Acting
Brent Spiner
1949-02-02 · Houston - Texas - USA
Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. His portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact and of Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day, both in 1996, earned him a Saturn Award and Saturn Award nomination respectively. He has also enjoyed a career in the theatre and as a musician. He was born to Sylvia and Jack Spiner, who owned a furniture store. After his father's death, he was adopted by Sylvia's second husband, Sol Mintz, whose surname he used between 1955 and 1975. He was raised Jewish. He attended Bellaire High School, Bellaire, Texas. Spiner became active on the Bellaire Speech team, winning the national championship in dramatic interpretation. He attended the University of Houston where he performed in local theatre.
Known for
The Big Bang Theory
The Simpsons
Independence Day
Friends
Independence Day: Resurgence
The Aviator
Family Guy
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
I Am Sam
Dude, Where's My Car?
Superhero Movie
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: Generations
Movie credits · 57
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World
Best Christmas Movies Ever!
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Brentwood
Independence Day: Resurgence
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
The Midnight Man
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Superhero Movie
Material Girls
The Aviator
Collectormania 6
Jack
An Unexpected Love
Star Trek: Nemesis
The Master of Disguise
I Am Sam
The Ponder Heart
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Dude, Where's My Car?
Geppetto
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Star Trek: Insurrection
Trekkies
Out to Sea
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Star Trek Story
Phenomenon
Independence Day
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
Pie in the Sky
TV credits · 46
Night Court
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Star Trek: Picard
The Ready Room
Justice League Action
Outcast
Blunt Talk
The Librarians
Star Wars Rebels
Ray Donovan
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Fresh Hell
Alphas
Young Justice
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Generator Rex
Warehouse 13
Leverage
The Big Bang Theory
The Guild
Threshold
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Star Trek: Enterprise
A Girl Thing
Family Guy
Deadly Games
The Outer Limits
Gargoyles
Friends
Frasier
Gottschalk Late Night
Mad About You
Dream On
The Simpsons
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Twilight Zone
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Tales from the Darkside
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