Real world article
(written from a production point of view)
Karl Laird is an actor who appeared as a holographic bar patron in seven episodes of the first three seasons of Star Trek: Voyager. As a background actor he received no credit for his appearances but was identified by the call sheets.
Identified as "Artist" and "Patron" on the call sheets, he filmed his scenes for "The Cloud" on Tuesday 6 December 1994, "Jetrel" and "Learning Curve" on Wednesday 22 March 1995, "Meld" on Friday 17 November 1995, "Lifesigns" on Wednesday 3 January 1996, "Tuvix" on Tuesday 6 February 1996, and "The Swarm" on Thursday 1 August 1996 on Paramount Stage 16.