Jonathan Frakes
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
111
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-08-19 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For
Family Guy
Family Guy
Criminal Minds
Castle
NCIS: Los Angeles
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Futurama
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Waltons
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
Falcon Crest
Star Trek: Enterprise
Hill Street Blues
Hotel
3rd Rock from the Sun
Charlie's Angels
The Twilight Zone
Matlock
Wings
Highway to Heaven
Gargoyles
Hart to Hart
The Ready Room
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Picard
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Barnaby Jones
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Fall Guy
Roswell
Fantasy Island
It's a Living
Cybill
Angie Tribeca
North and South
Eight Is Enough
The White Shadow
The Super Hero Squad Show
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
Star Trek: First Contact
Oh Baby
Catwoman: Hunted
Glenn Martin, DDS
Voyagers!
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
Star Trek: Nemesis
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Star Trek: Insurrection
The Shuttlepod Show
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
The D-Con Chamber
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Truth be Told
Clockstoppers
Alien Autopsy
Dying to Live
Butterfly in the Sky
50 Years of Star Trek
Star Trek Day
Paris
Here's Boomer
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
A Biltmore Christmas
Paper Dolls
The Lot
Heroes Manufactured
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
Camp Nowhere
Gargoyles: The Heroes Awaken
Devil's Gate
The Captains Close Up
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Five Mile Creek
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Star Trek: very Short Treks
I'm a Big Girl Now
Beulah Land
Brothers of the Frontier
Bare Essence
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Bare Essence
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Dream West
Chaos on the Bridge
The Captains
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
That's Impossible!
Trekkies
The Night the City Screamed
Lee & Grant
The Paranormal Borderline
Beach Patrol
Holograms All the Way Down
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
How William Shatner Changed The World
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
Megaquake 10.0
Time Travel Through the Bible
Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters
Phish: Tracking
