William Shatner

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier was released in 1989 and directed by William Shatner, Captain Kirk himself.

J.J. Abrams

The film is directed by J.J. Abrams, who directed the first two Star Trek theatrical reboots.

Justin Lin

The highly anticipated next installment in the globally popular Star Trek franchise, created by Gene Roddenberry and reintroduced by J.J. Abrams in 2009, returns with director Justin Lin (“The Fast and the Furious” franchise) at the helm of this epic voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise and director Justin Lin's intrepid crew.

by Shatner

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier was directed by Shatner, who also came up with the basic story of a Vulcan’s quest for God, beyond a literal “final frontier.”

Jonathan Frakes

After two better-known directors turned down the job, cast member Jonathan Frakes was chosen to direct to make sure the task fell to someone who understood Star Trek.

Nicholas Meyer

Nicholas Meyer is directing a Star Trek movie for the second time after II and The Klingons did again an excellent job.

Allan Kroeker

Allan Kroeker has the distinction of directing the series finales for Star Trek:

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer wrote and directed 'Star Trek V: The Final Frontier' after agreeing a deal with producers and Leonard Nimoy, who had directed III and IV – for which Shatner originally resented.

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Other directors of the franchise have been creator George Lucas and JJ Abrams, who directed Star Wars:

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams directed the Star Trek (2009) reboot, proving successful with fans and newcomers to the franchise.

Robert Wise, who also directed Star Trek:

That film was directed by Robert Wise, who also directed Star Trek:

Quentin Tarantino

Paramount is crafting another Star Trek film from J.J. Abrams and Quentin Tarantino, but insiders say insiders is still being written and would come after the fourth movie.

Co-created with Alex Kurtzman , co-producer

Co-created with Alex Kurtzman, co-producer/co-writer of the J.J. Abrams directed Star Trek and its sequel Star Trek Into Darkness,

Scott Colthorp

Directed by Scott Colthorp, the film follows Rod Roddenberry, who is on a mission to understand the enormous impact Rod Roddenberry's father, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, had on this world.

David Semel

The sci-fi series premiere was directed by David Semel and is based on the Star Trek universe, as created by Gene Roddenberry.

and starsChris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana and Idris Elba

Star Trek Beyond is directed by Justin Lin and stars, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana and Idris Elba as the third instalment’s antagonist.

Dave Filoni

The directors for the series were officially announced and include Dave Filoni (Star Wars:

Lutgarde Vandeput

The current Director is Lutgarde Vandeput, who became Director in 2006.

Dirk Maggs

The director is Dirk Maggs, originally chosen by Douglas Adams to adapt and direct the award-winning radio conclusion to The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy.

Rear Admiral Anthony J. Vogt

The current Director is Rear Admiral Anthony J. Vogt.