
Jonathan Frakes
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.
Acting (45 movies)

Star Trek: Generations
1994

Star Trek: First Contact
1996

Star Trek: Insurrection
1998

Star Trek: Nemesis
2002

Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009

Alien Autopsy
2006

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

Clockstoppers
2002

Truth be Told
2011

Lee & Grant
2011

Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
2000

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

Heroes Manufactured
2017

Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
1995

The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989

A Biltmore Christmas
2023

Camp Nowhere
1994

Brothers of the Frontier
1996

Chaos on the Bridge
2014

Devil's Gate
2018

The Captains
2011

Butterfly in the Sky
2024

How William Shatner Changed The World
2005

50 Years of Star Trek
2016

Dying to Live
1999

Megaquake 10.0
2012

Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
1993

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006

The Night the City Screamed
1980

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991

Trekkies
1997

Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
1996

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

Phish: Tracking
1994

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013

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

Beach Patrol
1979

Time Travel Through the Bible
1995

Catwoman: Hunted
2022

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013
Directing (7 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Dying to Live | 1999 | Executive Producer |
