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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
Honest Trailers
Roswell
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
Wings
Star Trek: Enterprise
The Ready Room
Star Trek: Picard
Criminal Minds
Eight Is Enough
Fantasy Island
Voyagers!
Here's Boomer
The Waltons
Paris
Matlock
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
The Lot
Catwoman: Hunted
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
Star Trek: Insurrection
Bare Essence
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
Alien Autopsy: (fact or fiction?)
Production Credits
Leverage: Redemption
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Thunderbirds
The Orville
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Persons Unknown
Clockstoppers
Burn Notice
The Gifted
Switched at Birth
Diagnosis: Murder
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Castle
Star Trek: First Contact
Roswell
NCIS: Los Angeles
Star Trek: Discovery
Powers
Falling Skies
The Twilight Zone
V
Leverage
The Glades
The Arrangement
Hit the Floor
The Librarians
Star Trek: Voyager
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