Ronald D. Moore (b. 1964) wrote the original story for Mission: Impossible II. Moore is an American writer who has also written movies such as Star Trek: Generations and Star Trek: First Contact. He has also written episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, G vs E, Star Trek: Voyager, Roswell, Carnivàle, Battlestar Galactica (creator), and the upcoming Virtuality.