Jonathan Frakes
Acting
Born 1952-08-19
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA
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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
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Criminal Minds
Family Guy
Futurama
Castle
NCIS: Los Angeles
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Discovery
Diagnosis: Murder
Falcon Crest
Star Trek: Enterprise
Hill Street Blues
The Waltons
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Fantasy Island
Wings
Quincy, M.E.
Charlie's Angels
Hart to Hart
Burn Notice
Switched at Birth
Angie Tribeca
Star Trek: Picard
Matlock
The Librarians
The Orville
Star Trek: Lower Decks
The Fall Guy
Falling Skies
3rd Rock from the Sun
Hotel
Leverage
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Twilight Zone
Dollhouse
Leverage: Redemption
Highway to Heaven
The Gifted
North and South
Gargoyles
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Cybill
Roswell
V
Barnaby Jones
The Twilight Zone
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Oh Baby
The Glades
Star Trek: First Contact
The Mighty Nein
Star Trek: Insurrection
The Super Hero Squad Show
Star Trek: Nemesis
Eight Is Enough
Make It or Break It
Star Trek: Generations
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