Star Trek’s Michelle Hurd Has A Black Belt And Wasn’t Afraid To Use It In Picard

When talking to TrekMovie, Hurd recalled an incident during the press tour for the third season of “Picard” wherein she feared she might have given away too many plot points that hadn’t aired yet. She also indicated that she has been doing her own on-screen fighting for years. Hurd had previously appeared in the “Daredevil” TV series, “Ash vs. Evil Dead,” the 2001 version of “The Fugitive,” and the lesser-seen 1997 “Justice League” TV pilot (she played Fire). She’s had plenty of opportunities for stunts. She said: 

“Not only on ‘Star Trek,’ but in general, I enjoy doing my own stunts. I’m a black belt in martial arts, and I love stunt stuff. And you know, at a certain point you won’t be able to do it anymore, so I do them as much as I can. So I pretty much do all my stunts.”

“Martial arts” is a little vague, and sadly Hurd did not elucidate which martial arts she was trained in. Back in 2013, however, Hurd was interviewed by the Baltimore Sun about her appearance in the crime drama “The Glades,” and she was a little more explicit about her training and her interest in staying fit.