Jonathan Frakes
Acting
116 titles
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.
Filmography
The Mighty Nein
2025
The D-Con Chamber
2024
Butterfly in the Sky
2024
A Biltmore Christmas
2023
Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023
The Shuttlepod Show
2022
Catwoman: Hunted
2022
Star Trek Day
2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
Star Trek: Picard
2020
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
2019
The Ready Room
2019
Devil's Gate
2018
After Trek
2017
Homicide: Hours to Kill
2017
Heroes Manufactured
2017
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
Angie Tribeca
2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014
Chaos on the Bridge
2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013
The Captains Close Up
2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012
Megaquake 10.0
2012
The Captains
2011
Lee & Grant
2011
Truth be Told
2011
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
The Super Hero Squad Show
2009
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
That's Impossible!
2009
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009
Castle
2009
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006
Alien Autopsy
2006
How William Shatner Changed the World
2005
Criminal Minds
2005
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
Clockstoppers
2002
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
2000
Roswell
1999
The Lot
1999
Dying to Live
1999
Futurama
1999
Family Guy
1999
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998
Oh Baby
1998
Trekkies
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
Brothers of the Frontier
1996
The Paranormal Borderline
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
Time Travel Through the Bible
1995
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
1995
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Cybill
1995
Star Trek: Generations
1994
Gargoyles
1994
Phish: Tracking
1994
Camp Nowhere
1994
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994
Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
1994
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
1993
Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters
1992
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
Wings
1990
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
Dream West
1986
Matlock
1986
North and South
1985
The Twilight Zone
1985
Paper Dolls
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
Five Mile Creek
1983
Bare Essence
1983
Bare Essence
1982
Voyagers!
1982
Hotel
1982
Falcon Crest
1981
The Fall Guy
1981
Here's Boomer
1981
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Night the City Screamed
1980
I'm a Big Girl Now
1980
It's a Living
1980
Beulah Land
1980
Paris
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
Beach Patrol
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979
The White Shadow
1978
Fantasy Island
1978
Eight Is Enough
1977
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
Barnaby Jones
1973
The Waltons
1972
Holograms All the Way Down
A Grand Biltmore Christmas