Cirroc Lofton

"Cirroc" redirects here; not to be confused with Cîroc.

Cirroc Lofton (/səˈrɒk/, born August 7, 1978) is an American actor and podcaster who started his career at the age of nine with many minor roles. He got his start in the 1989 child education program Econ and Me, which teaches children economics. He is best known for playing Jake Sisko on the 1990s TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.^[1]

Cirroc Lofton
Lofton as member of a panel at a Star Trek Deep Space Nine convention in 2013
Born	(1978-08-07) August 7, 1978 (age 47) Los Angeles, California, US
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Known for	Jake Sisko (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
Family	Kenny Lofton (uncle)

Personal life

According to Lofton, he is a distant relative, "perhaps a third cousin", of Major League Baseball center fielder Kenny Lofton.^[2]

Career

Lofton's first major role on a TV series was also his longest role, playing Jake Sisko, the son of the lead character, Benjamin Sisko on the science fiction TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from 1993 to 1999. In September 2003, he played Maynard, a preacher's son who went to Harvard in the 7th Heaven episode "PK". He had a regular role as professional basketball player Curtis Thorpe on the Showtime drama series The Hoop Life,^[3][4][5] and a recurring role as law student Anthony Carter on the Showtime drama series Soul Food. Lofton portrayed Tommy Boyer in "Darkroom", a 2006 episode of the CBS television series CSI: Miami.