Jonathan Frakes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 19, 1952 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA
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
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Filmography
Holograms All the Way Down
Movie · as Commander William T. Riker
Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary
Movie · as Self
A Grand Biltmore Christmas
Movie · as Winston
The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World
Movie · as Self
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Star Trek: Legenden
TV · as Self - William Riker · 3 eps
The Mighty Nein
TV · as Zeenoth (voice) · 1 ep
Butterfly in the Sky
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The D-Con Chamber
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Movie · as Captain William Riker
A Biltmore Christmas
Movie · as Winston
Star Trek: very Short Treks
TV · as Riker (voice) · 3 eps
Catwoman: Hunted
Movie · as King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice)
The Shuttlepod Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Star Trek Day
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Star Trek: Picard
TV · as William Riker · 12 eps
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV · as William T. Riker (voice) · 3 eps
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
TV · as Jonathan Frakes · 2 eps
The Ready Room
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Devil's Gate
Movie · as Sheriff Gruenwell
Heroes Manufactured
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
After Trek
TV · 1 ep
50 Years of Star Trek
Movie · as Self
Angie Tribeca
TV · as Commandant Van Zandt · 1 ep
Chaos on the Bridge
Movie · as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Movie · as Cmdr. Will Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Movie · as Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Movie · as Cmdr. Will Riker
The Captains Close Up
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Megaquake 10.0
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self
Truth Be Told
Movie · as Radio Sound Engineer
Lee & Grant
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Captains
Movie · as Self
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
Movie · as Self
That's Impossible!
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
Castle
TV · as Richard Castle Fan · 1 ep
The Super Hero Squad Show
TV · as High Evolutionary (voice) · 1 ep
Glenn Martin, DDS
TV · as Peter (voice) · 1 ep
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · as Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Movie · as Trombone Player in Marching Band (uncredited)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Movie · as Self
Alien Autopsy
Movie · as Self
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Movie · as Debra's Husband
How William Shatner Changed the World
Movie · as Self
Criminal Minds
TV · as Dr. Arthur Malcolm · 1 ep
American Dad!
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
Movie · as Self
Star Trek: Nemesis
Movie · as Commander William T. Riker
Clockstoppers
Movie · as Bystander
Make It So
Movie · as Self
Star Trek: Enterprise
TV · as Commander William T. Riker · 1 ep
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Dying to Live
Movie · as Will
Futurama
TV · as Jonathan Frakes (voice) · 1 ep
Family Guy
TV · as Commander William T. Riker (voice), Jonathan Frakes (voice) · 1 ep
Roswell
TV · as Jonathan Frakes (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Lot
TV · as Roland White · 5 eps
Star Trek: Insurrection
Movie · as Commander William T. Riker
Oh Baby
TV · as Don · 1 ep
Trekkies
Movie · as Self
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV · as Self - Host · 39 eps
Star Trek: First Contact
Movie · as Commander William T. Riker
Brothers of the Frontier
Movie · as Ben Frye
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Movie · as Self
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV · as Larry · 1 ep
The Paranormal Borderline
TV · as Host · 1 ep
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
Movie · as Self - Host
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
Movie · as Xanatos (voice)
Time Travel Through the Bible
Movie · as Time Traveler
Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Commander William T. Riker · 1 ep
Cybill
TV · as Jonathan Frakes · 1 ep
Star Trek: Generations
Movie · as Commander William T. Riker
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Movie · as Host / Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
Movie · as Self - Host
Camp Nowhere
Movie · as Bob Spiegel (uncredited)
Phish: Tracking
Movie
Gargoyles
TV · as David Xanatos (voice) · 78 eps
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
Movie · as Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Thomas Riker · 1 ep
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV · as Tim Lake · 1 ep
Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Movie · as Cmdr. Will Riker
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Movie · as Cmdr. Will Riker
Wings
TV · as Gavin Rutledge · 1 ep
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Movie · as Joshua Boyleston
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Movie · as Self
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Movie · as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as William T. Riker · 176 eps
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
TV · as Rosen · 3 eps
Matlock
TV · as Prosecutor Mr. Park · 1 ep
Dream West
TV · as Lt. Archibald Gillespie · 3 eps
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Steve (segment "But Can She Type?") · 1 ep
North and South
TV · as Stanley Hazard · 13 eps
Highway to Heaven
TV · as Arthur Krock, Jr. · 1 ep
Paper Dolls
TV · as Sandy Parris · 11 eps
Bare Essence
TV · as Marcus Marshall · 11 eps
Five Mile Creek
TV · as Adam Scott · 1 ep
Hotel
TV · as Ted Travers · 1 ep
Voyagers!
TV · as Charles Lindbergh · 1 ep
Bare Essence
TV · as Marcus Marshall · 2 eps
Falcon Crest
TV · as Damon Ross · 11 eps
Hill Street Blues
TV · as Eddie Sims · 1 ep
Here's Boomer
TV · as Philip · 1 ep
The Fall Guy
TV · as Connors · 1 ep
Harper Valley P.T.A.
TV · as Clutch Breath · 1 ep
The Night the City Screamed
Movie · as Richard Hawkins
I'm a Big Girl Now
TV · 1 ep
Beulah Land
TV · as Adam Davis · 2 eps
It's a Living
TV · as Steve · 1 ep
Beach Patrol
Movie · as Marty Green
Hart to Hart
TV · as Adam Blake · 1 ep
Paris
TV · 1 ep
The Dukes of Hazzard
TV · as Jamie Lee Hogg · 1 ep
The White Shadow
TV · as Basketball Player · 1 ep
Fantasy Island
TV · as Kirk · 1 ep
Eight Is Enough
TV · as Chapper · 1 ep
Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Leon Bohannon, Young Surgeon · 1 ep
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Brad · 1 ep
Barnaby Jones
TV · as David Douglas · 1 ep
The Waltons
TV · as Ashley Longworth Jr. · 2 eps