John Fleck, born May 7, 1951, is an American actor and performance artist renowned for both his television and theatrical work. Over his career, Fleck has appeared in numerous TV series, such as Babylon 5, Carnivàle, Murder One, True Blood, and all modern Star Trek franchises—The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise—making him one of only thirteen actors to achieve this distinction. His film credits include roles in Waterworld, Falling Down, and Velvet Buzzsaw, among others. Fleck is also a celebrated performance artist, noted for being one of the "NEA Four," a group of artists involved in a famous legal battle with the National Endowment for the Arts over the withdrawal of funding on the grounds of alleged obscenity. Fleck’s performance art often blurs boundaries with theater and is characterized by its provocative and experimental nature. In addition to film and TV, he regularly performs self-scripted one-man shows in prominent venues and continues to be a significant figure in both mainstream and avant-garde American entertainment.

Filmography

• 2024Dead Mail — Trent
• 2023Tina Town
• 2019Velvet Buzzsaw — Older Gallery Man
• The Orville — Ambassador K.T.Z., Krill Ambassador
• 2014Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front — Silik
• 2013Star Trek: Enterprise - Shockwave — Silik
• Anger Management — Dr. Fiedler
• Jessie — Robert R.J. Roberts
• Switched at Birth — Pratt recruiter
• The Middle — Judge Stevenson
• 2009The Perfect Sleep — Van Heflin
• 2008All God's Children Can Dance — The Man
• 2008Crazy — Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas
• 2008Grave Misconduct — Billy Speck
• 2008Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder — Martin Norman
• 2008The Japanese Sandman — William S. Burroughs
• True Blood — Dr. Overlark
• Chuck — Dr. Jonas Zarnow
• The Evidence
• Twenty Good Years — Barry
• What About Brian — Dr. Bill
• Bones — Tyler Milford
• The Closer — Eddie Hoke
• Weeds — Agent Lipschitz
• Carnivàle — Gecko
• Joan of Arcadia — Ken Thompson
• Nip/Tuck — Gene Shelly
• 2002Going Forth By Day — (segment "The Voyage")
• 2002On_Line — Al Fleming
• She Spies — Martin Bardham
• 2002The Voyage — Son
• Star Trek: Enterprise — Silik
• 2000Desperate But Not Serious — Landon Liebowitz
• 2000Primary Suspect — Timothy
• The District — Zoo Guy
• The Fearing Mind — Howard
• Family Law — Berger
• Jack & Jill — Nathan
• Thanks
• 1998Gunshy — Willis
• 1998Modern Vampires — Trick
• 1998Trafficking — William Bennett
• Ally McBeal — Attorney Spicer
• Just Shoot Me! — Dez
• 1997Just Write — Ex-CCI Agent / Bum
• 1997Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer — Louis Heinsbergen
• Boston Common — Pam
• Millennium — Connor
• 1996Raven Hawk — Ed Kaplin
• The Pretender — Ray
• Murder One — Louis Hines
• Star Trek: Voyager — Abaddon
• 1995Waterworld — Doctor
• 1994Another Midnight Run — Jerry Geisler
• Chicago Hope — Van Earl Price
• 1994Grief — Ben / Chaz
• 1994Midnight Run Around — Jerry Geisler
• 1994Midnight Run for Your Life — Jerry Geisler
• 1993Babylon 5: The Gathering — Del Varner
• Bakersfield P.D. — Clown
• 1993Falling Down — Steady Guy in Park
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Mick Barrows
• 1993River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene — Jerry
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Ornithar, Koval
• Tales of the City — Vincent
• 1992Indecency — Steve Atalano
• Mad About You — Ricky
• 1992The Comrades of Summer — Milov
• 1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw — Bank Manager
• 1991The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear — "If that's your attitude, forget it."
• Dream On — Alan
• Northern Exposure — Frog
• 1989Dinner at Eight — Plant Person
• 1989Mutant on the Bounty — Lizardo
• Seinfeld — Attendant
• 1989Sweet Bird of Youth — Mission Man
• 1988Tapeheads — Critic #1
• 1988The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick — Photographer
• 1987Secrets of the Unknown: Jack the Ripper — Sickert
• Star Trek: The Next Generation — Taibak
• 1987The Price of Life
• 1986Howard the Duck — Pimples
• L.A. Law — Homeless Man
• 1985Hard Rock Zombies — Arnold
• Hunter — Parolee
• 1984Truckin' Buddy McCoy — Al
• American Playhouse — Walter (segment 'The Price of Life')
• Cheers — Bailiff

Appearances as themselves (2)

• The Shuttlepod Show — Self
• 2019John Fleck Is Who You Want Him to Be — Self