Acting
Jonathan Frakes
1952-08-19 · 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.
Known for
Family Guy
Criminal Minds
Futurama
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
American Dad!
Castle
Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Nemesis
The Gifted
Star Trek: Generations
The Orville
Star Trek: Insurrection
Falling Skies
Movie credits · 55
A Grand Biltmore Christmas
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World
Butterfly in the Sky
A Biltmore Christmas
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Catwoman: Hunted
Devil's Gate
Heroes Manufactured
50 Years of Star Trek
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Chaos on the Bridge
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
Megaquake 10.0
The Captains
Lee & Grant
Truth Be Told
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Alien Autopsy
How William Shatner Changed the World
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds
Star Trek: Nemesis
Clockstoppers
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
Dying to Live
Star Trek: Insurrection
Trekkies
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Brothers of the Frontier
Time Travel Through the Bible
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
TV credits · 99
Star Trek: Legenden
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
The Mighty Nein
The D-Con Chamber
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The Shuttlepod Show
Leverage: Redemption
The Astronauts
Star Trek Day
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Picard
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
The Ready Room
The Gifted
After Trek
Star Trek: Discovery
The Orville
The Arrangement
Angie Tribeca
Powers
Hindsight
The Librarians
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Finding Carter
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
King & Maxwell
Hit the Floor
The Captains Close Up
Falling Skies
Switched at Birth
Bar Karma
The Glades
Persons Unknown
The Good Guys
V
NCIS: Los Angeles
The Super Hero Squad Show
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