David Ajala has joined the cast of “Star Trek: Discovery” for the show’s third season. The casting was announced during the show’s segment of the “Star Trek Universe” Hall H panel at Comic-Con 2019.
Ajala will play a new character named Cleveland Booker, also known as “Book.” He was joined on stage at Comic-Con by “Discovery” star Sonequa Martin-Green and executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise and Heather Kadin.
“Book is gonna be a chatracter that’s gonna break the rules just a little bit. It’s always fun to break the rules, and we’re gonna do that right from the start this season,” Ajala said about the character.
Ajala appeared in “Jupiter Ascending,” “Fast & Furious 6” and “The Dark Knight,” and most recently he starred in episodes of “Supergirl” as Manchester Black.
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