Tarik Ergin (born June 7, 1961) is an American actor.Ergin was born in Hingham, Massachusetts of Turkish descent. He played the part of Lieutenant Junior Grade Ayala in Star Trek: Voyager, as well as "Satan's Robot" from the Captain Proton holodeck program and Lt. Coris Sprint in the Star Trek: Borg computer game.Prior to his roles on Star Trek, he played minor roles in episodes of Red Shoe Diaries and in the movie Improper Conduct in 1994. He is a professional Lacrosse player and coach with the Hollywood Lacrosse Club.Ergin now coaches the Oak Park Lacrosse Varsity team at Oak Park High School in Ventura County.
He is among Star Trek-actors the one who has made the same recurring role (Lt. Ayala) the most number of times (116 episodes of 172) in the same Star Trek series.
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Played security officer "Lieutenant Ayala" in almost every episode of "Star Trek - Voyager" but only spoke in four.