How Each Star Trek Captain Got Cast

13. Dawnn Lewis Starred On Broadway As Tina Turner's Mum - Voice Acting Is The Natural Next Step

Captain Carol Freeman will be commanding the USS Cerritos, one of the lesser known Federation vessels, in Star Trek: Lower Decks. The show is set to debut online on August 6th, 2020 so as of the writing of this article, bar the images that have been released online, very little is known about the show.

The only thing truly known for sure is that the Cerritos will not be one of the flagships of the Federation. In fact, it has already been described as a ship that is tasked with 'second contact'. What this means is that ships like the Cerritos will arrive at a world, immediately post-first contact, and find the best places to eat.

Dawnn Lewis has a strong history of vocal acting work already, including the role of LaBarbara Conrad, wife to Hermes Conrad, in Futurama. She has also provided the voice for Storm in three X-Men games, also appearing in a Mortal Kombat game. She has also appeared in the Boondocks and Spider-Man: The Animated Series.

She is also a veteran actor of the stage and screen. As recently as November of last year, she began appearing on Broadway in the role of Tina Turner's mother, Zelma, in the show Tina.

With a wealth of acting experience behind, she is an excellent choice for the highly capable captain who knows that her ship is not that important. With every episode aiming to have an 'A plot from a typical Star Trek episode' happening in the background, expect to hear her commanding voice booming through the corridors....though maybe not always on screen.