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Jeffrey Combs (born September 9, 1954) is an American actor highly regarded for his numerous roles in the Star Trek franchise, especially in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9). He played multiple characters in DS9, including the Vorta clone Weyoun, which was his most significant and favorite role, and the Ferengi character Brunt. Combs uniquely appeared as both characters in the same episode, "The Dogs of War," becoming one of the few actors to play two different characters in one DS9 episode. Beyond DS9, he also appeared in Star Trek: Enterprise as the Andorian commander Shran, in Star Trek: Voyager, and in Star Trek: Lower Decks with voice roles. He also made television appearances in series like The 4400 and Babylon 5. He gained cult status for his role as Herbert West in the horror film Re-Animator (1985) and its two sequels. He has appeared in numerous adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft’s works, including From Beyond (1986) and Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993). His other film credits include House on Haunted Hill (1999), The Frighteners (1996), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), and FeardotCom (2002). In addition to on-screen roles, Combs has lent his voice to characters in animated series such as Justice League Unlimited and Transformers: Prime.
Transformers Begins is a 2024 American science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp, produced by Zack Snyder, Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay, and Steven Spielberg, and written by Blomkamp and Spielberg based on the Hasbro toy line of the same name. It is the first installment in the Cybertron Quadrilogy. The film stars the voices of Peter Cullen, Jeffrey Combs, Stacy Keach, Sasha Calle, Josh Brolin, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Sam Elliott, Christopher Judge as Ultra Magnus, and Jason Momoa as The Fallen. In the film, the planet Cybertron is scorched by a civil war between the heroic Autobots, led by Ultra Magnus, and the evil Decepticons, led by Starscream. Autobot librarian Orion Pax must prove himself worthy of wielding the legendary Matrix of Leadership and becoming the fourteenth and last prime. Transformers Begins opened in theaters on March 27th, 2024; it was met with highly positive reviews, with critics and audiences praising its visual effects, story, direction, screenplay, perfomances (particularly Cullen, Calle, Brolin, and Judge), Hans Zimmer's musical score, action sequences and emotional depth. It was also a box-office success, grossing $891 million worldwide against print and advertisement costs of $100 million. A sequel entitled Transformers: Devastator was released one year later.
