Jonathan Archer

Jonathan Archer is the main character of the Star Trek television series Star Trek: Enterprise. Archer is the commanding officer of Enterprise (NX-01), Earth's first warp 5 starship which would go on to make Earth and humanity a major player in interstellar politics.

He is played by Scott Bakula, who also played Dr. Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap.

History
Jonathan Archer was born 2112 in Upstate New York, the son of Henry and Sally Archer. His father was a renowned scientist who worked on developing the first warp engine that would allow humanity to travel faster than they had ever been able to. Sadly, Henry Archer died before the first warp 5 vessel, Enterprise (NX-01), took flight.