Jonathan Frakes

19 Aug 1952 (72 years old) in 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. Some info from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

Credits

  • 2024 · To the Journey - Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager as Self
  • 2024 · Butterfly in the Sky as Self (archive footage)
  • 2023 · A Biltmore Christmas as Winston
  • 2023 · Star Trek: Very Short Treks as Riker
  • 2023 · Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event as Captain William Riker
  • 2022 · The Shuttlepod Show as Self
  • 2022 · Catwoman: Hunted as King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice)
  • 2021 · The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek as Self
  • 2020 · Star Trek Day as Self
  • 2020 · Star Trek: Lower Decks as Capt. William T. Riker (voice)
  • 2020 · Star Trek: Picard as Captain William T. Riker
  • 2019 · How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) as Jonathan Frakes
  • 2019 · The Ready Room as Self
  • 2017 · Devil's Gate as Sheriff Gruenwell
  • 2017 · Heroes Manufactured as Self (archive footage)
  • 2016 · 50 Years of Star Trek as Self
  • 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Commandant Van Zandt
  • 2014 · Chaos on the Bridge as Self
  • 2013 · The Captains Close Up as Self
  • 2013 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)
  • 2012 · Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self
  • 2012 · Megaquake 10.0 as Narrator (voice)
  • 2011 · The Captains as Self
  • 2011 · Lee & Grant as Narrator (voice)
  • 2011 · Truth be Told as Radio Sound Engineer
  • 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill (uncredited)
  • 2009 · The Super Hero Squad Show as High Evolutionary (voice)
  • 2009 · Glenn Martin, DDS as Peter (voice)
  • 2009 · That's Impossible! as Narrator (voice)
  • 2009 · Star Trek: The Captains' Summit as Self
  • 2009 · Castle as Richard Castle Fan
  • 2008 · The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice as Trombone Player in Marching Band (uncredited)
  • 2007 · Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier as Self
  • 2006 · The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines as Debra's Husband
  • 2006 · Alien Autopsy as Self
  • 2005 · How William Shatner Changed The World as Self
  • 2005 · Criminal Minds as Dr. Arthur Malcolm
  • 2004 · No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds as Self
  • 2002 · Star Trek: Nemesis as Commander William T. Riker
  • 2002 · Clockstoppers as Bystander
  • 2001 · Star Trek: Enterprise as Commander William T. Riker
  • 2000 · Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction? as Narrator (voice)
  • 1999 · Roswell as Jonathan Frakes (uncredited)
  • 1999 · Dying to Live as Will
  • 1999 · Futurama as Jonathan Frakes (voice)
  • 1999 · Family Guy as Commander William T. Riker (voice)
  • 1999 · Family Guy as Jonathan Frakes (voice)
  • 1998 · Star Trek: Insurrection as Commander William T. Riker
  • 1998 · Oh Baby as Don
  • 1997 · Trekkies as Self
  • 1997 · Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Self - Host
  • 1996 · Star Trek: First Contact as Commander William T. Riker
  • 1996 · Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken as David Xanatos (voice)
  • 1996 · Brothers of the Frontier as Ben Frye
  • 1996 · The Paranormal Borderline as Host
  • 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Larry
  • 1995 · Time Travel Through the Bible as Time Traveler
  • 1995 · Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction? as Self - Host
  • 1995 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit as Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)
  • 1995 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow as Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)
  • 1995 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification as Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)
  • 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Commander William T. Riker
  • 1995 · Cybill as Jonathan Frakes
  • 1994 · Star Trek: Generations as Commander William T. Riker
  • 1994 · Gargoyles as David Xanatos (voice)
  • 1994 · Phish: Tracking as
  • 1994 · Camp Nowhere as Bob Spiegel (uncredited)
  • 1994 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things ... as Commander William Riker
  • 1994 · Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation as Host / Self
  • 1994 · Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon as Self - Host
  • 1994 · Sinnlos im Weltraum as William T. Riker
  • 1993 · Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Tim Lake
  • 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Thomas Riker
  • 1993 · Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations as Self
  • 1992 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command as Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)
  • 1992 · Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters as Narrator (voice)
  • 1991 · Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
  • 1991 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as William T. Riker (archive footage)
  • 1990 · Wings as Gavin Rutledge
  • 1989 · The Cover Girl and the Cop as Joshua Boyleston
  • 1988 · The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next as Self
  • 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as William T. Riker
  • 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self - Host
  • 1987 · Star Trek - Q Fan Collective as William T. Riker
  • 1987 · Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder as Rosen
  • 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit as Self
  • 1986 · Dream West as Lt. Archibald Gillespie
  • 1986 · Matlock as Prosecutor Mr. Park
  • 1985 · North and South as Stanley Hazard
  • 1985 · The Twilight Zone as Steve
  • 1984 · Paper Dolls as Sandy Parris
  • 1984 · Highway to Heaven as Arthur Krock, Jr.
  • 1983 · Five Mile Creek as Adam Scott
  • 1983 · Bare Essence as Marcus Marshall
  • 1982 · Voyagers! as Charles Lindbergh
  • 1982 · Hotel as Ted Travers
  • 1981 · Falcon Crest as Damon Ross
  • 1981 · The Fall Guy as Connors
  • 1981 · Harper Valley P.T.A. as Clutch Breath
  • 1981 · Hill Street Blues as Eddie Sims
  • 1980 · The Night the City Screamed as Richard Hawkins
  • 1980 · I'm a Big Girl Now as
  • 1980 · It's a Living as Steve
  • 1980 · Beulah Land as Adam Davis
  • 1980 · Here's Boomer as Philip
  • 1979 · Paris as
  • 1979 · Hart to Hart as Adam Blake
  • 1979 · Beach Patrol as Marty Green
  • 1979 · The Dukes of Hazzard as Jamie Lee Hogg
  • 1978 · The White Shadow as Basketball Player
  • 1978 · Fantasy Island as Kirk Wendover
  • 1977 · Eight Is Enough as Chapper
  • 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Leon Bohannon
  • 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Young Surgeon
  • 1976 · Charlie's Angels as Brad
  • 1973 · Barnaby Jones as David Douglas
  • 1972 · The Waltons as Ashley Longworth Jr.
  • 2024 · Holograms All the Way Down as Commander William T. Riker