Jonathan Frakes

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-08-19 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA

Jonathan Frakes

Biography

Jonathan Scott Frakes 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 e...

Acting

1994

Star Trek: Generations

as Commander William T. Riker

2002

Star Trek: Nemesis

as Commander William T. Riker

1996

Star Trek: First Contact

as Commander William T. Riker

1998

Star Trek: Insurrection

as Commander William T. Riker

2006

2011

Truth be Told

as Radio Sound Engineer

2002

Clockstoppers

as Bystander

2011

Lee & Grant

as Narrator (voice)

1992

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow

as Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)

1992

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

as Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)

2017

Heroes Manufactured

as Self (archive footage)

1989

The Cover Girl and the Cop

as Joshua Boyleston

2023

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Holograms All the Way Down

as Commander William T. Riker

1994

Camp Nowhere

as Bob Spiegel (uncredited)

1991

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

as William T. Riker (archive footage)

2017

Devil's Gate

as Sheriff Gruenwell

2011

2024

Butterfly in the Sky

as Self (archive footage)

1999

2012

Megaquake 10.0

as Narrator (voice)

1980

The Night the City Screamed

as Richard Hawkins

1997

Trekkies

as Self

1996

Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken

as David Xanatos (voice)

2008

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

as Trombone Player in Marching Band (uncredited)

1993

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit

as Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)

1991

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

as Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)

2013

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

as Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)

1979

Beach Patrol

as Marty Green

1995

2022

Catwoman: Hunted

as King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice)

Production

2004

Thunderbirds

as Director

2002

Clockstoppers

as Director

2011

Truth be Told

as Director

1999

Dying to Live

as Executive Producer

1994

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