Walter White's best Breaking Bad enforcer once faced off against Commander Sisko in a very early episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Years before Breaking Bad became a TV sensation, the actor behind one of its best-loved characters faced off against Commander Benjamin Sisko in a forgotten episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Having existed in one form or another since 1966, Star Trek has paid host to a wealth of acting talent over the decades, many of whom have taken a role purely because they love the franchise.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was no exception, and its recurring guest stars included Oscar winning actress Louise Fletcher as Kai Winn, and The Princess Bride's Wallace Shawn as Grand Nagus Zek. They weren't the only actors with impressive resumes cast in Star Trek: DS9 season 1, and the quality of guest stars would continue throughout its seven seasons.
This was far from being a "before they were famous" gig for Banks, who had been a professional actor since the 1970s. When his Star Trek: Deep Space Nine aired in 1993, Banks was best known as Frank McPike in 74 episodes of the crime procedural Wiseguy between 1987 and 1990.
Jonathan Banks Isn't The Only Link Between Breaking Bad And Star Trek There's a surprisingly large number of connections between Star Trek and Breaking Bad that go beyond Jonathan Banks' guest role as Shel-la. In terms of actors, John de Lancie had a memorable role in Breaking Bad seasons 2 and 3 as the tragic Donald Margolis, a family man whose daughter Jane lost her life due to the scheming of Walter White.
Given the links between Star Trek and The X-Files, it's probably no coincidence that Breaking Bad creator and X-Files veteran Vince Gilligan cast so many Trek actors in the show. This connection continued into Better Call Saul with roles for Star Trek: Voyager guest stars Ed Begley Jr. and Michael McKean.
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