Brady Thornton

Captain Brady Thornton was a human Starfleet officer in the late 24th century. He served as commanding officer of the USS Christopher Pike from 2368 into the 2380s, and fought with against Admiral Leyton during the Federation Civil War. (: "True North")

Born on Aldebaran Prime in 2336, he was the son of Kevin and Joanne Thornton, and eventually became good friends with Mark Montgomery and his family. In the early 2360s, he held a teaching position at Starfleet Academy. Montgomery, Timothy Sinclair and Ben Dunkerton were his students, and he would later serve with Sinclair and Montgomery aboard the Christopher Pike. Some time later he married a woman named Heather, and they had at least three children: fraternal twins Colm and McKenna, and Quinn. (PDN: "Children of the Burning Heart", "The Argonaut Syndrome")


 * In photomanipulations for, Brady Thornton is "played" by James Morisson. Mark Harmon was originally chosen for the role, but eventually was given a different character.