Before the casting process, no actors had been considered for the roles of the Son'a leader, the Ba'ku woman, and the Starfleet admiral.Reeves-Stevens (1998): p. 283 The Son'a leader, Ahdar Ru'afo, was portrayed by F. Murray Abraham, who won an Academy Award for his performance in Amadeus.Nemecek (2003): p. 337 Abraham was given the role without an audition. Abraham said of the franchise, "I was around when the series was first introduced to television and it was a hoot". He praised his make-up and prosthetics, saying "The idea that you can be somebody else behind the mask is an extraordinary feeling — it's very primitive and mysterious. A gap opens somewhere in the brain and it encourages wildness. It had me chewing at the scenery". He was particularly pleased to be working with Patrick Stewart.
before the casting process no actors had been considered for the roles of the son'a leader the ba'ku woman and the starfleet admiralreeves-stevens (1998) p 283 the son'a leader ahdar ru'afo was portrayed by f murray abraham who won an academy award for his performance in amadeusnemecek (2003) p 337 abraham was given the role without an audition abraham said of the franchise "i was around when the series was first introduced to television and it was a hoot" he praised his make-up and prosthetics saying "the idea that you can be somebody else behind the mask is an extraordinary feeling — it's very primitive and mysterious a gap opens somewhere in the brain and it encourages wildness it had me chewing at the scenery" he was particularly pleased to be working with patrick stewart