Jonathan Frakes
Acting
Born: August 19, 1952 (age 74) · Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA
Highest Rated
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
Family Guy
1999
Criminal Minds
2005
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
Futurama
1999
Castle
2009
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
Star Trek: Picard
2020
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
The Gifted
2017
Star Trek: Generations
1994
Photos (12)
Movies (29)
Star Trek: First Contact
Commander William T. Riker
Star Trek: Nemesis
Commander William T. Riker
Star Trek: Insurrection
Commander William T. Riker
Star Trek: Generations
Commander William T. Riker
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Trombone Player in Marching Band (uncredited)
Catwoman: Hunted
King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice)
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Debra's Husband
Clockstoppers
Bystander
Camp Nowhere
Bob Spiegel (uncredited)
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Xanatos (voice)
Devil's Gate
Sheriff Gruenwell
A Biltmore Christmas
Winston
Lee & Grant
Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Captain William Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Cmdr. Will Riker
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Joshua Boyleston
Truth Be Told
Radio Sound Engineer
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Cmdr. Will Riker
Brothers of the Frontier
Ben Frye
Dying to Live
Will
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Cmdr. Will Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Cmdr. Will Riker
The Night the City Screamed
Richard Hawkins
Beach Patrol
Marty Green
Phish: Tracking
1994
Megaquake 10.0
Narrator (voice)
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
Narrator (voice)
Time Travel Through the Bible
Time Traveler
TV Shows (58)
Family Guy
Commander William T. Riker (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Jonathan Frakes (voice) · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Dr. Arthur Malcolm · 1 eps
Futurama
Jonathan Frakes (voice) · 1 eps
Castle
Richard Castle Fan · 1 eps
NCIS: Los Angeles
Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill (uncredited) · 1 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
William T. Riker · 176 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Commander William T. Riker · 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Thomas Riker · 1 eps
Wings
Gavin Rutledge · 1 eps
Hart to Hart
Adam Blake · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
Eddie Sims · 1 eps
Falcon Crest
Damon Ross · 11 eps
Star Trek: Enterprise
Commander William T. Riker · 1 eps
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Tim Lake · 1 eps
Fantasy Island
Kirk · 1 eps
The Waltons
Ashley Longworth Jr. · 2 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
Larry · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Brad · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Leon Bohannon · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Young Surgeon · 1 eps
Matlock
Mr. Park · 1 eps
Star Trek: Lower Decks
William T. Riker (voice) · 3 eps
Star Trek: Picard
William Riker · 12 eps
Hotel
Ted Travers · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
David Douglas · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Steve (segment "But Can She Type?") · 1 eps
Gargoyles
David Xanatos (voice) · 78 eps
Highway to Heaven
Arthur Krock, Jr. · 1 eps
The Fall Guy
Connors · 1 eps
Roswell
Jonathan Frakes (uncredited) · 2 eps
Cybill
Jonathan Frakes · 1 eps
The Dukes of Hazzard
Jamie Lee Hogg · 1 eps
North and South
Stanley Hazard · 13 eps
Angie Tribeca
Commandant Van Zandt · 1 eps
The Mighty Nein
Zeenoth (voice) · 1 eps
The Super Hero Squad Show
High Evolutionary (voice) · 1 eps
Eight Is Enough
Chapper · 1 eps
The White Shadow
Basketball Player · 1 eps
Glenn Martin, DDS
Peter (voice) · 1 eps
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
Jonathan Frakes · 2 eps
Voyagers!
Charles Lindbergh · 1 eps
It's a Living
Steve · 1 eps
Oh Baby
Don · 1 eps
After Trek
1 eps
I'm a Big Girl Now
1 eps
Here's Boomer
Philip · 1 eps
Five Mile Creek
Adam Scott · 1 eps
Paris
1 eps
The Lot
Roland White · 5 eps
Paper Dolls
Sandy Parris · 11 eps
Bare Essence
Marcus Marshall · 2 eps
Star Trek: very Short Treks
Riker (voice) · 3 eps
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Rosen · 3 eps
Bare Essence
Marcus Marshall · 11 eps
Beulah Land
Adam Davis · 2 eps
Dream West
Lt. Archibald Gillespie · 3 eps
That's Impossible!
Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (25)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Self - Host · 39 eps
The Ready Room
Self · 10 eps
The Shuttlepod Show
Self · 1 eps
The D-Con Chamber
Self · 1 eps
The Captains Close Up
Self · 1 eps
Star Trek Day
Self · 1 eps
Alien Autopsy
Self
The Captains
Self
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Self
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
Trekkies
Self
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Host / Self
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast
Self · 1 eps
Butterfly in the Sky
Self (archive footage)
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
Chaos on the Bridge
Self
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
Self - Host
Heroes Manufactured
Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
Self
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
How William Shatner Changed the World
Self
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
Self
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (45)
Castle
Director
NCIS: Los Angeles
Director
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Director
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Director
Star Trek: Voyager
Director
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Director
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
Director
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Director
Diagnosis: Murder
Director
Star Trek: Discovery
Director
Burn Notice
Director
Switched at Birth
Director
Falling Skies
Director
Star Trek: Picard
Director
The Orville
Director
Leverage
Director
Dollhouse
Director
The Librarians
Director
Roswell
Director
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Director
The Gifted
Director
Leverage: Redemption
Director
V
Director
The Glades
Director
The Good Guys
Director
The Twilight Zone
Director
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Director
Powers
Director
Make It or Break It
Director
Finding Carter
Director
Star Trek: First Contact
Director
King & Maxwell
Director
Star Trek: Insurrection
Director
Hit the Floor
Director
The Arrangement
Director
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Director
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Director
Persons Unknown
Director
Masters of Science Fiction
Director
Clockstoppers
Director
Thunderbirds
Director
The Astronauts
Director
Bar Karma
Director
Hindsight
Director
Truth Be Told
Director