All 5 Versions Of Scotty In Star Trek (2024)

WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 2 finale.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 finale introduces Martin Quinn as the fifth version of Star Trek's legendary Chief Engineer, Scotty. Originally played by Canadian actor James Doohan, the Starfleet engineer from Linlithgow, Scotland, played an integral role aboard the USS Enterprise. In Strange New Worlds' season 2 finale, "Hegemony", Scotty gets his first trip aboard the Enterprise when he's rescued by Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) from the surface of the Gorn-ravaged colony planet, Parnassus Beta.

It's currently unclear if Martin Quinn's Scotty will be a fully-fledged regular in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3. It seems likely that he'll be groomed as an eventual replacement for Commander Pelia (Carol Kane) prior to Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) assuming command of the USS Enterprise. The first Scottish actor to play Starfleet's most famous Scotsman, Martin Quinn joins an exclusive club as only three other actors have played the five versions of the character in Star Trek's long history.

5 Scotty In Star Trek: The Original Series, Movies & TNG

James Doohan played Scotty in three seasons of Star Trek: The Original Series from 1966 to '69. Mr Scott was responsible for keeping the USS Enterprise's engines running. Scotty was also in charge of the Enterprise when Kirk and Spock were both incapacitated or on away missions, which happened more often than some might think. Scotty loved the Enterprise and even defended the starships honor in a bar brawl with a Klingon in Star Trek: TOS' classic comedy, "The Trouble with Tribbles".

After the Enterprise was decommissioned, Scotty was promoted to Captain as part of the great transwarp experiment. Working on the USS Excelsior was never as satisfying for Scotty as his work on the Enterprise. Luckily, or unluckily for Scotty, he was assigned to the USS Enterprise-A, its numerous flaws keeping him busy until its decommissioning. Scotty also got to visit both the Enterprise-B and Enterprise-D thanks to a life-saving transporter trick that kept him in stasis until the mid 2300s.

4 Scotty In J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek

Simon Pegg played Scotty in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movies, playing a slightly more comic version of the character, complete with alien sidekick. However, Scotty also got to investigate some nefarious Section 31 activities in Star Trek Into Darkness. In Star Trek Beyond, Scotty was vital in getting the antiquated USS Franklin back up and running to save the USS Yorktown. Scotty and Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) were just as close friends in the Kelvin Timeline movies as they were in the Prime Timeline.

Interestingly, Kirk and Scotty met the Prime Timeline Spock (Leonard Nimoy), who gifted them the secrets of Prime Scotty's transwarp beaming innovation. Scotty had been marooned on the barren ice planet Delta Vega as a punishment for apparently losing Admiral Archer's prize beagle. While this doesn't quite fit with the Star Trek: Enterprise timeline, it is funny to think of Montgomery Scott meeting Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and infuriating the Starfleet legend.

3 Hologram Scotty In Star Trek: Prodigy

When Dal R'El (Brett Gray) discovered the holodeck aboard the USS Protostar in Star Trek: Prodigy, he decided to attempt the Kobayashi Maru simulation. Assembling a crew of Star Trek legends to assist him, Dal was joined by - among others - a hologram of Montgomery Scott. The hologram was based on Scotty in the Star Trek: TOS movies, and the voice was made up of pre-recorded dialog from James Doohan in previous Trek appearances. It was a fun nod to the previous generations of Starfleet legends in the youth-orientated Star Trek show.

2 Scotty (Voice) In Strange New Worlds Season 1 Finale

Scotty's Star Trek: Strange New Worlds return almost happened a year earlier in the season 1 finale. In the alternate timeline created by Pike's attempt to avoid his tragic future, Scotty was serving aboard the USS Enterprise in "A Quality of Mercy". Scotty wasn't seen on screen, but an unnamed actor voiced him in some brief dialog as Spock sought a staus update from the Chief Engineer during their battle with the Romulans. When Pike was returned to his own time, he kept his eye on Kirk's career, but didn't seem all that interested in Mr. Scott.

1 Scotty In Strange New Worlds Season 2 Finale

Pike eventually meets Lt. Montgomery Scott (Martin Quinn) in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 finale when his away team discover the survivors of the Gorn Hegemony's attack. Scotty was the only survivor of the USS Stardiver, which had been caught up in the destruction of Parnassus Beta. Forced to use his wits and engineering skills, Scotty was able to craft traps and learn all he could about the Gorn's strengths and weaknesses. He was also able to build a Gorn transponder to mask himself from their sensors, something which could be the key to the Enterprise resolving the season 2 cliffhanger.

Scotty actor Martin Quinn is the first Scottish actor to play the legendary Star Trek character in the franchise's 57-year history. Born and raised in Paisley, Quinn is only an hour's train ride away from the fictional Scotty's birthplace of Linlithgow. It's unclear if Martin Quinn's Scotty will be a regular or a recurring character in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3, but the signs are positive. As he and Commander Pelia attempt to adapt his Gorn tech for the Enterprise, he'll play a vital role in saving the day in the season 3 premiere.

All episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 are streaming now on Paramount+.