Jonathan Frakes
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.
Born: 19 August 1952
Played In
The Mighty Nein
Zeenoth (voice)
The D-Con Chamber
Self
Butterfly in the Sky
Self (archive footage)
A Biltmore Christmas
Winston
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Riker (voice)
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Captain William Riker
The Shuttlepod Show
Self
Catwoman: Hunted
King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice)
Star Trek Day
Self
Star Trek: Lower Decks
William T. Riker (voice)
Star Trek: Picard
William Riker
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
Jonathan Frakes
The Ready Room
Self
Devil's Gate
Sheriff Gruenwell
After Trek
Heroes Manufactured
Self (archive footage)
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
Angie Tribeca
Commandant Van Zandt
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Cmdr. Will Riker
Chaos on the Bridge
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Cmdr. Will Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Cmdr. Will Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Cmdr. Will Riker
The Captains Close Up
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
Megaquake 10.0
Narrator (voice)
The Captains
Self
Lee & Grant
Narrator (voice)
Truth be Told
Radio Sound Engineer
NCIS: Los Angeles
Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill (uncredited)
The Super Hero Squad Show
High Evolutionary (voice)
Glenn Martin, DDS
Peter (voice)
That's Impossible!
Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
Self
Castle
Richard Castle Fan
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Trombone Player in Marching Band (uncredited)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Self
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Debra's Husband
Alien Autopsy
Self
How William Shatner Changed the World
Self
Criminal Minds
Dr. Arthur Malcolm
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
Self
Star Trek: Nemesis
Commander William T. Riker
Clockstoppers
Bystander
Star Trek: Enterprise
Commander William T. Riker
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
Narrator (voice)
Roswell
Jonathan Frakes (uncredited)
The Lot
Roland White
Dying to Live
Will
Futurama
Jonathan Frakes (voice)
Family Guy
Commander William T. Riker (voice)
Family Guy
Jonathan Frakes (voice)
Star Trek: Insurrection
Commander William T. Riker
Oh Baby
Don
Trekkies
Self
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Self - Host
Star Trek: First Contact
Commander William T. Riker
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
Brothers of the Frontier
Ben Frye
The Paranormal Borderline
Host
3rd Rock from the Sun
Larry
Time Travel Through the Bible
Time Traveler
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
Self - Host
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Xanatos (voice)
Star Trek: Voyager
Commander William T. Riker
Cybill
Jonathan Frakes
Star Trek: Generations
Commander William T. Riker
Gargoyles
David Xanatos (voice)
Phish: Tracking
Camp Nowhere
Bob Spiegel (uncredited)
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Host / Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
Self - Host
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Tim Lake
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Thomas Riker
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
Self
Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters
Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Wings
Gavin Rutledge
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Self
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Joshua Boyleston
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation
William T. Riker
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Rosen
Dream West
Lt. Archibald Gillespie
Matlock
Mr. Park
North and South
Stanley Hazard
The Twilight Zone
Steve (segment "But Can She Type?")
Paper Dolls
Sandy Parris
Highway to Heaven
Arthur Krock, Jr.
Five Mile Creek
Adam Scott
Bare Essence
Marcus Marshall
Bare Essence
Marcus Marshall
Voyagers!
Charles Lindbergh
Hotel
Ted Travers
Falcon Crest
Damon Ross
The Fall Guy
Connors
Here's Boomer
Philip
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Clutch Breath
Hill Street Blues
Eddie Sims
The Night the City Screamed
Richard Hawkins
I'm a Big Girl Now
It's a Living
Steve
Beulah Land
Adam Davis
Paris
Hart to Hart
Adam Blake
Beach Patrol
Marty Green
The Dukes of Hazzard
Jamie Lee Hogg
The White Shadow
Basketball Player
Fantasy Island
Kirk
Eight Is Enough
Chapper
Quincy, M.E.
Leon Bohannon
Quincy, M.E.
Young Surgeon
Charlie's Angels
Brad
Barnaby Jones
David Douglas
The Waltons
Ashley Longworth Jr.
Holograms All the Way Down
Commander William T. Riker
A Grand Biltmore Christmas
Winston