Brent Spiner

Brent Spiner is an accomplished and celebrated actor, comedian, singer, and author with a career spanning almost 40 years. He can most recently be seen appearing in "Star Trek: Picard" for Paramount+ as well as "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels" for Showtime. Spiner has worked with such names as Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Aviator," Will Smith in "Independence Day," John Travolta in "Phenomenon," Halle Barry in "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," and Sean Penn in "I Am Sam."

Spiner is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the android DATA on the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation." He also appeared in four Star Trek films: "Generations," "First Contact," "Insurrection," and "Nemesis" for which he also co-authored the story.

Some of his other film credits include "Out to Sea," "Master of Disguise," "Dude, Where’s My Car," and "Superhero Movie." Other television appearances include Dr. Fenway - a regular on the CBS series "Threshold," Stromboli in the Stephen Schwartz musical "Geppetto," the PBS movie "The Ponder Heart," and guest spots on "The Big Bang Theory," "Frasier," "Cheers," "Mad About You," "Law and Order: Criminal Intent," "Friends," "The Simpsons," "Leverage," "Warehouse 13," "Ray Donovan," and "Blunt Talk."

Spiner has appeared on Broadway in "A History of the American Film," "Big River," "The Three Musketeers," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Life x 3," and as John Adams in "1776," for which he received a Drama Desk Nomination. He more recently portrayed Don Quixote in "Man of La Mancha" for Reprise in Los Angeles.

Spiner is the ultimate professional actor with the ability to play both comedy and drama from the big screen or small screen to the stage. He won a Saturn Award for best supporting actor for "Star Trek: First Contact" and was nominated for another Saturn Award in the same year for "Independence Day." He was also nominated for Golden Satellite Award for best performance in "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge."