From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference.
Ensign Thorne was a
Starfleet officer and member of the
engineering staff aboard the
USS Enterprise-D in
2367. While the ship was exploring the
Mar Oscura Nebula, Thorne was seriously injured when a
cryogenic control conduit in
Main Engineering exploded due to
dark matter within the
nebula. (
TNG: "
In Theory")
- He was played by stuntman Gary Baxley in an uncredited role.
