Jack Quaid is moving on fromStar Trek: Lower Decksand Lieutenant Brad Boimler, butJack stars in two of the most exciting new movies to kick off 2025,CompanionandNovocaine.For five seasons, Quaid played the animated Brad Boimler onStar Trek: Lower Decks, as well asBoimler’s transporter clone, Captain William Boimler. Jack also brought Ensign Brad Boimler to live-action, alongside Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner, inStar Trek: Strange New Worlds' acclaimed season 2 crossover withStar Trek: Lower Decks.
Making his motion picture acting debut as the villainous Marvel inThe Hunger Games, Jack Quaid’s star has steadily risen since 2019, when Jack hit Prime Video as one of theseries leads inThe Boys. Following up voicing Boimler onStar Trek: Lower Decks, Quaid returned to movie screens as Richie Kirsch,one of the Ghostface killers inScream(2022).Jack Quaid’s talent and versatility have garnered him two major feature film leading roles, and they broaden Jack’s range beyond the excitable and heroic Boimler inStar Trek: Lower Decksand the noble Man of Steel that Quaid voices inMy Adventures With Superman.
Jack Quaid Stars In The Twisted Thriller Companion
Companion Also Stars Yellowjackets & Heretic’s Sophie Thatcher
Jack Quaid stars inCompanion, which premieres in theaters on January 31.Companionis a romantic psychological thriller billed as"from the unhinged creators of Barbarian.“Companionis written and directed by Drew Hancock, and produced by Zack Cregger, who directed Barbarian, 2022’s surprising and ingenious horror tour de force. Along with Quaid,Companionstars Sophie Thatcher, Lukas Gage, Harvey Guillen, Rupert Friend, and Megan Suri.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Finale & Series Ending Explained
Star Trek: Lower Decks' finale brings big changes to the USS Cerritos and the Star Trek multiverse. Here’s what it all means for the Cerritos' crew.
Companion’s story is a well-guarded secret, but the teaser trailer hints at an insane love story between Jack Quaid’s Josh and Sophie Thatcher’s Iris. Thatcher was a scene-stealer inYellowjacketsand wowed in one of 2024’s best horror films,Heretic, opposite Hugh Grant and Chloe East. While Jack Quaid certainly has the charm to be a romantic lead,Companionis poised to be an unnerving and shocking spin on the standard rom-com.Companionintriguingly seems to tap into Jack Quaid’s dark side, allowing him to break bad for the first time since he carved up victims in Woodsboro asScream’s Ghostface killer.
Jack Quaid Becomes An Action Hero In Novocaine
Novocaine Also Stars Prey’s Amber Midthunder
Jack Quaid takes on his first bonafide action movie hero role inNovocaine,which premieres in theaters on March 14. Written by Lars Jacobson, and directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, Novocaine also stars Amber Midthunder, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, and Ray Nicholson. Quaid plays Nathan Craine, a bank executive who has a rare disorder: the inability to feel pain.It’s a premise that promises laughs and gore galore from Jack Quaid.
Novocaine looks to cement Jack Quaid as an offbeat but genuine action hero.
When Nathan’s girlfriend, played by Amber Midthunder, is taken hostage by bank robbers, he goes on a crusade to rescue her, with Craine’s resilience to pain put to the test in grotesquely hilarious ways.Novocaineseems to pluck Quaid from his ribald environs ofThe Boys, and puts him front and center as an erasatz"superhero"dubbed"Novocaine.“Midthunder also dazzled as the lead in 2022’sPredatorprequel,Prey, andNovocainelooks to cement Jack Quaid as an offbeat but genuine action hero.
Will Jack Quaid Return To Star Trek As Boimler?
Fans Hope Star Trek: Lower Decks Will Return
Even as the USS Cerritos warped away to new adventures at the end ofStar Trek: Lower Decks' finale,it was clear that Jack Quaid isn’t done as Boimler, nor are fans done with wanting to see more of the Lower Deckers. Lieutenants Boimler and Mariner endedStar Trek: Lower Deckswith the unwelcome promotion to co-First Officers by new USS Cerritos Captain Jack Ransom (Jerry O’Connell). Meanwhile, Brad’s doppelganger, Captain William Boimler, is spearheading the exploration of the multiverse with his crew ofalternate-realityStar Treklegacy characters.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 6 - Will It Happen & Everything We Know
Star Trek: Lower Decks has concluded its fifth and final season on Paramount+. Here’s what we know about a possible season 6.
Star Trek: Lower Deckshas concluded its run on Paramount+, but hope springs eternal that Mike McMahan’s animated series could be revived on a new streaming service. McMahan also dreams of stagingStar Trek: Lower Decks in live-action. Meanwhile, Tawny Newsome’s in-development live-actionStar Trekcomedy is designed to allow potential appearances by herLower Deckscast mates, andJack Quaid’s comeback as Boimler has to be at the top of Tawny’s wish list.
Jack Quaid also joined the cast ofHeads of State, the upcoming action comedy film starring Idris Elba and John Cena.
However, barring a surprise in the in-productionStar Trek: Starfleet AcademyorStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 4,any future animated or live-action return by Jack Quaid as Boimler is likely years away. Quaid will be front and center inThe Boys' fifth and final season on Prime Video andMy Adventures With Supermanon Max, butCompanionandNovocainethrillingly promise to be the ultimate cinematic Jack Quaid double-shot to usher in 2025.
