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Tuvok, a Vulcan played by Tim Russ, is a character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager...

Tuvok, a Vulcan played by Tim Russ, is a character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager where he serves as the ship's chief of security as well as being its chief tactical officer. Tuvok was born in the mid-23rd century on Vulcanis, a lunar colony belonging to the Vulcan people. As a teenager Tuvok fell in love with Jara, the daughter of a Terrelian diplomat. Jara did not return his affections. He was expelled from school. His parents sent him to study then with a Vulcan master to learn to control his emotions. Tuvok attended Starfleet Academy in San Francisco. Upon graduation, he was commissioned an Ensign at age 29, serving as Junior Science Officer on the USS Excelsior, under Captain Hikaru Sulu (seen in the episode "Flashback"). During his early service with Starfleet, Tuvok became increasingly uncomfortable associating with non-Vulcans, and he resigned his Starfleet commission in 2298 to pursue his people's kohlinar regimen of true non-emotion. He went into pon farr six years later, leading to his marriage to T'Pel, and began a family. Eighty years later, after much self-examination, Tuvok rejoined Starfleet as a training instructor at Starfleet Academy. His return to