In his youth, Oscar Torre wanted to be a baseball star. He played often, invested time and energy into the sport, but lacked the skill and speed to make that dream a reality. Yet, becoming an actor was accidental for the motivated and eager film and screen star. "I fell into acting by chance," Torre said. "I had one more credit left in college, an elective. And my girlfriend at the time, I asked her to sign me up for a class. And, as a joke, she decided to sign me up for acting class, though I was quite shy."
Oscar Torre has played everything from a police officer to a bartender; and, when asked to discuss his favorite role, he confessed that whichever character he's portraying at the moment, happens to be his favorite role at the time.
Born in the year 2349 on the Federation colony Kessik, half-human and half-Klingon, B’Elanna Torres acted as the Provisional Lieutenant/Chief Engineer on the USS Voyager, acting under Capt. Kathryn Janeway. Roxann Dawson, biracial (African American/Anglo)* actress and director, portrayed the brave and brilliant Latina Torres, perfecting the role of the quietly self-loathing, perpetually rebellious and passionately loyal character. Torres is the only major character in Star Trek to have Hispanic Heritage, which speaks to the present state of Latinos in Science Fiction.
