Whoa, Lemmy is going places! I never expect to a Reddit-style AMA to appear here. I don’t have any questions for you, Mr. Karim but I do wish you the best!
Wildly unexpected. Thank you for doing this! 💜
I’m a huge Star Trek as well as lover of Birds. imagine my surprise to see a Klingon carrying binos and then saying, “I watch birds.” My family started laughing because I wear a t-shirt often that simply says, “I like birds” and they were really really hoping that you would say that. Haha. Close enough!
I have a very serious two part question:
- What is Jay-Den’s favorite bird? And…
- What is Karim’s favorite bird?
🐦 🖖🏽
What was the audition process like? Did you have any clue what you were auditioning for, or was it buried under 47 layers of secrecy?
When you were a 1 year-old, Katee Sackhoff was a 21 year old actress just starting out as Starbuck on the Battlestar Galactica remake. I see a lot of parallels with the cast of BSG in the early 2000s and the Star Trek: Academy “kids” in 2026.
On her YouTube channel she just recently started watching that BSG series for the first time. It’s really interesting to see how she talks about her life in her 20s, looking back as an actress now in her 40s. She doesn’t seem to have big regrets, but you definitely get the impression she’d like to send some messages back to the younger Katee. Have you and the rest of the cast found mentors found mentors who can help you with your careers and performances?
Star Trek is unique in that there have been almost continuous shows and movies on since the 1980s. So, there are dozens of actors at various stages in their careers who might be able to offer perspectives. For you, I wonder if Michael Dorn would be someone you’d reach out to. Not only is he obviously a fellow klingon, but he also started out as a musician before going into acting. There’s also Wil Wheaton, who seems like he was really grateful to have been “adopted” by the TNG cast, and is the kind of guy who would pay that kindness forward.
Hi, Karim!
I cannot believe nobody else is asking this question, so here it goes:
What is your favorite dinosaur? 🦕
Love your work on the show! Is the voice hard to do? It seems like it would be hard to do all day.
Oh my gosh! Welcome to the Fediverse!
We’re kind of obsessed with Star Trek here.
Um…I don’t have a question. It’s just so cool to see you here. And since Academy is relatively new, I should add welcome to the Trek fandom!
I hope our appreciation for your art shines through!
Hi Karim, big fan of your work in Academy! Jay-Den’s backstory is already an all time great Trek episode.
My hard hitting question is personal: Coffee or tea? More generally, favorite drink?
I love you in academy!! 😍 My question is how horny are your dms and if they have gotten hornier or less horny since you put on the forehead?
would you rather fight 100 tribble-sized sehlats or one sehlat-sized tribble?
Hi and so happy to have you!
I love that you’re playing - I don’t know if I’m interpreting it right, but among all aspects of Jay-Den, I think, at least - a non-neurotypical Klingon. I’d love to hear your perspective on how you go about playing him not just as neurodiverse, but specifically as a neurodiverse Klingon!
First, I admire you for the heart, depth, and character you bring to this role. My question relates to Klingon culture and in-universe development. Star Trek has a rich history of having “flagship characters” for the important cultures (You, Worf, and B’ellana for the Klingons, Spock for the Vulcans, Deanna and Lwaxana Troi for Betazed, etc.)
What has been the hardest part about redefining Klingon culture post burn? and what defining in-universe moment changed the Klingons the most in the last ~1000 years?
Qapla’! (Also thank you! but Klingon doesn’t have a word for that…)
Hi Karim, no question I just wanted to say that your performance in episode 4 honestly made it some of the best Star Trek I’ve ever seen.
First of all I agree, but also on that note- we have actually been in touch with the writer for that episode (Eric Anthony Glover) about a possible AMA in the future as well. But first we want to see how this one goes!
Hi Karim! It’s so cool that you’re doing an AMA on the Fediverse!
Anyway, Jay-den is one of my favorite characters of the post-2017 era of Trek. Jay-den is clearly not like most Klingons, but he still feels like a true Klingon. How did you prepare for the role in taking such a unique character who doesn’t fit the “stereotype” (for lack of a better word) of a Klingon while still making him feel like a “real” Klingon to the audience?
What’s the Klingon food like on-set, for scenes where you have to actually eat it? Do they try and make it taste good, or is it as gross as it looks?
