James Cawley (born June 23, 1967) is an American executive film
producer and actor, known for his assumption of the role of Captain
James T. Kirk in the fan film series Star Trek: Phase II.A big Star
Trek fan growing up, in 1997 Cawley began collecting props and
costumes from the original series and acquired the original Enterprise
blueprints when he interned on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He
spent over $100,000 constructing near-flawless recreations of sets in
an abandoned car dealership in Port Henry, New York. Funding the
project through his career as an Elvis impersonator, Cawley and fellow
Star Trek fans gathered together to begin shooting new episodes and by
2003 a pilot “Come What May†was shot as a proof of concept.Cawley
left the role of Kirk following the episode "Kitumba" to focus solely
on the production aspect of the series. However, he makes a humorous
cameo in the following episode "Mind-Sifter" as an Elvis impersonator
in an asylum who confronts Kirk (now played by Brian Gross), referred
to as having "been here forever," with the new Kirk declaring, "I hate
that guy!"Cawley’s prominent role in Star Trek: New Voyages gave him
the opportunity to play small roles in a few other Star Trek fan
episodes. He portrayed Mackenzie Calhoun in the 41st Star Trek: Hidden
Frontier episode Vigil, and had a cameo as Captain Kirk along with
‘’New Voyages’’ co-stars Jeff Quinn and John Kelley in the
premiere episode of Starship Farragut titled The Captaincy.
producer and actor, known for his assumption of the role of Captain
James T. Kirk in the fan film series Star Trek: Phase II.A big Star
Trek fan growing up, in 1997 Cawley began collecting props and
costumes from the original series and acquired the original Enterprise
blueprints when he interned on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He
spent over $100,000 constructing near-flawless recreations of sets in
an abandoned car dealership in Port Henry, New York. Funding the
project through his career as an Elvis impersonator, Cawley and fellow
Star Trek fans gathered together to begin shooting new episodes and by
2003 a pilot “Come What May†was shot as a proof of concept.Cawley
left the role of Kirk following the episode "Kitumba" to focus solely
on the production aspect of the series. However, he makes a humorous
cameo in the following episode "Mind-Sifter" as an Elvis impersonator
in an asylum who confronts Kirk (now played by Brian Gross), referred
to as having "been here forever," with the new Kirk declaring, "I hate
that guy!"Cawley’s prominent role in Star Trek: New Voyages gave him
the opportunity to play small roles in a few other Star Trek fan
episodes. He portrayed Mackenzie Calhoun in the 41st Star Trek: Hidden
Frontier episode Vigil, and had a cameo as Captain Kirk along with
‘’New Voyages’’ co-stars Jeff Quinn and John Kelley in the
premiere episode of Starship Farragut titled The Captaincy.
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