Bruce Horak is well-known for his skills as an artist, who believes in shifting perspectives and inspiring people to do the same.
Bruce is a well-known Canadian actor, who is set to portray the role of Hemmer in the upcoming series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Hemmer is an Aenar engineer aboard the Enterprise.
Aenars are an albino subspecies of the Andorians that are generally depicted as blind. Horak, who is blind in one eye and limited sight in the other is the perfect match for the casting of the character, Horak does experimenting with visual art, storytelling, and performance.
Bruce Horak has won numerous awards for his performance, writing, creation, and direction. He can be seen in the upcoming Star Trek series titled Strange New World set to premiere on May 5, 2022.
Bruce has traveled around the world since 2011 sharing his story and experience. He usually performs a theatrical piece called Assassinating Thomson in which he paints the portrait of the entire audience and shares his passion for art, history, and the history of art.
The Star Trek actor has lost over 90% of his eyesight. He is fully blind in one eye and partially blind in the other. He lost his eyesight to childhood cancer, Bilateral Retinoblastoma, which appears on the retina of the eyes. He was left with extreme tunnel vision, light sensitivity, floaters, and cataracts in the remaining eye.
Bruce is the son of Carl J Horak. He was born in February 1938 and passed away in 2003. The actor admitted that he was introduced to Star Trek by his father in his early childhood. He said that he was very happy and his dad would be proud to know about him being a character in the franchise.
The artist’s brother Stephen J Horak is the guitarist of the Rock trio The Poubelles. The band’s music is a fusion of modern rock with garage and glam influence. The band is based in Victoria, British Columbia. He also has a hydraulic press and posts photos and videos of pressing random objects in the press.
Horak’s works have been showcased at the Auburn Gallery in Calgary, The Pacific Theatre in Vancouver, The Kelowna Art Gallery, The Firehall Arts Center in Vancouver, The Tangled Art+Disability Gallery in Toronto, and many more.
The artist was awarded the Betty Michell Award for Outstanding Performance in 2007 and 2009. He was also the Critic’s Pick in several theatre festivals in Canada. His most notable work This Is CANCER has been widely praised and has won numerous awards.