franckenstein), and Conan (2013).