How Old Is Jake Sisko When Star Trek: DS9 Begins & Ends?

Jake Sisko (Cirroc Lofton) came of age on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and here's how old the son of Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) was throughout DS9's 7 seasons and beyond. Jake was a series regular Star Trek: Deep Space Nine cast member, although he only appeared in 71 episodes. Wary of the mistakes Star Trek: The Next Generation made with Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton), DS9's writers carefully developed Jake, turning him into a lovable, bright, and well-adjusted teenager who found his niche as a writer.

As a boy, Jake came aboard Deep Space Nine with his father, then-Commander Sisko, following the death of his mother, Jennifer Sisko (Felecia M. Bell) during Star Trek: The Next Generation's Battle of Wolf 359. Jake is the only human main character in a Star Trek series who never joined Starfleet. Instead, Jake became a reporter from behind enemy lines during Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Dominion War. Jake was also the best friend of Nog (Aron Eisenberg), the first Ferengi in Starfleet. Jake's last appearance was the series finale of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as a young adult, but how old was he?

Jake Sisko’s Age Throughout Star Trek: DS9

Jake Came Of Age On The Deep Space Nine Space Station

Jake Sisko was born in 2355, which makes him 14 in 2369 when Commander Sisko took command of the Deep Space Nine space station in the series premiere of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Emissary." Star Trek: Deep Space Nine aired for 7 seasons with a year of real-time equating to a full season of the series. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended with its series finale, "What You Leave Behind," in 2375, which means Jake is 20 years old.

Cirroc Lofton was born on August 7, 1978, which also made him 14 when Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiered in January 1993. Cirroc played Jake Sisko at the same age he was in real life throughout Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's 7 seasons, unlike many Star Trek actors who are older than their characters. Tony Todd played Jake Sisko as an adult and an elderly man in the classic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 4 episode, "The Visitor."

How Old Is Jake Sisko In Star Trek: Picard?

Jake Is An Adult In Star Trek's 25th Century

Three Star Trek on Paramount+ TV series are set in the years and decades after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended in 2375. The furthest point of the 25th century seen in Star Trek is the finale of Star Trek: Picard season 3, which concluded with an epilogue set in 2402. At the end of Picard season 3, Jake Sisko is 47 years old, 10 years older than his father, Captain Sisko was, when Benjamin took command of Deep Space Nine in 2369, and 3 years older than Captain Sisko was when the Emissary became one with the Prophets of Bajor at the end of DS9.

The animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Prodigy take place in the 2280s, 6-10 years after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended. Star Trek: Lower Decks takes place between 2380-2381, which places Jake Sisko at ages 25-26. Star Trek: Prodigy takes place a few years later, starting in 2383 with Star Trek; Prodigy season 2 ending in 2385. Jake Sisko is about 30 in 2385 when rogue synthetics attacked Mars, as seen in Star Trek: Picard.

Will Jake Sisko Return To Star Trek?

We're Still Waiting For Jake Sisko's Star Trek Comeback

Jake Sisko's last canonical appearance was in 1999 in the series finale of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Despite multiple Star Trek projects on Paramount+ since Star Trek: Discovery premiered in 2017, Jake has not made a Star Trek comeback. Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Prodigy didn't tap Cirroc Lofton to voice Jake Sisko again, and Star Trek: Picard's 3 seasons didn't include any appearance by a live-action Jake Sisko.

The upcoming seasons of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and the made-for-streaming movie Star Trek: Section 31 are set before Jake Sisko was born, which means Cirroc Lofton can't reprise his signature character. A slim possibility exists in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, set in the 32nd century, where Jake can appear, perhaps as a hologram, 800 years after he lived. Meanwhile, Cirroc Lofton is an active and beloved member of the Star Trek community, and he's open to playing Jake Sisko once more, especially if there's ever a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine reunion.