Born
19 August 1952 (73)
Place of Birth
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
Jonathan Scott 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 minis...
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.
Butterfly in the Sky
2024
A Biltmore Christmas
2023
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023
Catwoman: Hunted
2022
Devil's Gate
2018
Heroes Manufactured
2017
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014
Chaos on the Bridge
2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012
Megaquake 10.0
2012
The Captains
2011
Lee & Grant
2011
Truth be Told
2011
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006
Alien Autopsy
2006
How William Shatner Changed The World
2005
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004
Thunderbirds
2004
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
Clockstoppers
2002
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
2000
Dying to Live
1999
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998
Trekkies
1997
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
Brothers of the Frontier
1996
Time Travel Through the Bible
1995
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
1995
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995
Star Trek: Generations
1994
Phish: Tracking
1994