Andrew Barrett
From Hidden Frontier
| Andrew Barrett | |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Terran |
| Born: | -- |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Eye Color: | -- |
| Height: | -- |
| Marital Status: | Relationship: S'Tal |
| Affiliation: | Starfleet, Federation |
| Assignment: | Acting Executive Officer, USS Excelsior |
| Rank: |  Commander |
| Service Number: | -- |
| Security Clearance: | -- |
Commander Andrew Barrett (Tyler Bosserman) is a human who now serves as the first officer aboard the USS Excelsior. Previous, he held the post of Chief of Operations, a post he had held since his assignment to the Excelsior in 2377.
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Personal History
Barrett was raised on an Earth colony, where his father served as a colony security officer who never so much as fired a weapon in all his years of service. His father's commitment inspired young Andrew to attend Starfleet Academy. ("Imminent Danger")
Barrett has developed romantic feelings for S'Tal ("Addictions"), who initially rebuffed his advances, later admitting that he is a friend, then finally beginning a relationship with him. ("Homeport")
Starfleet Career
Starfleet Academy
Barrett attended the Academy alongside his best friends, Ro Nevin and Brad Rawlins. While there, he garnered a reputation as something of a ladies' man and heartbreaker. In one instance, a former girlfriend conspired with her cousin to pick him up at a bar in San Francisco and lead him to a secluded area where she made off with his clothes. He was forced to return to the Academy campus and seek Ro's help to get back into the dorm without being seen by any members of Red Squad, who presumably would have teased him about the incident. ("Darkest Night")
USS Excelsior
Barrett was posted to the Excelsior in 2377, an Ensign, fresh out of Starfleet Academy. The casualties of the Dominion War led to bright but young officers like him assuming what would normally be senior staff positions aboard a starship.
His tenure aboard Excelsior has challenged him because of his encounters with war and death for the first time. In his first assignment commanding an Away Team, he lost an Away Team member, and was forced to kill an attacking Tholian. His resulting feelings of guilt led him to question his continued effectiveness as a Starfleet officer. His friends Ro and S'Tal helped him successfully confront those feelings. ("Imminent Danger")
He was promoted to Lieutenant, junior grade in 2382.
While on an undercover mission to retrieve a hidden tetrahedron key on the Orion Syndicate's homeworld, Barrett succumbed to an attack by rogue telepath Surgant. He was feared captured or dead, listed officially as Missing in Action. ("Vigil")
Barrett returned, but was under mental control ("Things Fall Apart") facilitating the kidnap of Lt Ro Nevin before falling into a brief coma ("The Center Cannot Hold"). He revived and was free of the mental control once the controlling implants were removed, and returned to duty as the Excelsior faced off against the Starfleet/Grey hybrid.
By the time of Ro Nevin's marriage to Corey Aster, Barrett has been promoted to Lieutenant Commander, and transferred to Command division, filling the role of Chief Flight Control Officer.
Production Notes
- Actor Tyler Bosserman was a regular for Season 1, and then became a recurring character for Season 2. He joined the full cast again though, from Season 3 until the end of Season 5. After this he again became less available, and the character exited the show, though in an ambigous fashion for possible return later on.
- Arthur Bosserman, who formerly portrayed Ro Nevin, is Tyler Bosserman's brother.
First Appearance
- Enemy Unknown, Part 2, as principal cast member
Additional Appearances
- Homeport, as guest star
- Vigil, as guest star
- Things Fall Apart, as guest star
- The Center Cannot Hold, as guest star
- Its Hour Come Around At Last, as guest star
- Orphans of War, as guest star
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