I always try to make my characters people, and yet I always want to entertain.

Combs has played nine different onscreen roles in the Star Trek universe. He attended Santa Maria's Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts and later developed his acting skills in the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of Washington. Kevin Burkhoff; by 2006 this became a recurring role.

Jeffrey Alan Combs (born September 9 1954) is an American actor known for his horror film roles and his appearances playing a number of characters in the Star Trek franchise and the DC Animated Universe franchise.