Boimler is voiced by Jack Quaid,[1] who also reprises the role in a live-action crossover in "Those Old Scientists", an episode of the 2023 second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

"[3] About the character, Quaid noted that Boimler would "nail the written portion of the driving test with flying colors but once it actually got to him being in the car, it would be a complete and total disaster."

Over the rest of the season, the two develop an uneasy friendship, though Boimler remains determined to advance in Starfleet and tries to maintain a spotless record, despite getting embroiled in Mariner's antics.

In the season finale, "No Small Parts", Boimler tells Mariner he has learned she is Freeman's daughter, unwittingly broadcasting this to the crew and making the secret public.

Despite this career setback and his personal foibles, Boimler's formative experiences soon assisted him in distinguishing himself on the Cerritos as an officer of considerable talent and command potential, such as dealing with a Ferengi Mugato poaching operation by presenting a persuasive counter-proposal to convert it into a legal wildlife preserve, and later outwitting a malevolent artificial intelligence.

Furthermore, Boimler gained the attention of a clique of ambitious ensigns called The Redshirts who aspired to emulate notable Starfleet captains to accelerate promotion.

In addition, his career advances in subtle ways, such as when he was assigned with Mariner to a Starfleet recruitment booth at a local event, a task made more difficult being surrounded by other organizations that openly hold the officers in derisive contempt.

When the abuse extends to having his uniform's rank pip dislodged and stepped on, Boimler goes into a violent tantrum in response, which inadvertently sparks considerable recruitment interest in a service that can inspire such confidence in their members.

However, his first field command on a ringworld proves to be a daunting task with him quietly unwilling to order his immediate subordinates to handle dangerous materials to the point of doing it all himself against standard procedure.

A year later, the Cerritos has been assigned to close mysterious interdimensional rifts that keep popping up, resulting in the ship falling through one and the crew meeting their counterparts from an alternate universe.

However, on the flip side, Boimler's antics create a transporter mishap that strands Mariner, Tendi and T'Lyn on another planet for a year of relative time.

After rescuing a version of Mariner who is an engineering officer in her universe, the Anaximander tracks the source of the rifts an exploratory ship named the Beagle captained by Lily Sloane, the woman who had helped Zephram Cochrane to create the warp drive.

Quaid, along with Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner, appears as Brad Boimler in the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, meeting Christopher Pike and Spock.

"[9] Alan Sepinwall, writing for Rolling Stone, called Boimler "an easily flustered try-hard who doesn't understand why his rigorous rule following goes ignored by Captain Carol Freeman.