[PAR] [TLE] Star Trek Beyond [SEP] Star Trek Beyond is a 2016 American science fiction adventure film directed by Justin Lin from a screenplay by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung and based on the series "Star Trek" created by Gene Roddenberry.  It is the thirteenth film in the "Star Trek" film franchise and the third installment in the reboot series, following "Star Trek" (2009) and "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013).  Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto reprise their respective roles as Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock, with Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho and Anton Yelchin reprising their roles from the previous films.  This was also one of Yelchin's last films before his death in June 2016.  Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella, Joe Taslim and Lydia Wilson also appear. [PAR] [TLE] Spock [SEP] Spock is a fictional character in the "Star Trek" media franchise.  Spock was first portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the , and also appears in the , a two-part episode of "", eight of the "Star Trek" feature films, and numerous Star Trek novels, comics, and video games.  In addition, numerous actors portrayed the various stages of Spock's rapid growth, due to the effects of the Genesis Planet, in the 1984 Star Trek film "".  In the 2009 film "Star Trek", Nimoy reprised his role with Zachary Quinto, who depicted a younger version of the character, existing within an alternate timeline.  Both reprised their roles in the 2013 sequel "Star Trek Into Darkness" and Quinto reprised his role again in 2016's "Star Trek Beyond".
[PAR] [TLE] Star Trek Beyond [ SEP ] Star Trek Beyond is a 2016 American science fiction adventure film directed by Justin Lin from a screenplay by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung and based on the series " Star Trek " created by Gene Roddenberry . It is the thirteenth film in the " Star Trek " film franchise and the third installment in the reboot series , following " Star Trek " ( 2009 ) and " Star Trek Into Darkness " ( 2013 ) . Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto reprise their respective roles as Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock , with Pegg , Karl Urban , Zoe Saldana , John Cho and Anton Yelchin reprising their roles from the previous films . This was also one of Yelchin 's last films before his death in June 2016 . Idris Elba , Sofia Boutella , Joe Taslim and Lydia Wilson also appear . [PAR] [TLE] Spock [ SEP ] Spock is a fictional character in the " Star Trek " media franchise . Spock was first portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the , and also appears in the , a two - part episode of " " , eight of the " Star Trek " feature films , and numerous Star Trek novels , comics , and video games . In addition , numerous actors portrayed the various stages of Spock 's rapid growth , due to the effects of the Genesis Planet , in the 1984 Star Trek film " " . In the 2009 film " Star Trek " , Nimoy reprised his role with Zachary Quinto , who depicted a younger version of the character , existing within an alternate timeline . Both reprised their roles in the 2013 sequel " Star Trek Into Darkness " and Quinto reprised his role again in 2016 's " Star Trek Beyond " .
Who first portrayed the Commander shown in Star Trek Beyond in the original Star Trek media franchise?
Who first portrayed the Commander shown in Star Trek Beyond in the original Star Trek media franchise ?
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy