Spock, commonly
Mr. Spock (sometimes popularly referred to as:
Spock, son of Sarek), is a fictional character in the
Star Trek media franchise. Spock was first portrayed by
Leonard Nimoy in the
original Star Trek series, and also appears in the
animated Star Trek series, a two-part episode of
Star Trek: The Next Generation, eight of the
Star Trek feature films, and numerous Star Trek novels, comics, and video games. In addition, numerous actors portrayed the various stages of Spock's rapid growth, due to the effects of the Genesis Planet, in the 1984 Star Trek film
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. In the 2009 film
Star Trek, Nimoy reprised his role with
Zachary Quinto, who depicted a younger version of the character, existing within an alternate timeline. Both reprised their roles in the 2013 sequel
Star Trek Into Darkness and Quinto will reprise his role again in 2016
Star Trek Beyond.