Jonathan Frakes

Jonathan Frakes

Date of Birth:

Aug 19, 1952

Place of Birth:

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

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filmography:

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

2006

Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations

1993

The Night the City Screamed The Night the City Screamed

1980

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

2007

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

1991

Megaquake 10.0 Megaquake 10.0

2012

Dying to Live Dying to Live

1999

The Captains The Captains

2011

Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit

1987

Butterfly in the Sky Butterfly in the Sky

2024

How William Shatner Changed The World How William Shatner Changed The World

2005

50 Years of Star Trek 50 Years of Star Trek

2016

Trekkies Trekkies

1997

Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken

1996

Beach Patrol Beach Patrol

1979

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

2012

Time Travel Through the Bible Time Travel Through the Bible

1995

Catwoman: Hunted Catwoman: Hunted

2022

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

1994

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

2013

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

1995

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

1988

Phish: Tracking Phish: Tracking

1994

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

2008

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit

1995

Devil's Gate Devil's Gate

2017

Chaos on the Bridge Chaos on the Bridge

2014

Lee & Grant Lee & Grant

2011

Clockstoppers Clockstoppers

2002

Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction? Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?

2000

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow

1995

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

1992

Truth be Told Truth be Told

2011

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

2023

Star Trek: First Contact Star Trek: First Contact

1996

Star Trek: Nemesis Star Trek: Nemesis

2002

Star Trek: Insurrection Star Trek: Insurrection

1998

Star Trek: The Captains' Summit Star Trek: The Captains' Summit

2009

Alien Autopsy Alien Autopsy

2006

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

1994

Heroes Manufactured Heroes Manufactured

2017

Camp Nowhere Camp Nowhere

1994

Holograms All the Way Down Holograms All the Way Down

1970

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

1991

To the Journey - Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager To the Journey - Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

2024

Brothers of the Frontier Brothers of the Frontier

1996

A Biltmore Christmas A Biltmore Christmas

2023

The Cover Girl and the Cop The Cover Girl and the Cop

1989

Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters

1992

Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction? Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction?

1995

Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon

1994

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

2004

Star Trek: Generations Star Trek: Generations

1994

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