Brent Spiner
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.
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The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World
as Self
Best Christmas Movies Ever!
as Self
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
as Commander Data
Night Court
as Bob Wheeler
Night Court
as Bobert 'Bob' Wheeler
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
as Self
Star Trek: Lower Decks
as Data (voice)
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Ned Vanderhoff
Star Trek: Picard
as Data / Lore
Star Trek: Picard
as Dr. Altan Inigo Soong / Daystrom Android M-5-10
Star Trek: Picard
as Dr. Altan Inigo Soong
Star Trek: Picard
as Dr. Adam Soong
Star Trek: Picard
as Data
Star Trek: Picard
as Data / Dr. Altan Inigo Soong
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
as Self
The Ready Room
as Self
Brentwood
as Brent Spiner
Justice League Action
as Edward Nigma / Riddler (voice)
Independence Day: Resurgence
as Dr. Brakish Okun
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
as Self
Outcast
as Sidney
The Midnight Man
as Ezekiel
Blunt Talk
as Phil
The Librarians
as Puck (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
as Lt. Cmdr. Data
Star Wars Rebels
as Gall Trayvis (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
as Lt. Cmdr. Data
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
as Lt. Cmdr. Data
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
as Lt. Cmdr. Data
Ray Donovan
as Therapist
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
as Lt. Cmdr. Data (archive footage)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as The Sandman
Alphas
as Dr. Kern
Young Justice
as Joker (voice)
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
as Purple Man (voice)
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Coach Mackey (voice)
Generator Rex
as Unknown
Warehouse 13
as Brother Adrian
Leverage
as William Quint
Superhero Movie
as Dr. Strom
The Big Bang Theory
as Brent Spiner (uncredited)
The Guild
as Brent Spiner
Material Girls
as Tommy Katzenbach
Threshold
as Dr. Nigel Fenway
The Aviator
as Robert Gross
Collectormania 6
as Self
Jack
as Vernon
An Unexpected Love
as Brad
Star Trek: Nemesis
as Lt. Commander Data
The Master of Disguise
as Devlin Bowman
I Am Sam
as Shoe Saleman
The Ponder Heart
as Dorris Grabney
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Graham Barnes
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Dr. Arik Soong
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
as Self
A Girl Thing
as Bob
Dude, Where's My Car?
as Pierre (uncredited)
Geppetto
as Stromboli
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
as Earl Mills
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
as Conan O'Brien (voice)
Family Guy
as Brent Spiner (voice)
Star Trek: Insurrection
as Lt. Commander Data
Trekkies
as Self
Out to Sea
as Godwyn
Star Trek: First Contact
as Lieutenant Commander Data
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
as Self
Star Trek Story
as Self
Phenomenon
as Dr. Bob
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
as Self
Pie in the Sky
as Upscale Guy
Deadly Games
as Danny Schlecht
The Outer Limits
as Professor Trent Davis
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
as (uncredited)
Star Trek: Generations
as Lt. Commander Data
Gargoyles
as Puck (voice)
Friends
as James Campbell
Corrina, Corrina
as Brent Witherspoon
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Self
Frasier
as Albert
Your Guide to Star Trek: Generations
as Self
Mad About You
as Bob, the Dog Agent
Star Trek: Federation Science
as Data
Dream On
as Dr. Strongwater
The Simpsons
as Robots (voice)
Shocker
as Talk Show Guest (uncredited)
Miss Firecracker
as Preacher Mann
Family Sins
as Ken McMahon
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Data
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
as Jim Stevens
Sunday in the Park with George
as Franz / Dennis
Crime of Innocence
as Unknown
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Dead Run")
Robert Kennedy & His Times
as Allard Lowenstein
Tales from the Darkside
as Reverend Peabody
Hunter
as Willie Vaughn
Rent Control
as Leonard Junger
Night Court
as Bob Wheeler
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
as Corinne's Boss
Cheers
as Bill Grand
American Playhouse
as Franz / Dennis
Hill Street Blues
as Unknown
Stardust Memories
as Fan in Lobby
The Dain Curse
as Tom Fink