Nahla Ake

Nahla Ake is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise, portrayed by American actress Holly Hunter. First appearing in "Kids These Days", the pilot episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Nahla is introduced as a former Starfleet captain who resigned from the United Federation of Planets after following the law over her own conscience and ruling to separate a mother from her young son. Fifteen years later, she is recruited to become Chancellor of the newly-recommissioned Starfleet Academy. She is a Lanthanite/Human hybrid, and the first Lanthanite main character in a Star Trek series.

The character has been well-received by critics, who praised her unique personality and physicality which contrasts with that of previous Star Trek captains, as well as Hunter's performance.