Jonathan Frakes
Acteur·rice
19 août 1952 · 73 years old
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.
Known for
As an actor
Holograms All the Way Down
Commander William T. Riker
A Grand Biltmore Christmas
Winston
The Mighty Nein
2025 · Zeenoth (voice)
Butterfly in the Sky
2024 · Self (archive footage)
The D-Con Chamber
2024 · Self
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023 · Captain William Riker
A Biltmore Christmas
2023 · Winston
Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023 · Riker (voice)
Catwoman: Hunted
2022 · King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice)
The Shuttlepod Show
2022 · Self
Star Trek Day
2020 · Self
Star Trek: Picard
2020 · William Riker
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020 · William T. Riker (voice)
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
2019 · Jonathan Frakes
The Ready Room
2019 · Self
Devil's Gate
2018 · Sheriff Gruenwell
Heroes Manufactured
2017 · Self (archive footage)
After Trek
2017
50 Years of Star Trek
2016 · Self
Angie Tribeca
2016 · Commandant Van Zandt
Chaos on the Bridge
2014 · Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014 · Cmdr. Will Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014 · Cmdr. Will Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013 · Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013 · Cmdr. Will Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013 · Cmdr. Will Riker
The Captains Close Up
2013 · Self
Megaquake 10.0
2012 · Narrator (voice)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012 · Self
Truth Be Told
2011 · Radio Sound Engineer
Lee & Grant
2011 · Narrator (voice)
The Captains
2011 · Self
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009 · Self
That's Impossible!
2009 · Narrator (voice)
Castle
2009 · Richard Castle Fan
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009 · Peter (voice)
The Super Hero Squad Show
2009 · High Evolutionary (voice)
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill (uncredited)
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008 · Trombone Player in Marching Band (uncredited)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007 · Self
Alien Autopsy
2006 · Self
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006 · Debra's Husband
How William Shatner Changed the World
2005 · Self
Criminal Minds
2005 · Dr. Arthur Malcolm
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004 · Self
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002 · Commander William T. Riker
Clockstoppers
2002 · Bystander
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001 · Commander William T. Riker
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
2000 · Narrator (voice)
Dying to Live
1999 · Will
Futurama
1999 · Jonathan Frakes (voice)
Family Guy
1999 · Commander William T. Riker (voice), Jonathan Frakes (voice)
Roswell
1999 · Jonathan Frakes (uncredited)
The Lot
1999 · Roland White
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 · Commander William T. Riker
Oh Baby
1998 · Don
Trekkies
1997 · Self
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Self - Host
Star Trek: First Contact
1996 · Commander William T. Riker
Brothers of the Frontier
1996 · Ben Frye
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996 · Self
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · Larry
The Paranormal Borderline
1996 · Host
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
1995 · Self - Host
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995 · Xanatos (voice)
Time Travel Through the Bible
1995 · Time Traveler
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Commander William T. Riker
Cybill
1995 · Jonathan Frakes
Star Trek: Generations
1994 · Commander William T. Riker
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994 · Host / Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
1994 · Self - Host
Camp Nowhere
1994 · Bob Spiegel (uncredited)
Phish: Tracking
1994
Gargoyles
1994 · David Xanatos (voice)
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
1993 · Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Thomas Riker
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Tim Lake
Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters
1992 · Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991 · Self
Wings
1990 · Gavin Rutledge
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989 · Joshua Boyleston
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989 · Self
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988 · Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · William T. Riker
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987 · Rosen
Matlock
1986 · Mr. Park
Dream West
1986 · Lt. Archibald Gillespie
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Steve (segment "But Can She Type?")
North and South
1985 · Stanley Hazard
Highway to Heaven
1984 · Arthur Krock, Jr.
Paper Dolls
1984 · Sandy Parris
Bare Essence
1983 · Marcus Marshall
Five Mile Creek
1983 · Adam Scott
Hotel
1982 · Ted Travers
Voyagers!
1982 · Charles Lindbergh
Bare Essence
1982 · Marcus Marshall
Falcon Crest
1981 · Damon Ross
Hill Street Blues
1981 · Eddie Sims
Here's Boomer
1981 · Philip
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1981 · Clutch Breath
The Fall Guy
1981 · Connors
The Night the City Screamed
1980 · Richard Hawkins
Beulah Land
1980 · Adam Davis
I'm a Big Girl Now
1980
It's a Living
1980 · Steve
Beach Patrol
1979 · Marty Green
Hart to Hart
1979 · Adam Blake
Paris
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979 · Jamie Lee Hogg
Fantasy Island
1978 · Kirk
The White Shadow
1978 · Basketball Player
Eight Is Enough
1977 · Chapper
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Leon Bohannon, Young Surgeon
Charlie's Angels
1976 · Brad
Barnaby Jones
1973 · David Douglas
The Waltons
1972 · Ashley Longworth Jr.
Réalisation
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
2026 · Director
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022 · Director
Leverage: Redemption
2021 · Director
Star Trek: Picard
2020 · Director
The Astronauts
2020 · Director
The Orville
2017 · Director
The Gifted
2017 · Director
Star Trek: Discovery
2017 · Director
The Arrangement
2017 · Director
Powers
2015 · Director
Hindsight
2015 · Director
The Librarians
2014 · Director
Finding Carter
2014 · Director
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
2014 · Director
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · Director
Hit the Floor
2013 · Director
King & Maxwell
2013 · Director
Truth Be Told
2011 · Director
Bar Karma
2011 · Director
Falling Skies
2011 · Director
Switched at Birth
2011 · Director
The Glades
2010 · Director
The Good Guys
2010 · Director
Persons Unknown
2010 · Director
Castle
2009 · Director
Dollhouse
2009 · Director
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · Director
V
2009 · Director
Make It or Break It
2009 · Director
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008 · Director
Leverage
2008 · Director
Masters of Science Fiction
2007 · Director
Burn Notice
2007 · Director
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006 · Director
Thunderbirds
2004 · Director
Clockstoppers
2002 · Director
The Twilight Zone
2002 · Director
Roswell
1999 · Director
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 · Director
Star Trek: First Contact
1996 · Director
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Director
University Hospital
1995 · Director
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Director
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Director
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Director