Editing Armin Shimerman (section)

===Acting===
====Television====
[[File:Alaimo, Shimerman and Meany.jpg|thumb|left|Shimerman ''(center)'' with ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space 9]]'' co-stars [[Marc Alaimo]] ''(left)'' and [[Colm Meaney]] ''(right)'']]
Shimerman is known for his work as the [[Ferengi]] bar owner [[Quark (Star Trek)|Quark]] in the long-running television series ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', though his involvement with the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise began with appearances as other Ferengi characters in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episodes "[[The Last Outpost (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Last Outpost]]" and "[[Peak Performance (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Peak Performance]]". As the character Quark, Shimerman became one of Star Trek's most widely known characters, and he appeared several times on the cover of ''TV Guide'', either with other actors or alone as part of a collector's series.

[[File:Shimerman and Grodénchik by Beth Madison, 1.jpg|thumb|Shimerman ''(left)'' and [[Max Grodénchik]] ''(right)'' played the characters of two [[Ferengi]] brothers, [[Quark (Star Trek)|Quark]] and [[Rom (Star Trek)|Rom]], on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space 9]]'']]
Along with [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Marina Sirtis]], [[Jonathan Frakes]], and [[John de Lancie]], Shimerman is one of only a few actors to play the same character on four or more different ''Star Trek'' series. He played Quark in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', and ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]''. He reprised the role of Quark in the 1998 film ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection]]'', but only in deleted scenes.

In addition to ''Star Trek'', Shimerman has had roles as Pascal on ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' and as [[Principal Snyder]] in 19 episodes of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. He has also starred as Anteaus in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' as one of the [[Nox (Stargate)|Nox]], an evil wizard in ''[[Charmed]]'', appeared as Stan the caddy in [[The Caddy (Seinfeld)|an episode]] of ''[[Seinfeld]]'', and as Dr. Patemkin on ''[[Leverage (American TV series)|Leverage]]''.

Shimerman has appeared in the first seven episodes as Judge Brian Hooper in the third season of ''[[Boston Legal]]'', joining fellow ''Star Trek'' actors [[William Shatner]], [[René Auberjonois]], and [[Ethan Phillips]]. His character even shared a scene with Auberjonois, with the strife between the two characters reminiscent of the conflict between Shimerman's Quark and Auberjonois's Odo.

He made an appearance as "The Terror" in the first ''[[The Tick (2001 TV series)|The Tick]]'' live-action series.

He appeared in the series ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numb3rs]]'' episode "[[Provenance (Numbers)|Provenance]]" as Patrick Holden. He had a small cameo in the episode "Posse Comitatus" of ''[[The West Wing]]'' as Richard the III and another in the film as an Old Man in the subway in ''[[What the Bleep Do We Know!?]]''.

He has made appearances in various television series such as ''[[Babes (TV series)|Babes]]'' as Mr. Ian Anderson, ''[[Married... with Children]]'' as Mr. Lovejoy, ''[[Warehouse 13]]'' as Charlie Martin, ''[[Tremors (TV series)|Tremors]]'' as Cecil Carr, ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' as Judge Graham Roberts, ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' as Benjamin Donnelly, ''[[Bad Samaritans (TV series)|Bad Samaritans]]'' as the Judge, and ''[[Red Bird (web series)|Red Bird]]'' as Max.

====Voice work====
He has voiced several video-game villains, including [[Toad (Marvel Comics)|Toad]] and Zealot in ''[[X-Men Legends]]'' and ''[[X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse]]'' respectively, [[Andrew Ryan (BioShock)|Andrew Ryan]] in the ''[[BioShock (series)|BioShock]]'' series, Razputin's father in ''[[Psychonauts]]'', and [[List of Evil Con Carne characters#General Skarr|General Skarr]] from ''[[Evil Con Carne]]'' and ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]''. He then lent his voice talent to BioWare for their games ''[[Jade Empire]]'' (as Emperor Sun Hai, Abbot Song, and the Innkeeper) and ''[[Mass Effect (video game)|Mass Effect]]'' (as the original Salarian Councilor and Fai Dan). He also voiced Dr. Emil Narud, Mohandar, and Dr. Emil Narud in its human form in the 2010 RTS video game ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]'' and the 2013 expansion ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]'', respectively.

He also voiced the role of Quark in various ''Deep Space Nine'' video games, such as ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Harbinger|Harbinger]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen|the Fallen]]'' and reprised the role in the 2018 expansion ''[[Star Trek Online|Star Trek Online: Victory is Life]]''.

He also voiced Ben Robbins and the Shopkeeper in the first two episodes of ''[[Rocket Power]]'' from 1999 to 2000.

In 2008, he voiced the character of Wilmer in an audio dramatization of ''[[The Maltese Falcon (novel)|The Maltese Falcon]]'', which also featured actors [[Michael Madsen]], [[Sandra Oh]], and [[Edward Herrmann]]. In addition, he voiced the character of Mr. Phillips in [[Focus on the Family]] Radio Theatre's production of ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]''. He also voiced Raanu along with the villager and a village leader in the straight-to-DVD animated film ''[[Bionicle: The Legend Reborn]]''. He also voices [[Green Goblin]] in the action role-playing video game ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2]]''.

In 2011, he provided additional voices for the MMORPG ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''.

In 2012, he also voiced Che Garcia Hansson and Old Joseph Cajiais for the MMORPG ''[[The Secret World]]''.

His best known voice work is that of [[Doctor Nefarious]] in the ''[[Ratchet & Clank]]'' franchise, a role for which he received much praise.

He reprised his roles as Dr. Nefarious and Andrew Ryan and also voiced a Vox Populi enemy in the crossover fighting game ''[[PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale]]''.