Kirk — Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Character Profile

About Kirk

Alternate designation for Admiral Kirk, frequently referenced in logs and casual crew interactions.

Kirk — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Tactical command, Diplomacy, Hand-to-hand combat, Leadership, Unconventional problem solving

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 8.5/10
• Charisma: 9.5/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• Star Trek universe

Quick Facts about Kirk

Full Name

James Tiberius Kirk

Education

Starfleet Academy

Occupation

explorer, tactician, spaceship captain

First Appearance

Star Trek: The Original Series

Nationality

Riverside, Iowa, United States

Origin

Riverside, Iowa, United States

Kirk's Known Relations

• George Kirk — Father
• Winona Kirk — Mother
• David Marcus — Child
• Samuel Kirk — Sibling
• Carol Marcus — Unmarried partner
• Khan Noonien Singh — Enemy
• Harcourt Mudd — Enemy
• Klingon Empire — Enemy
• Romulan Star Empire — Enemy

Kirk appears in 8 titles

• Star Trek (1966) — character page
• Star Trek: The Menagerie (1966) — character page
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) — character page
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) — character page
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) — character page
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
• Star Trek: Generations (1994) — character page
• Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

William Shatner

Appears in

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Kirk — Professional Captain And First Officer — Spock (Leonard Nimoy)

  The crew operates as a unified command structure where Spock provides critical scientific analysis to guide Kirk's decisions during the crisis.

• Kirk — Professional Commander And Medical Officer — McCoy (DeForest Kelley)

  Gillian, Kirk, and McCoy rescue Chekov from a nearby hospital and return to the now-recharged Bird of Prey, showing direct operational coordination.

• Kirk — Alliance Mission Ally — Gillian (Catherine Hicks)

  Kirk tells her of his mission and asks for the tracking frequency for the whales, later relying on her assistance to locate and retrieve them.

• Kirk — Conflict Defendant And Tribunal — Federation Council President (Robert Ellenstein)

  Later, the Enterprise crew stand judgment before the Federation Council, which acknowledges the crew's part in saving the planet, and drops all pendin...

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

More characters from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

• Spock (Leonard Nimoy)
• McCoy (DeForest Kelley)
• Scotty (James Doohan)
• Sulu (George Takei)
• Chekov (Walter Koenig)
• Uhura (Nichelle Nichols)
• Commander Chapel (Majel Barrett)
• Sarek (Mark Lenard)
• Amanda (Jane Wyatt)
• Federation Council President (Robert Ellenstein)
• Lt. Saavik (Robin Curtis)
• Gillian (Catherine Hicks)