Connolly was a male Human Starfleet officer who served as an admiral working at Starfleet Command in the 24th century. In 2374, during the Dominion War, Connolly oversaw a major offensive which was not going well. He also sent Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the USS Enterprise-E to negotiate a alliance with the Gorn Empire. Connolly was then contacted by Picard's second officer, Lt. Commander Data, who informed him of a coup on the Gorn homeworld and it's assault into Federation space. Despite this, Connolly was unable to send a response to help the Enterprise. He told Data to use diplomacy or phasers to make it work and that he was on his own. (TNG comic: "The Gorn Crisis")