This story contains spoilers for the season finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.As male starship captains go, Captain Pike has the best hair in the history of Star Trek. This isn’t remotely up for debate. Although Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk was once christened “James Tiberius Perfect Hair” in 2013, those days are long over. Anson Mount’s Captain Christopher Pike (the captain who preceded Kirk in Trek’s sprawling chronology) has the best dude hair in the entire Final Frontier. If you were to check the hashtag for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, various memes might lead you to believe that the main character of the latest and boldest Trek is, in fact, Mount’s coiffure. But Mount is not really interested in the way he looks, telling Esquire, “I’m the kind of guy who hates shopping. I hate grooming myself.” And then, Mount immediately gives all the credit to someone else: “That’s all our resident hair guru, Daniel Losco. His work seems to have been noticed.”This small exchange about Captain Pike’s hair is a microcosm of Mount’s genuine humility and charm. Just like Pike wouldn’t take credit for the heroism of Spock (Ethan Peck) or the sacrifices of Number One (Rebecca Romijn), Mount isn’t comfortable receiving all the accolades. During our Zoom chat, Mount makes it clear that the success of Strange New Worlds (the most critically acclaimed Star Trek in years) is all thanks to the collaborative nature of the cast and crew. And if you think this Enterprise crew… Click below to read the full story from Esquire
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