Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 19, 1952
Place of Birth
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
149 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Director
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
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Director
The Shuttlepod Show
Self
Catwoman: Hunted
King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice)
Leverage: Redemption
Director
The Astronauts
Director
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
The Gifted
Director
Star Trek: Discovery
Director
After Trek
The Orville
Director
Heroes Manufactured
Self (archive footage)
The Arrangement
Director
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
Angie Tribeca
Commandant Van Zandt
Powers
Director
Hindsight
Director
The Librarians
Director
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Director
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Cmdr. Will Riker
Chaos on the Bridge
Self
Finding Carter
Director
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Cmdr. Will Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Cmdr. Will Riker
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Director
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Cmdr. Will Riker
King & Maxwell
Director
Hit the Floor
Director
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)
Falling Skies
Director
Switched at Birth
Director
Truth Be Told
Radio Sound Engineer
Bar Karma
Director
The Glades
Director