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Brent Jay Spiner is an American actor, comedian, musician and singer best known for his portrayal of the android Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. In 1997, he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact, and was nominated in the same category for portraying Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day, a role he reprised in Independence Day: Resurgence. He has also enjoyed a career in the theatre and as a musician.
Birth Name
Brent Jay Spiner
Born
Wednesday, 02 February 1949
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Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek | Self - Data Multiple Series / Self - Data The Next Generation / Self - Data, The Next Generation | 2021 |
Batman: The Audio Adventures | The Joker | 2021 |
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels | Ned Vanderhoff | 2020 |
Josh Gates Tonight | Self | 2020 |
Star Trek: Picard | Adam Soong / Dr. Adam Soong / Commander Data / Lore / Dr. Altan Inigo Soong / Data | 2020 |
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary | Self - 'Data', Star Trek TNG / Self | 2019 |
The Ready Room | Self - Guest | 2019 |
What We Left Behind: Star Trek DS9 | Lt. Cmdr. Data | 2018 |
Justice League Action | Edward Nigma / Riddler | 2016 |
Independence Day: Resurgence | Dr. Brakish Okun | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek | Self - Data Multiple Series / Self - Data The Next Generation / Self - Data, The Next Generation | 2021 |
Batman: The Audio Adventures | The Joker | 2021 |
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels | Ned Vanderhoff | 2020 |
Josh Gates Tonight | Self | 2020 |
Star Trek: Picard | Adam Soong / Dr. Adam Soong / Commander Data / Lore / Dr. Altan Inigo Soong / Data | 2020 |
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary | Self - 'Data', Star Trek TNG / Self | 2019 |
The Ready Room | Self - Guest | 2019 |
What We Left Behind: Star Trek DS9 | Lt. Cmdr. Data | 2018 |
Justice League Action | Edward Nigma / Riddler | 2016 |
Independence Day: Resurgence | Dr. Brakish Okun | 2016 |
Outcast | Sidney | 2016 |
The Midnight Man | Ezekiel | 2016 |
Blunt Talk | Phil | 2015 |
The Jack and Triumph Show | Self | 2015 |
Star Wars Rebels | Gall Trayvis (voice) | 2014 |
The Drunken Peasants | Self | 2014 |
The Librarians | Puck | 2013 |
The Goldbergs | Dr. Emry | 2013 |
The Blacklist | The Architect | 2013 |
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Silver Surfer | 2013 |
Ray Donovan | Therapist | 2013 |
Wendell and Vinnie | Brent Spiner | 2013 |
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Coach Mackey (voice) / Coach Mackey | 2012 |
Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | The Sandman | 2012 |
From the Mouths of Babes | Self | 2012 |
Alphas | Dr. Kern | 2011 |
Fresh Hell | Brent Spiner | 2011 |
Young Justice | The Joker | 2010 |
Those Video Guys | Self | 2010 |
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Zebediah Killgrave / Purple Man | 2010 |
Generator Rex | Dr. Gabriel Rylander / additional voices | 2010 |
Warehouse 13 | Brother Adrian | 2009 |
Leverage | William Quint | 2008 |
Superhero Movie | Dr. Strom | 2008 |
The Big Bang Theory | Brent Spiner | 2007 |
The Guild | Brent Spiner | 2007 |
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition | Self | 2006 |
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner | Self - Audience | 2006 |
Material Girls | Tommy Katzenbach | 2006 |
How William Shatner Changed the World | Lt. Cmdr. Data | 2005 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
Threshold | Dr. Nigel Fenway | 2005 |
The Aviator | Robert Gross | 2004 |
Joey | Brent Spiner | 2004 |
Jack | Vernon | 2004 |
Comedy Central Roasts | Self - Audience | 2003 |
An Unexpected Love | Brad | 2003 |
Star Trek: Nemesis | B-4 / Data / Lt. Commander Data | 2002 |
The Master of Disguise | Devlin Bowman | 2002 |
I Am Sam | Shoe Salesman / Shoe Saleman | 2002 |
The Ponder Heart | Dorris Grabney | 2001 |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Graham Barnes | 2001 |
Star Trek: Enterprise | Dr. Arik Soong / Lt. Cmdr. Data | 2001 |
A Girl Thing | Bob | 2001 |
Robot Chicken | Dr. Noonien Soong / Gondola Jack / Medic | 2001 |
Dude, Where's My Car? | Pierre | 2000 |
Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments | Lt. Cmdr. Data | 1999 |
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Earl Mills | 1999 |
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | Conan O'Brien (voice) / Conan O'Brien | 1999 |
Family Guy | Brent Spiner | 1999 |
Star Trek: Insurrection | Data / Lt. Commander Data | 1998 |
Trekkies | Himself / Self | 1997 |
The Wonderful World of Disney | Stromboli | 1997 |
Out to Sea | Gil Godwyn | 1997 |
Star Trek: First Contact | Data / Lieutenant Commander Data | 1996 |
The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
Phenomenon | Dr. Bob Niedorf / Dr. Bob | 1996 |
Independence Day | Dr. Brakish Okun / Dr. Brackish Okun | 1996 |
Pie in the Sky | Upscale Guy | 1996 |
Deadly Games | Danny Schlecht | 1995 |
The Outer Limits | Professor Trent Davis | 1995 |
Star Trek: Generations | Data / Lt. Commander Data | 1994 |
Gargoyles | Puck | 1994 |
Friends | James Campbell | 1994 |
Corrina, Corrina | Brent Witherspoon | 1994 |
Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation | Self | 1994 |
Comic Relief VI | Lt. Cmdr. Data | 1994 |
Frasier | Albert | 1993 |
Mad About You | Bob, the Dog Agent | 1992 |
Dream On | Dr. Strongwater | 1990 |
The Simpsons | Robots | 1989 |
Shocker | Talkshow Guest | 1989 |
Miss Firecracker | Preacher Mann | 1989 |
Family Sins | Ken McMahon | 1987 |
Star Trek: The Next Generation | Lieutenant Commander Data / Data / Lore / Dr. Noonien Soong / Sherlock Holmes / Dr. Ira Graves / Frank Hollander / Eli Hollander / Henchman / Bandito / Annie Meyers | 1987 |
Manhunt for Claude Dallas | Jim Stevens | 1986 |
Sledge Hammer! | Soldier | 1986 |
The Twilight Zone | Draft Dodger (segment "Dead Run") | 1985 |
Robert Kennedy and His Times | Allard Lowenstein | 1985 |
Crime of Innocence | Hinnerman | 1984 |
Hunter | Willie Vaughn | 1984 |
Rent Control | Leonard Junger | 1984 |
Night Court | Bob Wheeler | 1984 |
Tales from the Darkside | Reverend Peabody | 1983 |
Reading Rainbow | Self | 1983 |
Mama's Family | Billy Bob Conroy | 1983 |
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains | Corinne's Boss / Corinne Burns' Boss | 1982 |
Cheers | Bill Grand | 1982 |
American Playhouse | Franz / Dennis | 1982 |
Hill Street Blues | Larry Stein | 1981 |
Stardust Memories | Fan in Lobby | 1980 |
The Paper Chase | Student in Reese's Class | 1978 |
The Dain Curse | Tom Fink | 1978 |
Family | Fred | 1976 |
Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
Ryan's Hope | Doctor Examining Kim | 1975 |
Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
My Sweet Charlie | Local | 1970 |