John David "JD" Cullum is an American actor who plays the Calivon zoo administrator in the episode Command Performance.
Background[]
JD was born in 1966 to John Cullum, a notable Broadway actor, and Emily Frankel, a dancer and novelist. He began his television acting career in the 1983 show CBS Afternoon Playhouse as a jock.
In 1991, Cullum portrayed Toral in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
He lives in Los Angeles, California.
The Orville[]
Cullum's appearance on The Orville was unannounced prior to the episode premiere and, for that reason, his guest role is considered somewhat of a surprise cameo by a popular Star Trek alum.