
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 minis…
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Filmography
Acting (118)
Movies (52)
Butterfly in the Sky
2024as Self (archive footage)
A Biltmore Christmas
2023as Winston
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023as Captain William Riker
Catwoman: Hunted
2022as King Faraday / Boss Moxie (voice)
Devil's Gate
2018as Sheriff Gruenwell
Heroes Manufactured
2017as Self (archive footage)
50 Years of Star Trek
2016as Self
Chaos on the Bridge
2014as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014as Cmdr. William Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013as Commander Will Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013as Cmdr. William Riker (archive footage)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012as Self
Megaquake 10.0
2012as Narrator (voice)
The Captains
2011as Self
Lee & Grant
2011as Narrator (voice)
Truth be Told
2011as Radio Sound Engineer
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009as Self
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008as Trombone Player in Marching Band (uncredited)
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007as Self
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006as Debra's Husband
Alien Autopsy
2006as Self
How William Shatner Changed The World
2005as Self
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004as Self
Clockstoppers
2002as Bystander
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002as Commander William T. Riker
Ghosts Caught on Tape: Fact or Fiction?
2000as Narrator (voice)
Dying to Live
1999as Will
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998as Commander William T. Riker
Trekkies
1997as Self
Star Trek: First Contact
1996as Commander William T. Riker
Brothers of the Frontier
1996as Ben Frye
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996as Self
Time Travel Through the Bible
1995as Time Traveler
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995as David Xanatos (voice)
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
1995as Self - Host
Star Trek: Generations
1994as Commander William T. Riker
Camp Nowhere
1994as Bob Spiegel (uncredited)
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994as Host / Self
Phish: Tracking
1994Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon
1994as Self - Host
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
1993as Self
Roswell: Coverups & Close Encounters
1992as Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991as Self
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989as Joshua Boyleston
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988as Self
The Night the City Screamed
1980as Richard Hawkins
Beach Patrol
1979as Marty Green
Holograms All the Way Down
as Commander William T. Riker
Untitled A Biltmore Christmas Sequel
as Winston
Star Trek Film Collection
as William Riker
Television (66)
The Mighty Nein
2025as Zeenoth (voice)
The D-Con Chamber
2024as Self
Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023as Riker (voice)
The Shuttlepod Show
2022as Self
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021as Self
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020as William T. Riker (voice)
Star Trek: Picard
2020as William Riker
Star Trek Day
2020as Self
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
2019as Jonathan Frakes
The Ready Room
2019as Self
Angie Tribeca
2016as Commandant Van Zandt
The Captains Close Up
2013as Self
Castle
2009as Richard Castle Fan
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009as Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill (uncredited)
The Super Hero Squad Show
2009as High Evolutionary (voice)
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009as Peter (voice)
That's Impossible!
2009as Narrator (voice)
Criminal Minds
2005as Dr. Arthur Malcolm
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001as Commander William T. Riker
Family Guy
1999as Commander William T. Riker (voice)
Futurama
1999as Jonathan Frakes (voice)
Roswell
1999as Jonathan Frakes (uncredited)
The Lot
1999as Roland White
The Lot
1999as Roland White
Oh Baby
1998as Don
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997as Self - Host
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996as Larry
The Paranormal Borderline
1996as Host
Star Trek: Voyager
1995as Commander William T. Riker
Cybill
1995as Jonathan Frakes
Gargoyles
1994as David Xanatos (voice)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993as Thomas Riker
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993as Tim Lake
Wings
1990as Gavin Rutledge
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987as William T. Riker
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987as Self - Host
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987as Rosen
Matlock
1986as Mr. Park
Dream West
1986as Lt. Archibald Gillespie
The Twilight Zone
1985as Steve (segment "But Can She Type?")
North and South
1985as Stanley Hazard
Highway to Heaven
1984as Arthur Krock, Jr.
Paper Dolls
1984as Sandy Parris
Five Mile Creek
1983as Adam Scott
Bare Essence
1983as Marcus Marshall
Hotel
1982as Ted Travers
Voyagers!
1982as Charles Lindbergh
Bare Essence
1982as Marcus Marshall
Falcon Crest
1981as Damon Ross
Hill Street Blues
1981as Eddie Sims
The Fall Guy
1981as Connors
Here's Boomer
1981as Philip
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1981as Clutch Breath
It's a Living
1980as Steve
I'm a Big Girl Now
1980
Beulah Land
1980as Adam Davis
Hart to Hart
1979as Adam Blake
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979as Jamie Lee Hogg
Paris
1979
Fantasy Island
1978as Kirk Wendover
The White Shadow
1978as Basketball Player
Eight Is Enough
1977as Chapper
Charlie's Angels
1976as Brad
Quincy, M.E.
1976as Leon Bohannon
Barnaby Jones
1973as David Douglas
The Waltons
1972as Ashley Longworth Jr.
Crew (50)
Movies (9)
Truth be Told
2011Director
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008Director
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
2006Director
Thunderbirds
2004Director
Clockstoppers
2002Director
Dying to Live
1999Executive Producer
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998Director
Star Trek: First Contact
1996Director
Phish: Tracking
1994Music
Television (41)
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
2026Director
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022Director
Leverage: Redemption
2021Director
Star Trek: Picard
2020Director
The Astronauts
2020Director
Star Trek: Discovery
2017Director
The Gifted
2017Director
The Orville
2017Director
The Arrangement
2017Director
Powers
2015Director
Hindsight
2015Director
The Librarians
2014Co-Executive Producer
The Librarians
2014Director
The Librarians
2014Supervising Producer
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
2014Director
Finding Carter
2014Director
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013Director
Hit the Floor
2013Director
King & Maxwell
2013Director
Switched at Birth
2011Director
Falling Skies
2011Director
Bar Karma
2011Director
The Glades
2010Director
Persons Unknown
2010Director
The Good Guys
2010Director
Castle
2009Director
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009Director
V
2009Director
Dollhouse
2009Director
Make It or Break It
2009Director
Leverage
2008Director
Burn Notice
2007Director
Masters of Science Fiction
2007Director
The Twilight Zone
2002Director
Roswell
1999Director
Roswell
1999Producer
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Director
University Hospital
1995Director
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Director
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993Director
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Director
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