Jonathan Frakes
Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films and series. He has also hosted the anthology series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, voiced David Xanatos in the Disney television series Gargoyles, and narrated the History Channel documentary Lee and Grant.
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- Jonathan Frakes
- Birth Name
- Jonathan Scott Frakes
- Born
- 19 August 1952
- Birthplace
- Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, US
- Education
- Pennsylvania State University (BFA) Harvard University (MA)
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- actor · television presenter · director
- Languages
- English
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Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films and series. He has also hosted the anthology series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, voiced David Xanatos in the Disney television series Gargoyles, and narrated the History Channel documentary Lee and Grant.
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Biography
Biography
He is the credited author of the novel The Abductors: Conspiracy, which was ghostwritten by Dean Wesley Smith. Frakes 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, Enterprise, Discovery, Strange New Worlds, Picard, and Starfleet Academy. He also directed the feature films Clockstoppers (2002) and Thunderbirds (2004). He has since directed prolifically for television, including for The Librarian television films and series, Roswell, Leverage, Castle, and Burn Notice.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jonathan Frakes • Birth Name — Jonathan Scott Frakes • Born — 19 August 1952 • Birthplace — Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, US • Education — Pennsylvania State University (BFA) Harvard University (MA) • Children — 2 • Years Active — 1977–present • Relatives — Ivor Francis (father-in-law)
Early life and education
Early life and education
Frakes was born in 1952 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, to Doris J. (née Yingling; 1926–2020) and James R. Frakes (1924–2002). Frakes's father was a professor of English literature and American studies at Lehigh University from 1958 to 2001, and was also a reviewer and critic for The New York Times Book Review. Frakes had a younger brother, Daniel, who died in 1997 from pancreatic cancer. Raised in Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, he attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, where he ran track, played with the Liberty High School Grenadier Band as a trombonist, and graduated in 1970. Frakes attended Pennsylvania State University, where he was a member of the Thespians, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Arts in 1974. Although he had enjoyed performing in plays throughout junior high and high school, it was not until he entered Penn State that he began to take acting seriously. While he was working a summer job as an usher at the Festival of America Theatre, a director spotted him and suggested that he would make a great addition to his play's chorus. Transformed by the experience, Frakes immediately changed his major from psychology to theater. Frakes then went on to attend Harvard University, where he became a member of the university's acting company, the Loeb Drama Center, and graduated with a Master of Arts degree in 1976.
Early work
Early work
For a time in the late 1970s, Frakes worked for Marvel Comics, appearing in costume as Captain America at conventions and other promotional events as well as for special appearances; he credits the experience in helping to hone his skills on interacting with fans on the Star Trek convention circuit. After graduating from Harvard, Frakes moved to New York City and became a member of the Impossible Ragtime Theater. In that company, Frakes did his first off-Broadway acting in Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape directed by George Ferencz. His first Broadway appearance was in 1976 in the musical Shenandoah. Around the same time, he landed a role in the NBC soap opera The Doctors. When his character, Vietnam veteran Tom Carroll, was dismissed from the show, Frakes, urged by his agent, moved to Los Angeles, where he obtained guest spots in many of the top television series of the 1970s and 1980s, including The Waltons; Eight Is Enough; Hart to Hart; Barnaby Jones; The Dukes of Hazzard; Matlock; Quincy, M.E. and Hill Street Blues. He played the part of Charles Lindbergh in a 1983 episode of Voyagers! titled "An Arrow Pointing East". In 1983, he had a role in the short-lived NBC prime time soap opera Bare Essence (which also starred his future wife Genie Francis), and a supporting role in the equally short-lived primetime soap Paper Dolls in 1984. He also had recurring roles in Falcon Crest and the miniseries North and South. Frakes appeared in the 1986 miniseries Dream West.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
In 1987, Frakes was cast in the role of Commander William T. Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was one of only two actors to appear in every episode (the other being Patrick Stewart). While appearing on the show, Frakes was allowed to sit in on casting sessions, concept meetings, production design, editing, and post-production, which gave him the preparation he needed to become a director. He directed eight episodes of the show and 21 episodes of other shows in the Star Trek universe. After the TV series ended in 1994, Frakes reprised his role in the Star Trek: The Next Generation films, two of which (Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Insurrection) he directed. Frakes has appeared in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Lower Decks, making him the only Star Trek regular to appear in six Star Trek series. He has also directed episodes in six of the series (TNG, DS9, VOY, DIS, PIC, and SNW). Frakes is also one of six Star Trek actors (the other actors being Kate Mulgrew, Michael Dorn, George Takei, Avery Brooks and Majel Barrett) to lend their voices to the video game Star Trek: Captain's Chair, reprising his role as Riker when users visit the Enterprise-E bridge featured in the game.
After Star Trek
After Star Trek
• Illustration — Frakes in 2005 Branching out from the Star Trek franchise, Frakes directed the 2002 family film Clockstoppers. However, his next film, 2004's Thunderbirds, was a box-office bomb, which he has said single-handedly almost destroyed what had been a successful directing career: "[My] name was taken off the lists... I went from 60 to zero. It was a wake-up for me. I had been so positive, and so blessed, and so fortunate." It was several years before Frakes was given another opportunity to direct for television, and Thunderbirds remains his final theatrical directorial credit. Much of Frakes's acting work after Star Trek has been animation voice acting, most notably voicing the recurring role of David Xanatos in the animated series Gargoyles, and he provided the voice of his own head in a jar in the Futurama episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before". He had a small, uncredited role in the 1994 film Camp Nowhere. Frakes also voiced Finn the Human's adult version in the episodes "Puhoy" and "Dungeon Train" on Adventure Time. Frakes was an executive producer for the WB series Roswell, directed several episodes, and guest-starred in three episodes. His relationship with Star Trek is downplayed in the season 3 episode "Secrets and Lies", in which the alien character Max auditions for a guest role as an alien for Star Trek: Enterprise. Frakes appeared on the 1994 Phish album Hoist, playing trombone on the track titled "Riker's Mailbox". Frakes would occasionally perform on the trombone during his tenure as Commander Riker, drawing on his college marching band experience. He was also a member of "The Sunspots", a vocal backup group of Star Trek cast members that appeared on Brent Spiner's 1991 album Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back. Frakes hosted The Paranormal Borderline, a short-lived television series on UPN, which dealt with the paranormal and mysterious happenings and creatures. In one episode, Frakes presented an interview of reporter Yolanda Gaskins with veteran astronaut Gordon Cooper, where they discussed the possibility of aliens having visited Earth in the past. He hosted seasons 2 through 6 of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, which also dealt with the paranormal world. Frakes and Francis appeared together in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman in the episode "Don't Tug on Superman's Cape" as creepily too-good-to-be-true couple, Tim and Amber Lake. He narrated the History Channel's That's Impossible. In addition to Roswell, Frakes has directed episodes of Leverage, Castle, NCIS: Los Angeles, Burn Notice, Falling Skies and most recently Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Switched at Birth, Hit the Floor, The Librarians, and The Orville. So far, The Librarians has been one of the most positively rated and recommended work of his out of the previous, following the debut film The Librarian and the Quest for the Spear. Frakes works with the Workshops, the Waterfall Arts Center, and the Saltwater Film Society, all located in Maine, where he teaches classes on film direction. He has also previously taught directing and filmmaking courses at Rockport College, now called Maine Media College. He and Francis owned a home furnishings store in Belfast, Maine, called The Cherished Home, which closed in August 2012 due to her being too busy with her acting to spend adequate time at the store. In 2026, Frakes with his Star Trek: The Next Generation castmate Brent Spiner, started a podcast, Dropping Names with Brent and Jonny.
Personal life
Personal life
Frakes and actress Debralee Scott met in the early 1980s at an exercise class in Los Angeles. They married after about a year and lived in a 2-bedroom house in Sherman Oaks, California. The marriage dissolved by 1986. Frakes first met actress Genie Francis on the set of the television soap opera Bare Essence, and again while filming the mini-series North and South. After some encouragement from Kirstie Alley, they began dating in 1985. They were engaged in 1986, and got married on May 28, 1988. The couple have two children. In 2008, they moved from Belfast, Maine, to Beverly Hills, California, and later to Calabasas, California.
Acting credits
Acting credits
• Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Reference(s) • 1979 — Beach Patrol — Marty Green — Television film • 1994 — Camp Nowhere — Bob Spiegel • Star Trek Generations — Commander William T. Riker • 1995 — Time Travel Through the Bible — Himself / Host • 1996 — Star Trek: First Contact — Commander William T. Riker — Nominated–Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Director • 1998 — Star Trek: Insurrection • 1999 — Dying to Live — Will — Television film • 2002 — Star Trek: Nemesis — Commander/Captain William T. Riker • Clockstoppers — Janitor — Uncredited • 2004 — Thunderbirds — Policeman • 2006 — The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines — Carl Potter — Television film • 2008 — The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice — Trombone Player in Marching Band — Television film Uncredited • 2011 — The Captains — Himself/Captain William T. Riker • 2017 — Devil's Gate — Sheriff Gruenwell • 2022 — Catwoman: Hunted — King Faraday, Boss Moxie — Voice, direct-to-video • Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Reference(s) • 1977–1978 — The Doctors — Tom Carroll • 1978 — Charlie's Angels — Brad — Episode: "Angel on My Mind" • Barnaby Jones — David Douglas — Episode: "Stages of Fear" • Fantasy Island — Kirk Wendover — Episode: "The War Games/Queen of the Boston Bruisers" • 1979 — The Waltons — Ashley Longworth Jr. — 2 episodes • Eight Is Enough — Chapper — Episode: "Separate Ways" • The White Shadow — Basketball Player — Episode: "One of the Boys" (uncredited) • 1980 — Here's Boomer — Philip — Episode: "Private Eye" • Beulah Land — Adam Davis • The Night the City Screamed — Richard Hawkins • 1981 — The Dukes of Hazzard — Jamie Lee Hogg — Episode: "Mrs. Daisy Hogg" • Harper Valley PTA — Clutch Breath — Episode: "Low Noon" • 1982 — Hart to Hart — Adam Blake — Episode: "Harts and Palms" • Hill Street Blues — Drug dealer — Episode: "Of Mouse and Man" • Quincy, M.E. — Leon Bohannon/Surgeon — 2 episodes • Voyagers! — Charles Lindbergh — Episode: "An Arrow Pointing East" • 1983 — Bare Essence — Marcus Marshall — Several episodes. • 1984 — Highway to Heaven — Arthur Krock Jr. — Episode: "A Divine Madness" • Five Mile Creek — Adam Scott — Episode: "Gold Fever" • The Fall Guy — Connors — Episode: "Always Say Always" • 1985 — The Twilight Zone — Single Guy — Episode: "But Can She Type?" • North and South — Stanley Hazard • Falcon Crest — Damon Ross — Season 4 Episodes 20 - 30 • 1986 — Dream West — Lt. Archibald Gillespie • Matlock — D.A. Park — Episode: "The Angel" • 1987–1994 — Star Trek: The Next Generation — Commander William T. Riker — 176 episodes – Also portrayed transporter duplicate Lt. Thomas Riker in "Second Chances" • 1988 — Reading Rainbow — Himself — Episode: "The Bionic Bunny Show" • 1994 — Wings — Gavin Rutledge — Episode: "All's Fare" • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Lt. Thomas Riker — Episode: "Defiant" • Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation — Host — Documentary • 1994–1996 — Gargoyles — David Xanatos, Coyote, Alexander Fox — Voice, recurring role • 1995 — Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Tim Lake — Episode: "Don't Tug on Superman's Cape" • Cybill — Himself — Episode: "Starting on the Wrong Foot" • Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction? — Host/Narrator • 1996 — Star Trek: Voyager — Commander William T. Riker — Episode: "Death Wish" • 1998–2002, 2021–present — Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction — Himself — 45 episodes • 1999 — Roswell — Episode: "The Convention" • 2000 — 3rd Rock from the Sun — Larry McMichael — Episode: "Gwen, Larry, Dick and Mary" • Ghosts: Caught on Tape — Narrator • 2002 — Futurama — Himself — Voice, episode: "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" • 2005 — Star Trek: Enterprise — Commander William T. Riker — Episode: "These Are the Voyages..." • 2005, 2009 — Family Guy — Commander William T. Riker, himself — Voice, 2 episodes • 2009 — That's Impossible — Himself • Leverage — Patient in Neck Brace — Episode: "The Snow Job" (uncredited) • 2010 — Criminal Minds — Dr. Arthur Malcolm — Episode: "The Uncanny Valley" • NCIS: Los Angeles — Navy Commander Dr. Stanfill — Episode: "Disorder" • 2011 — The Super Hero Squad Show — High Evolutionary — Voice, episode: "The Devil Dinosaur You Say! (Six Against Infinity, Part 4)" • 2012 — Leverage — Man at Consumer Products Safety Commission — Episode: "The Toy Job" (uncredited) • Castle — Richard Castle Fan — Episode "The Final Frontier" (uncredited) • 2013 — Adventure Time — Adult Finn — Voice, 2 episodes • 2014 — Hit the Floor — Hank — Episode: "Blow Out" • 2016–2019 — Guardians of the Galaxy — J'son, TV Narrator, J. Jonah J'Son — Voice, 14 episodes • 2016 — Miles from Tomorrowland — Grandpa Vincent — Voice, 2 episodes • Angie Tribeca — USCG Commandant Admiral Donald "Don" Van Zandt — Episode: "The Coast Is Fear" • 2016–2018 — Future-Worm! — Steak Starbolt — Voice, 6 episodes • 2018 — After Trek — Himself — Aftershow Episode 11 • 2019 — Hot Streets — Father — Voice, episode: "Super Agent 2" • How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) — Himself — Episode: "Life's Not Fair, Get Used to It" • 2020, 2023 — Star Trek: Picard — Captain William T. Riker — 12 episodes – Also portrayed a Changeling in "Dominion" • 2020–2024 — The Ready Room — Himself — Aftershow 10 episodes • 2020–2021 — Star Trek: Lower Decks — Captain William T. Riker — Voice, 3 episodes • 2020 — The Astronauts — Rex Dowd — 3 episodes • 2022 — Allegedly — Roger — Episode: "Money Supply" • 2023 — A Biltmore Christmas — Winston — Television film • 2025 — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — Director — Voice, episode: "A Space Adventure Hour" • 2025 — The Mighty Nein — Zeenoth — Voice, episode: "Mote of Possibility" • Video games • Year — Title — Voice role — Notes — Reference(s) • 1995 — Multimedia Celebrity Poker — Himself — • Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity — Commander William T. Riker • 2017 — XCOM 2: War of the Chosen — Volk • 2023 — Star Trek: Resurgence — Captain William T. Riker • Web series • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Reference(s) • 2023 — Star Trek: Very Short Treks — Commander William T. Riker — Voice, 3 episodes
Directing credits
Directing credits
• Film • Year — Title — Notes — Reference(s) • 1996 — Star Trek: First Contact • 1998 — Star Trek: Insurrection • 2002 — Clockstoppers • 2004 — Thunderbirds • Television • Year — Title — Notes — Reference(s) • 1990–1994 — Star Trek: The Next Generation — 3.16 – "The Offspring" (1990) 4.07 – "Reunion" (1990) 4.21 – "The Drumhead" (1991) 5.18 – "Cause and Effect" (1992) 6.09 – "The Quality of Life" (1992) 6.20 – "The Chase" (1993) 7.08 – "Attached" (1993) 7.14 – "Sub Rosa" (1994) • 1994–1995 — Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — 3.02 – "The Search, Part II" (1994) 3.08 – "Meridian" (1994) 3.13 – "Past Tense, Part II" (1995) • 1995–1996 — Star Trek: Voyager — 2.03 – "Projections" (1995) 2.07 – "Parturition" (1995) 2.13 – "Prototype" (1996) • 1995 — University Hospital — 1.3 - "Life and Death" • 1996 — Diagnosis Murder — 3.18 – "Left-Handed Murder" (1996) • 1999–2001 — Roswell — 1.07 – "River Dog" (1999) 1.19 – "Four Square" (2000) 1.21 – "The White Room" (2000) 3.04 – "Secrets and Lies" (2001) 3.08 – "Behind the Music" (2001) • 2002 — The Twilight Zone — "The Lineman" (2002) • 2006 — The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines — Television film • 2007 — Masters of Science Fiction — "The Discarded" (2007) • 2008 — The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice — Television film • 2009–2012 — Leverage — 1.07 – "The Wedding Job" (2009) 1.11 – "The Juror#6 Job" (2009) 2.04 – "The Fairy Godparents Job" (2009) 2.11 – "The Bottle Job" (2010) 3.02 – "The Reunion Job" (2010) 3.06 – "The Studio Job" (2010) 3.13 – "The Morning After Job" (2010) 4.09 – "The Queen's Gambit Job" (2011) 4.12 – "The Office Job" (2011) 4.15 – "The Lonely Hearts Job" (2011) 5.03 – "The First Contact Job" (2012) 5.05 – "The Gimme a K Street Job" (2012) 5.14 – "The Toy Job" (2012) • 2009 — Dollhouse — 2.04 – "Belonging" (2009) • 2009–2013 — Castle — 2.08 – "Kill the Messenger" (2009) 5.06 – "The Final Frontier" (2012) 5.20 – "The Fast and the Furriest" (2013) • 2010–2016 — NCIS: Los Angeles — 1.14 – "LD50" (2010) 2.11 – "Disorder" (2010) 3.16 – "Blye, K." (2012) 4.10 – "Free Ride" (2012) 5.02 – "Impact" (2013) 8.10 – "Sirens" (2016) • 2010 — V — 1.07 – "John May" (2010) • Persons Unknown — 1.05 – "Incoming" (2010) 1.10 – "Seven Sacrifices" (2010) 1.11 – "And Then There Was One" (2010) • The Good Guys — 1.09 – "Don't Taze Me, Bro" (2010) 1.16 – "Silence of the Dan" (2010) • 2010–2013 — The Glades — 1.08 – "Marriage Is Murder" (2010) 2.04 – "Moonlighting" (2011) 4.02 – "4.02 – Shot Girls" (2013) • Burn Notice — 4.14 – "Hot Property" (2010) 5.06 – "Enemy Of My Enemy" (2011) 5.17 – "Acceptable Loss" (2011) 6.09 – "Official Business" (2012) 7.06 – "All or Nothing" (2013) • 2011 — Truth Be Told — Television film • Bar Karma — 1.09 – "Three Times a Lady" (2011) • 2013–2015 — Falling Skies — 3.09 – "Journey to Xilbalba" (2013) 4.06 – "Door Number Three" (2014) 5.06 – "Respite" (2015) • 2013 — King & Maxwell — 1.08 – "Job Security" (2013) • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — 1.08 – "The Well" (2013) • 2014–2015 — Switched at Birth — 3.06 – "The Scream" (2014) 4.08 – "Art Like Love is Dedication" (2015) • 2014 — Hit the Floor — 2.03 – "Behind the Back" (2014) 2.04 – "Full-Court Press" (2014) • 2014–2017 — The Librarians — 1.04 – "And Santa's Midnight Run" (2014) 1.06 – "And the Fables of Doom" (2015) 1.10 – "And the Loom of Fate" (2015) 2.06 – "And the Infernal Contract" (2015) 2.08 – "And the Point of Salvation" (2015) 3.05 – "And the Tears of a Clown" (2016) 3.06 – "And the Trial of the Triangle" (2016) 3.09 – "And the Fatal Separation" (2017) 4.04 – "And the Silver Screen" (2017) 4.06 – "And the Graves of Time" (2017) • 2016 — Powers — 2.04 – "Stealing Fire" (2016) • 2017 — Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce — 4.06 – "Rule No. 155: Go with the Magician" (2017) • 2017–2019 — The Orville — 1.05 – "Pria" (2017) 2.12 – "Sanctuary" (2019) • 2017–2024 — Star Trek: Discovery — 1.10 – "Despite Yourself" (2018) 2.02 – "New Eden" (2019) 2.09 – "Project Daedalus" (2019) 3.03 – "People of Earth" (2020) 3.08 – "The Sanctuary" (2020) 3.12 – "There Is a Tide..." (2020) 4.06 – "Stormy Weather" (2021) 5.09 – "Lagrange Point" (2024) • 2018 — The Arrangement — 2.9 – "Truth" (2018) • 2019 — The Gifted — 2.13 – "teMpted" (2019) • 2020–2023 — Star Trek: Picard — 1.04 – "Absolute Candor" (2020) 1.05 – "Stardust City Rag" (2020) 2.05 – "Fly Me to the Moon" (2022) 2.06 – "Two of One" (2022) 3.03 - "Seventeen Seconds" (2023) 3.04 - "No Win Scenario" (2023) • 2020 — The Astronauts — 1.03 – "Day 3" (2020) 1.04 – "Day 21" (2020) • 2021, 2025 — Leverage: Redemption — 1.07 – "The Double-Edged Sword Job" (2021) 3.03 – "The Scared Stiff Job" (2025) • 2023, 2025 — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — 2.07 – "Those Old Scientists" (2023) 3.04 – "A Space Adventure Hour" (2025) • 2026 — Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — 1.09 – "300th Night" (2026) • Stuart Fails to Save the Universe — 1.05 - "Spoiler: Bert Gets Married" • 1.06 - "Spoiler: Corn is Delicious" • Video games • Year — Title — Notes — Reference(s) • 1996 — Star Trek: Klingon — Interactive film
Identity
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Jonathan Frakes is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded as having studied at Harvard University, Pennsylvania State University and Liberty High School. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Jonathan Scott Frakes. His recorded language was English. He married Genie Francis.
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Jonathan Frakes born at Bellefonte.
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Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Nominated work — Result — Ref. • 1997 — Hugo Awards — Best Dramatic Presentation — Star Trek: First Contact — rowspan="3" • Saturn Awards — Best Director • 1999 — Hugo Awards — Best Dramatic Presentation — Star Trek: Insurrection • 2013 — Saturn Awards — The Life Career Award — - • 2024 — Saturn Awards — Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series — Star Trek: Picard — rowspan="2" • Lifetime Achievement Award — The Cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation
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- 1.Jonathan Frakes. The Abductors: Conspiracy. Tor. 1996. 978-0-312-86208-4.
- 2.James R. Frakes. The Morning Call. B10. March 15, 2002.
- 3.Daniel M. Frakes. The Morning Call. A09. May 19, 1997.
- 4.Sylvia Lawler. Jonathan Frakes's career beams up Bethlehem actor scores as 'Star Trek' commander. The Morning Call. T.01. September 25, 1988.
- 5.Wright, William J. Star Trek Actors Before They Made It Big. Grunge.com. Static Media. October 30, 2021.
- 6.Szymanski, Sarah. Jonathan Frakes. Pennsylvania State University. Spring 2007.
- 7.Juul, Matt. 'Star Trek' actor Jonathan Frakes on Riker's return, beaming down to Boston. BostonGlobe.com. August 12, 2022.
- 8.'Star Trek: Picard' stars Patrick Stewart, Gates McFadden And Jonathan Frakes MA '76 talked to Deadline about the emotional experience of returning to the bridge of the USS Enterprise. Twitter.
- 9.Frakes, Jonathan 1952–. Encyclopedia.com.
- 10.Brian Cronin. Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #58. Comics Should Be Good!. July 4, 2006.
- 11.Nemecek, Larry. The Star Trek The Next Generation Companion. Pocket Books. 18. 1992. 0-671-79460-4.
- 12.Sylvia Lawler. Making history: "North and South's" Jonathan Frakes is crafting his future– History yields a good part for Jonathan Frakes. The Morning Call. D.01. May 5, 1986.
- 13.Marsh, Calum. Star Trek Legend Jonathan Frakes on Discovery, Movie Jail, and Life as an Actor's Director. Vulture. January 24, 2019.
- 14.Frakes. Star Trek.
- 15.Star Trek: Every Actor Who Also Directed Episodes Or Movies. ScreenRant. 2021-04-09.
- 16.Trek Directors' School: Jonathan Frakes. Star Trek. August 18, 2019.
- 17.Vary, Adam B. Jonathan Frakes Looks Back at His 'Star Trek' TV Directing Career, From 'Next Generation' to the 'Strange New Worlds'-'Lower Decks' Crossover. Variety. 2023-07-25.
- 18.Rosenberg, Howard. 'Borderline' Reveals Some Spooky Stuff. Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1996.
- 19.YouTube dvPR8T1o3Dc
- 20.UFO Folklore Center – Transcript of Interview. www.qtm.net.
- 21.Turner Network. Leverage Season 3 Episode Synopses.
- 22.Caldwell, Rob. When Jonathan Frakes, TNG's Riker, lived in Maine. News Center Maine. 2006.
- 23.Barnett, Amy Louise. Profile of Jonathan Frakes, 54. Portland Monthly. 30–31. October 2006.
- 24.Log In or Sign Up to View. www.facebook.com.
- 25.Dropping Names with Brent and Jonny podcast. droppingnames.com/.
- 26."Debralee Scott, 1984 interview"
- 27.Dropping Names with Brent and Johnny Podcast. June 17, 2026.
- 28.McFly, Marty. Celeb R.E.: Jonathan Frakes from Star Trek and Genie Francis From General Hospital Move to Woodland Hills. San Fernando Valley Blogspot. Blogger. August 15, 2013.
- 29.Jonathan Frakes. Turner Classic Movies.
- 30.Jonathan Frakes List of Movies and TV Shows. TV Guide.
- 31.Couch, Aaron. 'Catwoman: Hunted' Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-08-17.
- 32.Behind The Voice Actors. Jonathan Frakes (visual voices guide).
- 33.Petski, Denise. 'Star Trek: Picard': LeVar Burton & Michael Dorn Among 6 'Next Generation' Alums Joining Third & Final Season. Deadline. April 5, 2022.
- 34.Oller, Jacob. 10 Crazy Full-Motion Video Game Performances By Well-Respected Actors. Film School Rejects. March 23, 2017.
- 35.XCOM 2: War of the Chosen review. Polygon. August 24, 2017.
- 36.Lovett, Jamie. Star Trek: Resurgence Brings Back Jonathan Frakes as William Riker. ComicBook. May 1, 2023.
- 37.Hibberd, James. Star Trek: Discovery scoop: Jonathan Frakes joins as director. Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. June 27, 2017.
- 38.Spry, Jeff. Star Trek's Jonathan Frakes Wishes He Had Been on the Manned SpaceX Launch. SyFy Wire. June 8, 2020.
- 39.D'Alessandro, Anthony. 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' & 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Plot Crossover Episode – Comic-Con. Deadline Hollywood. July 23, 2022.
- 40.Ulster, Laurie. Jonathan Frakes Talks Directing And Tawny Newsome Talks Writing For 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy'. TrekMovie.com. November 13, 2024.
- 41.Hipes, Patrick. 'Avatar: The Way Of Water', 'Oppenheimer', 'Star Trek' Series Lead Nominations For Genre-Focused Saturn Awards. Deadline Hollywood. 6 December 2023.
- 42.Pascale, Anthony. 'Star Trek: Picard' Wins 4 Saturn Awards, 'Strange New Worlds' Wins 1. TREKMOVIE.com. February 4, 2024.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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