Martok, son of Urthog is a recurring character in Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine, played by actor J. G. Hertzler. Martok is a high-ranking
Klingon leader at the Federation-Bajoran space station in the late
2300s.J. G. Hertzler made his first appearance in the franchise in the
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine pilot episode, "Emissary", as a Vulcan
Captain who is killed when his vessel is destroyed. Following this, he
made his first appearance as a Klingon in the video game Star Trek:
Klingon, directed by Jonathan Frakes and also starring Robert O'Reilly
as Chancellor Gowron.[citation needed] When the producers of Deep
Space Nine were casting Martok, Herzler auditioned after initially not
considering the role but found himself getting angry during the
interview due to a comment from the director which he felt was
insulting. But this response led to him gaining the role, and it was
included as a character trait for Martok.J. G. Hertzler made his first
appearance in the franchise in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine pilot
episode, "Emissary", as a Vulcan Captain who is killed when his vessel
is destroyed. Following this, he made his first appearance as a
Klingon in the video game Star Trek: Klingon, directed by Jonathan
Frakes and also starring Robert O'Reilly as Chancellor
Gowron.[citation needed] When the producers of Deep Space Nine were
casting Martok, Herzler auditioned after initially not considering the
role but found himself getting angry during the interview due to a
comment from the director which he felt was insulting. But this
response led to him gaining the role, and it was included as a
character trait for Martok.It took around three hours each day for the
make-up to be applied to Hertzler by David Quashnick, who was the
"specialist" who did both Hertzler and O'Reilly's Klingon make-up.
Hertzler did not mind the process, but stated that having the
prostheses block the sight in his left side could sometimes make
filming difficult as he couldn't see when turning that way. However he
felt it was important to the character to remind him of the time spent
on the Dominion prison world, and turned down the opportunity to have
Martok's sight restored when it was suggested by executive producer
Ira Steven Behr. In particular, Hertzler felt it gave the same air to
Martok as Christopher Plummer's character in Star Trek VI: The
Undiscovered Country.Little backstory is given regarding the early
life of Martok, except for a brief history sketched by himself in the
Deep Space Nine episode "Once More Unto the Breach". It is known that
he was born into a Klingon house (The House of Martok) that was not
part of the aristocracy and was raised in the Ket'ha lowlands on the
Klingon homeworld of Qo'noS. This area is considered a wasteland by
the Klingons. Martok Top Movies & Young Movies