Jonathan Frakes

Known for ActingBorn 1952-08-19 (age 74)Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Shuttlepod Show

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

Butterfly in the Sky

The Mighty Nein

Futurama

Criminal Minds

Megaquake 10.0

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)

Castle

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

Gargoyles

Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?

Oh Baby

University Hospital

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Lower Decks

The Orville

Make It or Break It

The Gifted

Star Trek: Voyager

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

Hit the Floor

The Astronauts

Roswell

Leverage

NCIS: Los Angeles

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Switched at Birth

The Super Hero Squad Show

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

Burn Notice

The Twilight Zone

Star Trek: Enterprise

3rd Rock from the Sun

Star Trek: Picard

Voyagers!

Hill Street Blues

The Fall Guy

The Good Guys

Family Guy

Leverage: Redemption

North and South

Dollhouse

The Librarians