Amazon founder and self-described Star Trek superfan Jeff Bezos has shared with the world a Vine video depicting him in heavy alien makeup during his cameo in the latest installment of the popular sci-fi franchise.

The six-second clip, which the billionaire tech mogul posted on his Twitter page on Wednesday, shows an unrecognizable Bezos sporting elaborate prosthetics on his face and head enjoying a meal, presumably during the filming of Star Trek Beyond.

The short video also shows the high-powered 'Trekkie' washing down his dinner with water from a plastic bottle sipped through a straw.

Alien meal: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shared a Vine of himself as a Star Trek Beyond extra eating dinner during filming

Drink up! The short clip also shows an unrecognizable Bezos washing down his meal with water sipped through a straw

The video was accompanied by a post that read: 'Bucket list. Cast, crew and Justin Lin @trailingjohnson were amazing. #StarTrekBeyond.’

Filmmaker Justin Lin, who directed the upcoming Star Trek film, also took to Twitter Wednesday and shared a still photo depicting Bezos in character on set.

'Great thing about making Trek is having passionate people drop by, like @JeffBezos. Here he is with Lydia Wilson,' Lin tweeted.

The photo shows Bezos' unnamed character in full Starfleet uniform standing opposite Ms Wilsoin's Kalara.

Bezos, 52, is listed as a 'Starfleet official' in the closing credits of Star Trek Beyond, which had preview screenings earlier this week ahead of its opening on Friday.

While details of the tech billionaire's exact performance are not known, it is believed Bezos plays an alien in the film and is in one tracking shot, with co-writer Doug Jung telling the Washington Post it required 'a ton' of makeup to make him look the part.

Cameo: Director Justin Lin shared this still photo from the set showing Bezos as a Starfleet official

Amazon founder and avid 'Trekkie' Jeff Bezos (pictured) has lived out a childhood dream by playing a role in the latest Star Trek blockbuster

Jeff Bezos has a small role as a Starfleet official in the new Star Trek Beyond film, which is released on July 22

'I remember that day when we shot, he was in a ton of alien makeup,' Jung told the newspaper.

'I remember hearing him say, "This is so great"... I just got a big kick out of that.

'Someone like Jeff Bezos - where you’re like - you imagine the world is his oyster. But he got such a thrill out of something that was a day or half a day on set. It was great.'

Producer J.J. Abrams laughed about Bezos's silver screen appearance, saying: 'You can't keep people away... I saw it, I thought it was funny.'

While details of the tech billionaire's exact performance are not known, it is believed Bezos plays an alien in the film and is in one tracking shot

Co-writer Doug Jung said it required 'a ton' of makeup to make Bezos look the part in the new film

Chris Pine, who plays Captain Kirk in the film, said he didn't know who the 52-year-old was but it was 'obvious he was very important'.

'I was there for the bit with his like nine bodyguards and three limos. It was really intense,' Pine said.

'I had no idea who he was. Not a clue. But he was obviously very important.'

Bezos is a lifelong fan of the beloved science fiction series, revealing earlier this year he used to play Star Trek with his friends as a child.

'When I was in fourth grade, we would — me and my friends Dean and Kyle, who lived next door, a couple houses down in Houston, Texas — play Star Trek almost every day,' he told the Transformers conference.

Chris Pine (middle), who plays Captain Kirk in the film, said he didn't know who Bezos was but it was 'obvious he was very important'

(L-R) Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Sofia Boutella, John Cho, Idris Elba, director Justin Lin, Simon Pegg, Lydia Wilson and Chris Pine attend the premiere of Star Trek Beyond in London

'And we would fight over who got to be Captain Kirk or Spock or — and somebody usually played the computer, too.

'It actually was very fun. We made little cardboard phasers and cardboard tricorders and, you know —good days.'

According to his IMDB page, the appearance is the second time Bezos has been in a film, with the 2004 short Tooth Fairy his only other credited role.