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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. Some info from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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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. Some info from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known For
NCIS: Los Angeles
3rd Rock from the Sun
Quincy, M.E.
Castle
Hill Street Blues
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Fall Guy
Star Trek: Voyager
Family Guy
Highway to Heaven
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Charlie's Angels
The Twilight Zone
Roswell
Wings
Star Trek: Enterprise
The Ready Room
Star Trek: Picard
Criminal Minds
Eight Is Enough
Fantasy Island
Voyagers!
The Waltons
Here's Boomer
Paris
Star Trek Day
Cybill
The Dukes of Hazzard
Futurama
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
The Super Hero Squad Show
Paper Dolls
Falcon Crest
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Camp Nowhere
Clockstoppers
Beulah Land
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
The Lot
Bare Essence
Catwoman: Hunted
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
Star Trek: Insurrection
Bare Essence
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: First Contact
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Matlock
Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
Alien Autopsy: (fact or fiction?)
Production Credits
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Persons Unknown
Clockstoppers
The Glades
Roswell
Powers
Thunderbirds
The Arrangement
Diagnosis: Murder
The Twilight Zone
Star Trek: Picard
Hit the Floor
Falling Skies
Burn Notice
The Librarians
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Discovery
NCIS: Los Angeles
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Leverage: Redemption
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Star Trek: First Contact
The Gifted
The Orville
Star Trek: Voyager
Leverage
Switched at Birth
Castle
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