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Jonathan Frakes
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1952-08-19,Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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 the miniseries North and South, Sandy Parris on ABC's Paper Dolls, Marcus Marshall on NBC's Bare Essence, and Damon Ross, a recurring character on Falcon Crest. 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.

Filmography

Star Trek: Generations

6.521

Star Trek: Generations
1994-11-18

Star Trek: Nemesis

6.304

Star Trek: Nemesis
2002-12-13

Star Trek: First Contact

7.309

Star Trek: First Contact
1996-11-22

Star Trek: Insurrection

6.45

Star Trek: Insurrection
1998-12-11

Star Trek: The Captain's Summit

6.455

Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009-04-12

5.708

Alien Autopsy
2006-04-07

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

7.818

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023-04-19

3.3

Truth Be Told
2011-04-16

5.315

Clockstoppers
2002-03-29

0

Lee & Grant
2011-07-06

Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?

8

Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
2000-04-27

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

7

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994-05-15

Heroes Manufactured

6.667

Heroes Manufactured
2017-03-10

Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters

7

Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters
1992-06-30

Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)

5.906

Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
1995-08-28

Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon

1

Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
1994-05-15

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

0

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004-07-24

The Cover Girl and the Cop

6

The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989-01-16

A Biltmore Christmas

6.951

A Biltmore Christmas
2023-11-26

Holograms All the Way Down

0

Holograms All the Way Down

5.945

Camp Nowhere
1994-08-26

Brothers of the Frontier

5

Brothers of the Frontier
1996-04-06

Chaos on the Bridge

6.895

Chaos on the Bridge
2014-08-25

5.312

Devil's Gate
2018-07-20

6.376

The Captains
2011-07-22

Butterfly in the Sky

8.25

Butterfly in the Sky
2024-03-17

How William Shatner Changed the World

5.667

How William Shatner Changed the World
2005-11-13

50 Years of Star Trek

6.208

50 Years of Star Trek
2016-08-14

6

Dying to Live
1999-04-22

8.2

Megaquake 10.0
2012-01-11

Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations

1.5

Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
1993-01-01

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

6.265

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006-09-09

The Night the City Screamed

6

The Night the City Screamed
1980-12-14

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

5.4

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007-02-19

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

5.9

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991-09-28

6.346

Trekkies
1997-10-18

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken

7

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995-02-15

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

2.5

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988-10-03

Phish: Tracking

0

Phish: Tracking
1994-10-01

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

6.265

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008-10-25

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

7.556

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013-04-25

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

7

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012-11-04

7

Beach Patrol
1979-04-30

Time Travel Through the Bible

0

Time Travel Through the Bible
1995-10-23

Catwoman: Hunted

5.8

Catwoman: Hunted
2022-02-07

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

5.625

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996-10-06

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

9

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014-06-24

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

8

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013-11-19

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

0

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013-07-30

A Grand Biltmore Christmas

0

A Grand Biltmore Christmas
2026-12-05

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...

0

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014-12-02

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

0

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989-01-31

Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary

0

Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary

The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World

0

The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World
2026-10-09

5.539

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

Star Trek: Enterprise

7.491

Star Trek: Enterprise
2001-09-26

8.364

Futurama
1999-03-28

7.41

Family Guy
1999-01-31

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.383

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

Star Trek: Voyager

7.774

Star Trek: Voyager
1995-01-16

7.049

Matlock
1986-03-03

8.1

Gargoyles
1994-10-24

The Twilight Zone

7.695

The Twilight Zone
1985-09-27

7.504

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

Highway to Heaven

7.442

Highway to Heaven
1984-09-19

5.919

Cybill
1995-01-02

6.856

Wings
1990-04-19

Charlie's Angels

6.687

Charlie's Angels
1976-09-22

Hill Street Blues

7.621

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

6.846

Hotel
1982-08-21

8.298

Criminal Minds
2005-09-22

6.861

Hart to Hart
1979-09-22

7.6

Voyagers!
1982-10-03

Eight Is Enough

6.163

Eight Is Enough
1977-03-15

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)

7.884

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
2019-05-31

7.129

The Waltons
1972-09-14

6.667

Bare Essence
1983-04-15

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

7.258

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997-05-25

6.2

Here's Boomer
1981-09-12

6

Dream West
1986-04-13

That's Impossible!

4.8

That's Impossible!
2009-07-07

7.961

Castle
2009-03-09

The Shuttlepod Show

10

The Shuttlepod Show
2022-02-20

6.515

Fantasy Island
1978-01-28

7.097

Barnaby Jones
1973-01-28

The White Shadow

7.1

The White Shadow
1978-11-27

7.5

Beulah Land
1980-10-07

6.5

Paris
1979-09-29

I'm a Big Girl Now

7.5

I'm a Big Girl Now
1980-10-31

The Dukes of Hazzard

7.439

The Dukes of Hazzard
1979-01-26

Harper Valley P.T.A.

0

Harper Valley P.T.A.
1981-01-16

7.504

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

Five Mile Creek

7.3

Five Mile Creek
1983-11-04

7.6

The Fall Guy
1981-11-04

6

Paper Dolls
1984-09-23

6

It's a Living
1980-10-30

8

Oh Baby
1998-08-26

Glenn Martin, DDS

6.706

Glenn Martin, DDS
2009-08-17

The Super Hero Squad Show

7.504

The Super Hero Squad Show
2009-09-14

North and South

7.489

North and South
1985-11-03

7.41

Family Guy
1999-01-31

4.2

Star Trek Day
2020-09-08

6.43

Angie Tribeca
2016-01-17

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

7.902

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993-01-03

3rd Rock from the Sun

7.509

3rd Rock from the Sun
1996-01-09

The Paranormal Borderline

0

The Paranormal Borderline
1996-03-12

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

6.912

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993-09-12

The Captains Close Up

6.6

The Captains Close Up
2013-05-16

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

7.7

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987-03-22

Star Trek: Picard

7.233

Star Trek: Picard
2020-01-23

4

The Ready Room
2019-01-25

NCIS: Los Angeles

7.53

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009-09-22

7.715

Roswell
1999-10-06

Star Trek: very Short Treks

5

Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023-09-08

Star Trek: Lower Decks

7.621

Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020-08-06

The D-Con Chamber

0

The D-Con Chamber
2024-05-19

5

Bare Essence
1982-10-04

4.75

The Lot
1999-08-19

The Mighty Nein

8.136

The Mighty Nein
2025-11-19

6.8

After Trek
2017-09-24

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast

0

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast
2026-07-23

Star Trek: Legenden

0

Star Trek: Legenden
2026-09-08