Hikaru Kato Sulu is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. A member of the crew in the original Star Trek series, Sulu also appears in the animated Star Trek series, in the first six Star Trek movies, in one episode of Star Trek: Voyager, and in several books, comics, and video games. Originally known simply as "Sulu", his first name, "Hikaru", appeared in a 1981 novel well over a decade after the original series had ended.
George Takei as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, from Star Trek (1966).
Sulu was portrayed by George Takei in Star Trek: The Original Series and the first six films.
John Cho plays Sulu in the Star Trek films in the "Kelvin timeline".
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USSĀ EnterpriseĀ (NCC-1701) and its crew. It acquired the retronym of Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began.
The original starship Enterprise
William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk in action, from the episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before", 1966
Spock, Kirk and the Enterprise, 1968
"Spock's Brain" was the first episode of the third season.