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Jonathan Frakes
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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As actor
Butterfly in the Sky
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
A Biltmore Christmas
Catwoman: Hunted
Devil's Gate
Heroes Manufactured
50 Years of Star Trek
Chaos on the Bridge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Megaquake 10.0
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Truth be Told
Lee & Grant
The Captains
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Alien Autopsy
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
How William Shatner Changed the World
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
Star Trek: Nemesis
Clockstoppers
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
Dying to Live
Star Trek: Insurrection