Overview
{{Infobox character
| name = Brad Boimler
| series = Star Trek: Lower Decks
| franchise = Star Trek
| image = Bradward Boimler.png
| caption = Brad Boimler in Star Trek: Lower Decks| first = "Second Contact" (2020)Star Trek: Lower Decks| full_name = Bradward BoimlerWilliam Boimler
| nickname = Brad
| creator = Mike McMahan
| lbl1 = Voiced by
| data1 = Jack Quaid
| lbl2 = Portrayed by
| data2 = Jack Quaid
| species = Human
| occupation = Starfleet officerSection 31 officer
| gender = Male
| origin = Earth (Modesto, CA)
| title = Lieutenant junior grade
}}
Bradward "Brad" Boimler is a fictional character from the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Lower Decks. He is known for being ambitious while diligently following the rules of the service, and pleading excessively for his best friend, Ensign Beckett Mariner, an openly insubordinate ensign who regularly skirts the consequences, to do the same. Although in the far future, Boimler is remembered for the Boimler Effect, a ship-wide mandate aboard the USS Cerritos encouraging breaking the rules, a distinction Boimler would not approve of. However, as the series progresses, Boimler eventually distinguishes himself as a courageous and resourceful officer of considerable command potential.
Boimler is voiced by Jack Quaid, who also reprises the role in a live-action crossover in "Those Old Scientists", an episode of the 2023 second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Characterization
Boimler has been described as the kind of person who does "everything by the book" and "a total stickler." About the character, Quaid noted that Boimler would "nail the written portion of the driving test with flying colors but once it actually got to him being in the car, it would be a complete and total disaster." Quaid additionally called Boimler the direct opposite of friend Beckett Mariner. According to Variety, "while great at sci-fi stuff, he’s completely bound to the rules. He doesn’t know how to follow his gut, and if he wants to be a captain some day he’s going to have to learn how to improvise." Quaid also originally auditioned for the role of Sam Rutherford, but was cast as Boimler. Brad Boimler has also been likened to Quaid's character on the Amazon Prime Video original series The Boys, Hughie.
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