# Peter Lauritson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Lauritson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Lauritson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Lauritson > Source revision: 1344204936 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American actor Peter Lauritson Occupations Producer and director Known for Star Trek **Peter Lauritson** is a long-time film producer and director and television producer and director who first became involved with the *[Star Trek](/source/Star_Trek)* franchise with *[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan](/source/Star_Trek_II%3A_The_Wrath_of_Khan)*. He went on to become a producer for *[Star Trek: The Next Generation](/source/Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation)*, and supervising producer for *[Deep Space Nine](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Deep_Space_Nine)*, *[Voyager](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Voyager)* and *[Enterprise](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Enterprise)*. He directed three episodes of those series, including the [Hugo Award](/source/Hugo_Award)-winning "[The Inner Light](/source/The_Inner_Light_(Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation))", as well as being second unit director for two *Star Trek* films. ## Biography Lauritson was the head of the post-production department for television at Paramount Pictures in 1981 when *[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan](/source/Star_Trek_II%3A_The_Wrath_of_Khan)* was being produced by the television departments there. In 1986, he became involved in the development of *[Star Trek: The Next Generation](/source/Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation)* where he became an associate producer. By the end of the seventh series, he had been promoted to a producer.[1] Whilst working on *The Next Generation*, he made his directorial debut with the episode "[The Inner Light](/source/The_Inner_Light_(Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation))" and went on to also direct the first episode of the two-part "[Gambit](/source/Gambit_(Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation))".[1] "The Inner Light" is regarded as one of the most acclaimed episodes of the series, and Lauritson accepted a [Hugo Award](/source/Hugo_Award) for [Best Dramatic Presentation](/source/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation) in 1993,[2][3] which was the first of two Hugo Awards to be won by the series.[2] The episode was named the third best of the series by *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)* in 2007.[4] Lauritson's face appears briefly as an image of Raymond Thomas on [Counsellor Troi](/source/Deanna_Troi)'s computer screen as Troi helps Claire Raymond search for living descendants in the *[Star Trek: The Next Generation](/source/Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation)* episode ["The Neutral Zone"](/source/The_Neutral_Zone_(Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation)).[5] Lauritson was one of the ten producers who were named in the [Emmy Award](/source/Emmy_Award) nomination of *The Next Generation* for [Outstanding Drama Series](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Drama_Series) in 1994.[6] He became a supervising producer on *[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Deep_Space_Nine)*, *[Star Trek: Voyager](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Voyager)* and *[Star Trek: Enterprise](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Enterprise)*. His third and final *Star Trek* directorial position was on the *Voyager* episode "[Lineage](/source/Lineage_(Star_Trek%3A_Voyager))". He was also co-producer on all *The Next Generation* films from *[Star Trek Generations](/source/Star_Trek_Generations)* through to *[Star Trek: Nemesis](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Nemesis)*. He was the director of the second unit on both *[Star Trek: First Contact](/source/Star_Trek%3A_First_Contact)* and *[Star Trek: Insurrection](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Insurrection)*.[1] ## Additional filmography - *[Bigfoot and Wildboy](/source/Bigfoot_and_Wildboy)* (associate producer) - *[The Mentalist](/source/The_Mentalist)* (associate producer) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-startrekbio_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-startrekbio_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-startrekbio_1-2) ["Lauritson, Peter"](http://www.startrek.com/database_article/lauritson-peter). Star Trek.com. Retrieved April 17, 2013. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tor_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tor_2-1) DeCandido, Keith (September 5, 2012). ["Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: "The Inner Light""](http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/09/star-trek-the-next-generation-qthe-inner-lightq). Tor.com. Retrieved April 17, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["1995 Hugo Awards"](http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1995-hugo-awards/). The Hugo Awards. July 26, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Vary, Adam B. (September 20, 2007). ["'Star Trek: The Next Generation': The Top 10 Episodes"](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20661787_20057754_8,00.html). *Entertainment Weekly*. Retrieved April 17, 2013.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Okuda, M., & Okuda, D., (eds) (1994) *The Star Trek Encyclopedia*, (Pocket Books), p271 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Outstanding Drama Series - 1994"](http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1994/outstanding-drama-series). [Academy of Television Arts & Sciences](/source/Academy_of_Television_Arts_%26_Sciences). ## External links - [Peter Lauritson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0491496/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Peter Lauritson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Lauritson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Lauritson?action=history)). 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