Jonathan Frakes
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Jonathan Frakes

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Biography

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.

Films Featuring Jonathan Frakes

Star Trek: Generations

19946.5

Star Trek: Nemesis

20026.3

Star Trek: First Contact

19967.3

Star Trek: Insurrection

19986.5

Star Trek: The Captain's Summit

20096.4

Alien Autopsy

20065.7

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

20237.8

Truth Be Told

20113.3

Clockstoppers

20025.3

Lee & Grant

2011

Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?

20008.0

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

19947.0

Heroes Manufactured

20176.7

Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters

Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters

19927.0

Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)

19955.9

Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon

Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon

19941.0

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

2004

The Cover Girl and the Cop

19896.0

A Biltmore Christmas

20237.0

Holograms All the Way Down

Holograms All the Way Down

Camp Nowhere

19945.9

Brothers of the Frontier

19965.0

Chaos on the Bridge

20146.9

Devil's Gate

20185.3

The Captains

20116.4

Butterfly in the Sky

20248.3

How William Shatner Changed the World

20055.7

50 Years of Star Trek

20166.2

Dying to Live

19996.0

Megaquake 10.0

20128.2

Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations

19931.5

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

20066.3

The Night the City Screamed

19806.0

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

20075.4

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

19915.9

Trekkies

19976.3

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken

19957.0

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

19882.5

Phish: Tracking

1994

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

20086.3

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

20137.4

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

20127.0

Beach Patrol

19797.0

Time Travel Through the Bible

1995

Catwoman: Hunted

20225.8

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

19965.6

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

2014

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

2013

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

2013

A Grand Biltmore Christmas

A Grand Biltmore Christmas

2026

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...

2014

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

1989

Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary

Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary

The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World

2026