Where is Chief Kyle?
I’m aware it could just be an actor-is-unavailable thing, but anyone know what happened?
Curious to see how his character could have been developed, particularly after the whole “Not Chief Kyle, he’s so mean!” comment from season one as well as the impact of the crewman sacrificing himself to save Kyle’s life.
Here is the answer from the actor himself. Andre Dae Kim was busy filming Vampire Academy in Spain and could not return due to scheduling conflicts.
busy filming Vampire Academy
Reminds me of Denise Crosby leaving TNG to go star in such blockbusters as Relative Fear and Mutant Species
No doubt we’ll see Kyle return in future seasons as an evil Romulan transporter chief
Here’s hoping he’ll have his version of Pet Sematary! :-)
According to this article the actor left SNW and his character will be replaced by another transporter chief (scroll down to the end).
Thanks for the article. I didn’t know the character Kyle existed in TOS too. I wonder why the actor left SNW though – his character could have developed more in the future.
EDIT: from another comment, it seems there was a scheduling conflict with him filming Vampire Academy. Maybe he can return in the future?
Ah, thanks! I had indeed noticed the new transporter chief this season, wasn’t sure if Kyle was going to make a surprise come back or not.
On the upside, we now have a trans Chief transporter (no hate, just mildly amused by the wordplay).
I will never understand the choice to leave a well-regarded show with a built-in audience and guaranteed perpetual income from convention appearances, but I guess the chance to do different things is also important to an actor.
Because he had a main cast role in the Peacock series Vampire Academy vs a recurring minor cast role in SNW.
It may not have been a successful show, but it was a step up for his career nonetheless.
