Bruce Horak is the first legally blind actor with a lead role in Star Trek. He plays Chief Engineer Hemmer of the USS Enterprise in the new series, Star Trek - Strange New Worlds, a prequel to the original series of Star Trek available on Paramount+ in the UK

This interview was originally broadcast in three parts, 

In part 1 Bruce tells Robert Kirkwood about losing his vision at a very young age to cancer, how his family fought to save his remaining sight, and attending mainstream school in Canada. 

In part 2 , Bruce tells Robert Kirkwood about the play that inspired him to write and perform, how he rejected and then embraced a white cane and how he became an in demand portrait painter 

And in the final part , Bruce tells Robert Kirkwood about his role in Star Trek, the make up process, his digitally enhanced eyes, and how it felt to step onto the bridge of the Enterprise for the first time. 

Also as a bonus, for Read On, Bruce told Robert about the Books of His Life.