Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.

Along with the rest of his castmates he was also nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2005 and 2006. In February 2013 Cromwell was arrested for interrupting a University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting while showing a graphic photo of a cat to protest alleged mistreatment of animals on campus. He has also appeared in other Star Trek roles on the television series The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine though not as Cochrane (his appearances on these shows predated his role in First Contact); he guest-starred in episodes including "The Hunted" "Birthright" (Part I and II) and "Starship Down".

Confidential (1997) The Green Mile (1999) Space Cowboys (2000) The Sum of All Fears (2002) W. A.