Jonathan Frakes
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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-08-19
Place of birth
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA
Images
Cast
Star Trek: Generations
1994
6.50
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
7.30
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998
6.40
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
6.30
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009
6.70
Alien Autopsy
2006
5.60
Clockstoppers
2002
5.30
Truth be Told
2011
4.00
Lee & Grant
2011
0.00
Heroes Manufactured
2017
10.00
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
3.00
A Biltmore Christmas
2023
6.99
Camp Nowhere
1994
5.88
Brothers of the Frontier
1996
4.40
Chaos on the Bridge
2014
7.00
Devil's Gate
2018
5.30
The Captains
2011
6.37
Butterfly in the Sky
2024
8.20
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
6.40
Dying to Live
1999
5.80
Megaquake 10.0
2012
8.20
The Night the City Screamed
1980
5.00
Trekkies
1997
6.40
Phish: Tracking
1994
0.00
Beach Patrol
1979
6.00
Time Travel Through the Bible
1995
0.00
Catwoman: Hunted
2022
5.80
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
5.80
