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. 조나단 플레이크(1952년생, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 스타 트렉 8: 퍼스트 콘택트, 스타 트렉 9: 최후의 반격, 네메시스가 있으며, 그 외에도 패밀리 가이, 크리미널 마인드, 퓨쳐라마, 캐슬, 스타 트렉: 넥스트 제너레이션, NCIS: 로스앤젤레스, 스타 트렉: 보이저, 스타 트렉: 딥 스페이스 나인, Wings, Falcon Crest, Hart to Hart, 스타 트렉: 엔터프라이즈 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 A Grand Biltmore Christmas에서 Winston 역을 맡았다. 2026년 The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World에 출연했다. 2026년 Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast에 출연했다.