Lieutenant Malcolm Reed was a 22nd century Human Starfleet officer who served as armory officer on board Enterprise NX-01 under the command of Captain Jonathan Archer. Malcolm Reed was from an English family with a strong Naval tradition. His grandfather was an ordnance officer in the Royal Navy and his father had served as well. Reed wanted to serve aboard a seafaring vessel as a child, but his aquaphobia rendered him unable to follow in the footsteps of his family.