Jonathan Frakes

Jonathan Frakes

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1952-08-19 (71 years old)

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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.


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Filmography

all 144

TV Shows 90

Movies 54

Director 41

self 34

Voice 6

Narrator 4

Producer 1

Winston
A Biltmore Christmas

A Biltmore Christmas (2023)

Movie
Commander William T. Riker
Star Trek: Very Short Treks

Star Trek: Very Short Treks (2023)

TV
Self
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event (2023)

Movie
Director
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)

TV
Self
The Shuttlepod Show

The Shuttlepod Show (2022)

TV
King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice)
Catwoman: Hunted

Catwoman: Hunted (2022)

Movie
Self
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2021)

TV
Director
Leverage: Redemption

Leverage: Redemption (2021)

TV
Director
The Astronauts

The Astronauts (2020)

TV
Self
Star Trek Day

Star Trek Day (2020)

TV
Capt. William T. Riker (voice)
Star Trek: Lower Decks

Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)

TV
Captain William T. Riker / Director
Star Trek: Picard

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

TV
6.43
Jonathan Frakes
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (2019)

TV
5.78
Self - Guest
The Ready Room

The Ready Room (2019)

TV
Self - Narrator
The Last 24

The Last 24 (2018)

TV
Director
The Gifted

The Gifted (2017)

TV
6.24
Director
Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery (2017)

TV
6.35
Sheriff Gruenwell
Devil's Gate

Devil's Gate (2017)

Movie
5
Self (archive footage)
Heroes Manufactured

Heroes Manufactured (2017)

Movie
Director
The Arrangement

The Arrangement (2017)

TV
6
Self
50 Years of Star Trek

50 Years of Star Trek (2016)

Movie
7.5
Commandant Van Zandt
Angie Tribeca

Angie Tribeca (2016)

TV
6
Director
Powers

Powers (2015)

TV
Director
Hindsight

Hindsight (2015)

TV
5.57
Director / Co-Executive Producer / Supervising Producer
The Librarians

The Librarians (2014)

TV
6.2
Director
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014)

TV
5.61
Self
Chaos on the Bridge

Chaos on the Bridge (2014)

Movie
Director
Finding Carter

Finding Carter (2014)

TV
5.5
Director
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)

TV
6.39
Director
King & Maxwell

King & Maxwell (2013)

TV
6
Director
Hit the Floor

Hit the Floor (2013)

TV
10
Self
The Captains Close Up

The Captains Close Up (2013)

TV
Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds

Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds (2013)

Movie
Self
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation (2012)

Movie
Narrator
Megaquake 10.0

Megaquake 10.0 (2012)

Movie
Narrator
Lee & Grant

Lee & Grant (2011)

Movie
Director
Falling Skies

Falling Skies (2011)

TV
5.78
Director
Switched at Birth

Switched at Birth (2011)

TV
6.88
Director
Truth be Told

Truth be Told (2011)

Movie
Director
Bar Karma

Bar Karma (2011)

TV
Director
The Glades

The Glades (2010)

TV
1
Director
Persons Unknown

Persons Unknown (2010)

TV
6
Director
The Good Guys

The Good Guys (2010)

TV
Director
V

V (2009)

TV
5.89
Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill (uncredited) / Director
NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)

TV
7.09
High Evolutionary (voice)
The Super Hero Squad Show

The Super Hero Squad Show (2009)

TV
6
Peter (voice)
Glenn Martin, DDS

Glenn Martin, DDS (2009)

TV
Narrator
That's Impossible

That's Impossible (2009)

TV
Director
Make It or Break It

Make It or Break It (2009)

TV
3.5
Self
Star Trek: The Captains' Summit

Star Trek: The Captains' Summit (2009)

Movie
Richard Castle Fan / Director
Castle

Castle (2009)

TV
6.96
Director
Dollhouse

Dollhouse (2009)

TV
5.86
Director
Leverage

Leverage (2008)

TV
6.42
Director
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)

Movie
4.33
Creator / Director
Masters of Science Fiction

Masters of Science Fiction (2007)

TV
Director
Burn Notice

Burn Notice (2007)

TV
6.28
Self
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier (2007)

Movie
Director
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)

Movie
7
Self
Alien Autopsy

Alien Autopsy (2006)

Movie
Self
How William Shatner Changed The World

How William Shatner Changed The World (2005)

Movie
Dr. Arthur Malcolm
Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds (2005)

TV
6.04
Self
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds (2004)

Movie
Director
Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds (2004)

Movie
Commander William T. Riker
Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

Movie
5.46
Director
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (2002)

TV
Director
Clockstoppers

Clockstoppers (2002)

Movie
8
Commander William T. Riker
Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

TV
5.69
Self - Narrator
U.F.O.s: The Best Evidence Ever Caught on Tape 2

U.F.O.s: The Best Evidence Ever Caught on Tape 2 (2000)

Movie
Narrator
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?

Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction? (2000)

Movie
Producer / Jonathan Frakes (uncredited) / Festival's M.C. (uncredited) / Director
Roswell

Roswell (1999)

TV
4.57
Will
Dying to Live

Dying to Live (1999)

Movie
Jonathan Frakes (voice)
Futurama

Futurama (1999)

TV
6.16
Commander William T. Riker (voice) / Jonathan Frakes (voice)
Family Guy

Family Guy (1999)

TV
6.7
Commander William T. Riker / Director
Star Trek: Insurrection

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

Movie
5.47
Self - Host
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1998)

TV
6
Don
Oh Baby

Oh Baby (1998)

TV
Self
Trekkies

Trekkies (1997)

Movie
Self - Host
U.F.O.s: The Best Evidence Ever Caught on Tape

U.F.O.s: The Best Evidence Ever Caught on Tape (1997)

Movie
Commander William T. Riker / Director
Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Movie
5.9
David Xanatos (voice)
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken

Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken (1996)

Movie
Ben Frye
Brothers of the Frontier

Brothers of the Frontier (1996)

Movie
Larry
3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)

TV
5.98
Self
Time Travel Through the Bible

Time Travel Through the Bible (1995)

Movie
Self - Host
Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction?

Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction? (1995)

Movie
Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit (1995)

Movie
Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command (1995)

Movie
Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow (1995)

Movie
Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification (1995)

Movie
Commander William T. Riker / Director
Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

TV
6.25
Director
University Hospital

University Hospital (1995)

TV
Jonathan Frakes
Cybill

Cybill (1995)

TV
6
Commander William T. Riker
Star Trek: Generations

Star Trek: Generations (1994)

Movie
5.42
David Xanatos (voice)
Gargoyles

Gargoyles (1994)

TV
5.83
Music
Phish: Tracking

Phish: Tracking (1994)

Movie
Bob Spiegel (uncredited)
Camp Nowhere

Camp Nowhere (1994)

Movie
6
Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation -  All Good Things...

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (1994)

Movie
Self - Host
Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon

Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon (1994)

Movie
Self - Host
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1994)

Movie
William T. Riker
Sinnlos im Weltraum

Sinnlos im Weltraum (1994)

TV
Director
Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder (1993)

TV
6.46
Tim Lake
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)

TV
6.7
Thomas Riker / Director
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

TV
5.7
Self
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations

Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations (1993)

Movie
Self
Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters

Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters (1992)

Movie
Self
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991)

Movie
William T. Riker (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption (1991)

Movie
Gavin Rutledge
Wings

Wings (1990)

TV
6.4
Joshua Boyleston
The Cover Girl and the Cop

The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989)

Movie
Self
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next (1988)

Movie
William T. Riker / Director
Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

TV
6.47
Rosen
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (1987)

TV
Lt. Archibald Gillespie
Dream West

Dream West (1986)

TV
Prosecutor Mr. Park
Matlock

Matlock (1986)

TV
6
Stanley Hazard
North and South

North and South (1985)

TV
3.5
Steve
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1985)

TV
7
Sandy Parris
Paper Dolls

Paper Dolls (1984)

TV
Arthur Krock, Jr.
Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven (1984)

TV
Adam Scott
Five Mile Creek

Five Mile Creek (1983)

TV
Marcus Marshall
Bare Essence

Bare Essence (1983)

TV
Marcus Marshall
Bare Essence

Bare Essence (1982)

Movie
Charles Lindbergh
Voyagers!

Voyagers! (1982)

TV
Ted Travers
Hotel

Hotel (1982)

TV
6.35
Damon Ross
Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest (1981)

TV
Connors
The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy (1981)

TV
Clutch Breath
Harper Valley P.T.A.

Harper Valley P.T.A. (1981)

TV
Eddie Sims
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues (1981)

TV
6
Richard Hawkins
The Night the City Screamed

The Night the City Screamed (1980)

Movie
I'm a Big Girl Now

I'm a Big Girl Now (1980)

TV
Steve
It's a Living

It's a Living (1980)

TV
6
Adam Davis
Beulah Land

Beulah Land (1980)

TV
Philip
Here's Boomer

Here's Boomer (1980)

TV
Paris

Paris (1979)

TV
Adam Blake
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart (1979)

TV
6.32
Marty Green
Beach Patrol

Beach Patrol (1979)

Movie
Jamie Lee Hogg
The Dukes of Hazzard

The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)

TV
6
Basketball Player
The White Shadow

The White Shadow (1978)

TV
Kirk Wendover
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island (1978)

TV
6.64
Chapper
Eight Is Enough

Eight Is Enough (1977)

TV
Leon Bohannon / Young Surgeon
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E. (1976)

TV
5.85
Brad
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels (1976)

TV
6.33
David Douglas
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones (1973)

TV
4.75
Ashley Longworth Jr.
The Waltons

The Waltons (1972)

TV
6
Commander William T. Riker
Holograms All the Way Down

Holograms All the Way Down

Movie
self
To the Journey - Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

To the Journey - Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.5
Based on 3.39 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1991
1999
1993
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1952-08-19 (71 years old)

Birth Place
Bellefonte, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Jonathan Scott Frakes


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