Aside from working as a background actor on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for 120 episodes of the television series, playing a Bajoran Ops officer and “occasional civilian,” Robin Morselli also worked as a stand-in on the series.
In late 2022, Robin, a California actor, went on Trek Untold, a podcast about Star Trek.
In Episode #64, Robin disclosed some of her experiences on the set (“some I’ll tell you, some I won’t”), giving Star Trek fans more insight into the making of the iconic series.
Robin also talked extensively about her background leading up to her work on the series. The podcast episode is over an hour and a half long. Around 24 minutes in, she gets a bit more into stand-in work.
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Ben Hauck (Editor, Stand-In Central) has stood in on a number of productions shot in the NYC area. In addition to day-playing as a stand-in, he has stood in regularly on major projects for John Oliver (Last Week Tonight), Seth Meyers (numerous promos), Jason Bateman (The Longest Week, Disconnect, and The Switch), Jason Sudeikis (Sleeping with Other People), Seth Rogen (The Night Before), Josh Dallas (Manifest), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Daniel Isn't Real), and Peter Facinelli (Nurse Jackie and American Odyssey). For his contributions to the Emmy Award-winning series Last Week Tonight, Ben has been thrice honored by the Television Academy (2016, 2017, and 2018). Ben is an actor and improviser, author of the 2012 book Long-Form Improv (Allworth Press), and host of The Acting Income Podcast. In addition to standing in, Ben works frequently as a http://benhauckvoice.com. http://benhauck.com
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