Professor James Moriarty

Universe :	Prime Timeline
Name :	Professor James Moriarty [1]
Species :	Unreal / Holographic

A holographic character who was created as part of one of Data's Sherlock Holmes programs, Moriarty achieved sentience thanks to a mistaken instruction to the computer by Geordi La Forge. [2] He stayed in storage for some time whilst the crew researched methods of bringing him fully to life; in 2369 he siezed take control of the Enterprise in order to force the crew to take the project more seriously. Captain Picard was able to trick Moriarty into believing that he had been freed when he was actually still within a simulation of being free. [3]

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Unreal character in The Next Generation

Played by

Series	Season	Actor	Film / Episode Title
TNG	2	Daniel Davis	Elementary, Dear Data
TNG	6	Daniel Davis	Ship in a Bottle
STP	3	Daniel Davis	The Bounty

References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1			Various Next Generation episodes
2	TNG	2	Elementary, Dear Data
3	TNG	6	Ship in a Bottle

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Last updated : 23 Aug 2021

Series :	TNG Season
Episode :	Various Next Generation episodes

Series :	TNG Season 2
Episode :	Elementary, Dear Data

Series :	TNG Season 6
Episode :	Ship in a Bottle