Robert Adame Beltran was born in Bakersfield, California on the 19th November. He is the seventh of ten children and he's of Mexican-Native American ancestry, though Robert describes his heritage as Latindio. After he finished High school, Robert attended Fresno State College, where he graduated with a degree in Theater Arts. Beltran landed his first film role in Luis Valdez's Zoot Suit in 1981. One year later, he got the part of Raoul in Paul Bartel's Eating Raoul. He also appeared in Gaby: A True Story, _Nixon (1995)- , Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (another Paul Bartel movie) among others. In the theater, he has appeared in productions for Luis Valdez's El Teatro Campesino, the LA Theater Center, the California Shakespeare Festival, and others. Robert founded and serves as co-artistic director of the East LA Classic Theater Group, a staff of professional actors. There, he played Hamlet and served as co-producer as well as director. Robert also got parts in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "King Henry IV", "A Touch of the Poet", The Price" among others. In 1995, he got the part of Commander Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager. During that time he received a Nosotros Golden Eagle award, for the best actor in a televison series. Robert supports the Charity called, National Down Syndrome Society & he lives in Los Angeles, California.