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.
Star Trek: Generations
(Commander William T. Riker)
Star Trek: Nemesis
(Commander William T. Riker)
Star Trek: First Contact
(Commander William T. Riker)
Star Trek: Insurrection
(Commander William T. Riker)
Star Trek: The Captains' Summit
(Self)
Alien Autopsy
(Self)
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
(Captain William Riker)
Truth be Told
(Radio Sound Engineer)
Clockstoppers
(Bystander)
Lee & Grant
(Narrator (voice))
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
(Narrator (voice))
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
(Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage))
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
(Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage))
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Host / Self)
Heroes Manufactured
(Self (archive footage))
Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters
(Narrator (voice))
Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction?
(Self - Host)
Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
(Self - Host)
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
(Self)
The Cover Girl and the Cop
(Joshua Boyleston)
A Biltmore Christmas
(Winston)
Holograms All the Way Down
(Commander William T. Riker)
Camp Nowhere
(Bob Spiegel (uncredited))
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
(William T. Riker (archive footage))
To the Journey - Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
(Self)
Brothers of the Frontier
(Ben Frye)
Chaos on the Bridge
(Self)
Devil's Gate
(Sheriff Gruenwell)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit
(Self)
The Captains
(Self)
Butterfly in the Sky
(Self (archive footage))
How William Shatner Changed The World
(Self)
50 Years of Star Trek
(Self)
Dying to Live
(Will)
Megaquake 10.0
(Narrator (voice))
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
(Self)
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
(Debra's Husband)
The Night the City Screamed
(Richard Hawkins)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
(Self)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
(Self)
Trekkies
(Self)
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
(David Xanatos (voice))
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
(Self)
Phish: Tracking
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
(Trombone Player in Marching Band (uncredited))
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
(Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage))
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
(Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage))
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)
Beach Patrol
(Marty Green)
Time Travel Through the Bible
(Time Traveler)
Catwoman: Hunted
(King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice))
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things ...
(Commander William Riker)
Falcon Crest
(Damon Ross)
Star Trek: Enterprise
(Commander William T. Riker)
Futurama
(Jonathan Frakes (voice))
Family Guy
(Commander William T. Riker (voice))
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(William T. Riker)
Star Trek: Voyager
(Commander William T. Riker)
Matlock
(Prosecutor Mr. Park)
Gargoyles
(David Xanatos (voice))
The Twilight Zone
(Steve)
Quincy, M.E.
(Leon Bohannon)
Highway to Heaven
(Arthur Krock, Jr.)
Cybill
(Jonathan Frakes)
Wings
(Gavin Rutledge)
Charlie's Angels
(Brad)
Hill Street Blues
(Eddie Sims)
Hotel
(Ted Travers)
Criminal Minds
(Dr. Arthur Malcolm)
Hart to Hart
(Adam Blake)
Voyagers!
(Charles Lindbergh)
Eight Is Enough
(Chapper)
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
(Jonathan Frakes)
The Waltons
(Ashley Longworth Jr.)
Bare Essence
(Marcus Marshall)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
(Self - Host)
Here's Boomer
(Philip)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Self - Host)
Dream West
(Lt. Archibald Gillespie)
That's Impossible!
(Narrator (voice))
Castle
(Richard Castle Fan)
Sinnlos im Weltraum
(William T. Riker)
The Shuttlepod Show
(Self)
Barnaby Jones
(David Douglas)
Fantasy Island
(Kirk Wendover)
The Dukes of Hazzard
(Jamie Lee Hogg)
The White Shadow
(Basketball Player)
Beulah Land
(Adam Davis)
I'm a Big Girl Now
Paris
Harper Valley P.T.A.
(Clutch Breath)
The Fall Guy
(Connors)
The Super Hero Squad Show
(High Evolutionary (voice))
Five Mile Creek
(Adam Scott)
Glenn Martin, DDS
(Peter (voice))
It's a Living
(Steve)
Paper Dolls
(Sandy Parris)
Oh Baby
(Don)
Quincy, M.E.
(Young Surgeon)
North and South
(Stanley Hazard)
Family Guy
(Jonathan Frakes (voice))
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
(Self)
Star Trek Day
(Self)
Angie Tribeca
(Commandant Van Zandt)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(Thomas Riker)
3rd Rock from the Sun
(Larry)
The Paranormal Borderline
(Host)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
(Tim Lake)
The Captains Close Up
(Self)
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
(Rosen)
Star Trek: Picard
(Captain William T. Riker)
The Ready Room
(Self)
NCIS: Los Angeles
(Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill (uncredited))
Roswell
(Jonathan Frakes (uncredited))
Star Trek: Very Short Treks
(Riker)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
(William T. Riker (voice))
The D-Con Chamber
(Self)
Star Trek: First Contact
(Director)
Star Trek: Insurrection
(Director)
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
(Director)
Thunderbirds
(Director)
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
(Director)
Clockstoppers
(Director)
Truth be Told
(Director)
Dying to Live
(Executive Producer)
Phish: Tracking
(Music)
Star Trek: Voyager
(Director)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Director)
Leverage
(Director)
Masters of Science Fiction
(Director)
Castle
(Director)
Diagnosis: Murder
(Director)
Roswell
(Director)
Roswell
(Producer)
Burn Notice
(Director)
The Glades
(Director)
Dollhouse
(Director)
Bar Karma
(Director)
NCIS: Los Angeles
(Director)
The Twilight Zone
(Director)
V
(Director)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
(Director)
University Hospital
(Director)
The Good Guys
(Director)
Persons Unknown
(Director)
Falling Skies
(Director)
The Librarians
(Director)
Switched at Birth
(Director)
Finding Carter
(Director)
The Orville
(Director)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(Director)
The Gifted
(Director)
Star Trek: Discovery
(Director)
Star Trek: Picard
(Director)
Leverage: Redemption
(Director)
King & Maxwell
(Director)
The Astronauts
(Director)
Make It or Break It
(Director)
Powers
(Director)
Hit the Floor
(Director)
Hindsight
(Director)
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
(Director)
The Arrangement
(Director)
The Librarians
(Supervising Producer)
The Librarians
(Co-Executive Producer)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
(Director)
Masters of Science Fiction
(Creator)