Jonathan Frakes

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 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''. 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'', ''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, ''Roswell'', ''Leverage'', and ''Burn Notice''. Provided by Wikipedia