Brent Spiner
- Acting
- February 2, 1949 · Houston - Texas - USA
Biography
Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. His portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact and of Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day, both in 1996, earned him a Saturn Award and Saturn Award nomination respectively. He has also enjoyed a career in the theatre and as a musician. He was born to Sylvia and Jack Spiner, who owned a furniture store. After his father's death, he was adopted by Sylvia's second husband, Sol Mintz, whose surname he used between 1955 and 1975. He was raised Jewish. He attended Bellaire High School, Bellaire, Texas. Spiner became active on the Bellaire Speech team, winning the national championship in dramatic interpretation. He attended the University of Houston where he performed in local theatre.
Known for
Filmography
- The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World · Self
- Best Christmas Movies Ever! · Self
- Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event · Commander Data
- Night Court · Bob Wheeler, Bobert 'Bob' Wheeler
- The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek · Self
- Star Trek: Lower Decks · Data (Voice)
- Penny Dreadful: City of Angels · Ned Vanderhoff
- Star Trek: Picard · Data / Lore, Dr. Altan Inigo Soong / Daystrom Android M-5-10
- Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary · Self
- The Ready Room · Self
- Brentwood · Brent Spiner
- Justice League Action · Edward Nigma / Riddler (Voice)
- Independence Day: Resurgence · Dr. Brakish Okun
- Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' · Self
- Outcast · Sidney
- The Midnight Man · Ezekiel
- Blunt Talk · Phil
- The Librarians · Puck (Voice)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... · Lt. Cmdr. Data
- Star Wars Rebels · Gall Trayvis (Voice)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command · Lt. Cmdr. Data
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification · Lt. Cmdr. Data
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption · Lt. Cmdr. Data
- Ray Donovan · Therapist
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds · Lt. Cmdr. Data (archive footage)
- Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation · Self
- Comedy Bang! Bang! · The Sandman
- Fresh Hell · Brent Spiner
- Alphas · Dr. Kern
- Young Justice · Joker (Voice)
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes · Purple Man (Voice)
- Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey · Coach Mackey (Voice)
- Generator Rex
- Warehouse 13 · Brother Adrian
- Leverage · William Quint
- Superhero Movie · Dr. Strom
- The Big Bang Theory · Brent Spiner (uncredited)
- The Guild · Brent Spiner
- Material Girls · Tommy Katzenbach
- Threshold · Dr. Nigel Fenway
- The Aviator · Robert Gross
- Collectormania 6 · Self
- Jack · Vernon
- An Unexpected Love · Brad
- Star Trek: Nemesis · Lt. Commander Data, Story
- The Master of Disguise · Devlin Bowman
- I Am Sam · Shoe Saleman
- The Ponder Heart · Dorris Grabney
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent · Graham Barnes
- Star Trek: Enterprise · Dr. Arik Soong
- My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs · Self
- A Girl Thing · Bob
- Dude, Where's My Car? · Pierre (uncredited)
- Geppetto · Stromboli
- Introducing Dorothy Dandridge · Earl Mills
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut · Conan O'Brien (Voice)
- Family Guy · Brent Spiner (Voice)
- Star Trek: Insurrection · Lt. Commander Data
- Trekkies · Self
- Out to Sea · Godwyn
- Star Trek: First Contact · Lieutenant Commander Data
- Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond · Self
- Star Trek Story · Self
- Phenomenon · Dr. Bob
- Independence Day · Dr. Brackish Okun
- Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade · Self
- Pie in the Sky · Upscale Guy
- Deadly Games · Danny Schlecht
- The Outer Limits · Professor Trent Davis
- Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long · (uncredited)
- Star Trek: Generations · Lt. Commander Data
- Gargoyles · Puck (Voice)
- Friends · James Campbell
- Corrina, Corrina · Brent Witherspoon
- Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation · Self
- Frasier · Albert
- Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations · Self
- Gottschalk Late Night · Self
- Mad About You · Bob, the Dog Agent
- Star Trek: Federation Science · Data