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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0000408
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q346595
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Filmography (Movies)
Butterfly in the Sky
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/03/2024
A Biltmore Christmas
Character:Winston
Release Date:26/11/2023
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Character:Captain William Riker
Release Date:19/04/2023
Catwoman: Hunted
Character:King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice)
Release Date:07/02/2022
Devil's Gate
Character:Sheriff Gruenwell
Release Date:20/07/2018
Heroes Manufactured
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/03/2017
50 Years of Star Trek
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/2016
Chaos on the Bridge
Character:Self
Release Date:25/08/2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Character:
Release Date:24/06/2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Character:
Release Date:19/11/2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Character:Commander Will Riker
Release Date:30/07/2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Character:Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)
Release Date:25/04/2013
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/2012
Megaquake 10.0
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/01/2012
The Captains
Character:Self
Release Date:22/07/2011
Lee & Grant
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:06/07/2011
Truth be Told
Character:Radio Sound Engineer
Release Date:16/04/2011
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
Character:Self
Release Date:12/04/2009
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Character:Trombone Player in Marching Band (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/2008
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/2007
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Character:Debra's Husband
Release Date:09/09/2006
Alien Autopsy
Character:Self
Release Date:07/04/2006
How William Shatner Changed The World
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/2005
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
Character:Self
Release Date:24/07/2004
Star Trek: Nemesis
Character:Commander William T. Riker
Release Date:13/12/2002
Clockstoppers
Character:Bystander
Release Date:29/03/2002
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:27/04/2000
Dying to Live
Character:Will
Release Date:22/04/1999
Star Trek: Insurrection
Character:Commander William T. Riker
Release Date:11/12/1998
Trekkies
Character:Self
Release Date:18/10/1997
Star Trek: First Contact
Character:Commander William T. Riker
Release Date:22/11/1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Character:Self
Release Date:06/10/1996
Brothers of the Frontier
Character:Ben Frye
Release Date:06/04/1996
Time Travel Through the Bible
Character:Time Traveler
Release Date:23/10/1995
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:28/08/1995
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Character:David Xanatos (voice)
Release Date:15/02/1995
Star Trek: Generations
Character:Commander William T. Riker
Release Date:18/11/1994
Phish: Tracking
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1994
Camp Nowhere
Character:Bob Spiegel (uncredited)
Release Date:26/08/1994
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:Host / Self
Release Date:15/05/1994
Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:15/05/1994
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1993
Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:30/06/1992
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/1991
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Character:Joshua Boyleston
Release Date:16/01/1989
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Character:Self
Release Date:03/10/1988
The Night the City Screamed
Character:Richard Hawkins
Release Date:14/12/1980
Beach Patrol
Character:Marty Green
Release Date:30/04/1979
Television Appearances
The Mighty Nein
Character:Zeenoth (voice)
The D-Con Chamber
Character:Self
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Character:Riker (voice)
The Shuttlepod Show
Character:Self
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Character:Self
Star Trek Day
Character:Self
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Character:William T. Riker (voice)
Star Trek: Picard
Character:William Riker
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
Character:Jonathan Frakes
The Ready Room
Character:Self
Angie Tribeca
Character:Commandant Van Zandt
The Captains Close Up
Character:Self
NCIS: Los Angeles
Character:Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill (uncredited)
The Super Hero Squad Show
Character:High Evolutionary (voice)
Glenn Martin, DDS
Character:Peter (voice)
That's Impossible!
Character:Narrator (voice)
Castle
Character:Richard Castle Fan
Criminal Minds
Character:Dr. Arthur Malcolm
Star Trek: Enterprise
Character:Commander William T. Riker
Roswell
Character:Jonathan Frakes (uncredited)
The Lot
Character:Roland White
Futurama
Character:Jonathan Frakes (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Commander William T. Riker (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Jonathan Frakes (voice)
Oh Baby
Character:Don
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Character:Self - Host
The Paranormal Borderline
Character:Host
3rd Rock from the Sun
Character:Larry
Star Trek: Voyager
Character:Commander William T. Riker
Cybill
Character:Jonathan Frakes
Gargoyles
Character:David Xanatos (voice)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Character:Tim Lake
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character:Thomas Riker
Wings
Character:Gavin Rutledge
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:William T. Riker
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Character:Rosen
Dream West
Character:Lt. Archibald Gillespie
Matlock
Character:Mr. Park
North and South
Character:Stanley Hazard
The Twilight Zone
Character:Steve (segment "But Can She Type?")
Paper Dolls
Character:Sandy Parris
Highway to Heaven
Character:Arthur Krock, Jr.
Five Mile Creek
Character:Adam Scott
Bare Essence
Character:Marcus Marshall
Bare Essence
Character:Marcus Marshall
Voyagers!
Character:Charles Lindbergh
Hotel
Character:Ted Travers
Falcon Crest
Character:Damon Ross
The Fall Guy
Character:Connors
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Character:Clutch Breath
Hill Street Blues
Character:Eddie Sims
I'm a Big Girl Now
Character:
It's a Living
Character:Steve
Beulah Land
Character:Adam Davis
Here's Boomer
Character:Philip
Paris
Character:
Hart to Hart
Character:Adam Blake
The Dukes of Hazzard
Character:Jamie Lee Hogg
The White Shadow
Character:Basketball Player
Fantasy Island
Character:Kirk Wendover
Eight Is Enough
Character:Chapper
Quincy, M.E.
Character:Leon Bohannon
Quincy, M.E.
Character:Young Surgeon
Charlie's Angels
Character:Brad
Barnaby Jones
Character:David Douglas
The Waltons
Character:Ashley Longworth Jr.
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