Who would you like to see cast as 'Number One' in Discovery?

Any suggestions, no matter how wild or unlikely...

I'd like to see Tatiana Maslany in the role. She's a proven, critically acclaimed actress, she's around the age you'd expect a Lt. Commander to be (30/31), and she could potentially bring her existing fan base from Orphan Black with her.

 

Plus she could play the rest of the crew as well!

 

And Orphan black is coming to an end, doesn't it? I think there could be a lot worse choices than her.

I'd throw Freema Agyeman into the pot. Beautiful, intelligent and a real SF pro. Plus, I'd say her role in Sense8 is small enough to allow for a second show.

And second: Archie Panjabi. Ok, she might be a bit older, but who cares, she's cool.

 

Shatner.

 

A former female Power Ranger.

 

I'm hoping for Nicole Beharie tbh

 

In my book, she's a little run-of-the-mill, nothing special. I think, there are quite a few other 'diverse' actresses who would be a lot more interesting...

 

Needless to say, I vote for Nicole Beharie.

 

Sarah Shahi

 

Better add Amy Acker to the crew as well.

 

I wonder if Fuller is thinking about banking Gillian Anderson as his series lead.

I personally was thinking about Joan Allen (best known as Pamela Landy from the Bourne movies) would make a good female lead in a Starfleet uniform (but she is too old now with 60 years):
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000260

Also Fionnula Flanagan, when she was younger, would have the gravitas for a female Starfleet lead. She played Data's mother:
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Fionnula_Flanagan

 

Based on the impression I got from what we know about the character, she's going to be in the ballpark of late 20's to early 30's which would rule out Gillian Anderson unfortunately. Karen Gillan on the other hand is 28 so that could work out.

 

Oh, how I would love to see Amy Acker as a regular on a Star Trek show.

 

It's a shame that Deborah Ann Woll is probably too busy.

Same thing goes for Rosario Dawson.

 

Yes.

 

Chyler Leigh from Supergirl reminds me strongly of Nana Visitor. I think she could pull off a good starfleet officer (or a rebooted Kira, for that matter).

 

I think a First Officer in her 20s is far too young. I'd prefer someone in their mid-late 30s.

 

Both Picard and Kirk were captains in their early-30's, so I'm not sure a first officer in their late-20's is out of line.