Jonathan Frakes
Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Commander (later Captain) William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films and series. He has also hosted the series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, voiced David Xanatos in the Disney animated series Gargoyles, and narrated the History Channel documentary, Lee and Grant.
His other well known TV roles are as Stanley Hazard on
He began directing episodes of The Next Generation during its third season, and went on to direct the feature films Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and episodes of the later Star Trek series Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Discovery, Strange New Worlds, and Picard. He later directed the feature films Clockstoppers (2002) and Thunderbirds (2004). He has since directed prolifically for television, including for The Librarian television films and series, Leverage, Burn Notice, and Roswell (of which he is also a producer).
He is the credited author of the novel The Abductors: Conspiracy, which was ghostwritten by Dean Wesley Smith.
He has been married to actress Genie Francis since 1988 and they have 2 children.
Born
Aug 19, 1952
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
55 acting
9 crew
Popularity
2.3
Known For
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
as Commander William T. Riker
Clockstoppers
2002
as Bystander
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998
as Commander William T. Riker
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
as Commander William T. Riker
Star Trek: Generations
1994
as Commander William T. Riker
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008
as Trombone Player in Marching Band (uncredited)
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006
as Debra's Husband
Catwoman: Hunted
2022
as King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice)
Camp Nowhere
1994
as Bob Spiegel (uncredited)
Devil's Gate
2018
as Sheriff Gruenwell
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