Ethan Peck's Spock in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds perfectly blends the key elements of both Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto's interpretations of the character. First appearing in Star Trek: Discovery season 2, Ethan Peck is the third actor to play Spock as an adult main character in Star Trek. Peck's portrayal of the Vulcan borrows from the performances of Nimoy and Quinto in both Star Trek: The Original Series and the J.J. Abrams Star Trek movies, while also uniquely interpreting the character as his own.
As a prequel to TOS, Strange New Worlds draws on the younger, more human Spock from Star Trek's rejected original pilot, "The Cage". Peck's performance brilliantly bridges the gap between this more human version to the emotionally repressed, logical Vulcan who serves as the USS Enterprise's Number One to Captain James T Kirk (William Shatner). As the son of a Human mother and Vulcan father, Spock's arc in SNW is all about his inner conflict between his human and Vulcan heritage, and Peck's performance brings out both sides, drawing on his predecessors Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto to do so.
