William Riker Archives

All Rights Reserved. Alaskan Star Trek Fans Want Statue for William Riker William Riker will be "born" in 2335 in Valdez, rising the ranks to become commander and first officer of the U.S.S Enterprise-D during TNG under Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) He would hold the same position as the D crew moved on to the E[...]

Picard & TNG star/director Jonathan Frakes on who should be on Star Trek: Legacy and the "Charlie's Angels"-like role that Riker could have.

Not only has he remained active reprising his role as William Riker for Picard and the animated Lower Decks, but he's also directed several episodes of Picard and Discovery for Paramount+ on top of two episodes of the Star Trek-inspired series The Orville: New Horizons for Hulu With less than three weeks away from Picard's[...]

And that included pulling double duty again, reprising his role as William Riker when Picard premiered in 2020 While he had a recurring role in season one, he's been elevated to the main cast for the third and final season along with his other Next Generation castmates The actor-director spoke to Trek Movie about how[...]

While he's largely remained behind the camera as a director, Frakes occasionally acts reprising his role as William Riker he originally made famous on Next Generation for Enterprise, Picard, and Lower Decks While it was revealed the former first officer of the U.S.S Enterprise D & E is going to captain his own ship, Lower[...]

Speaking with Collider, he reflects on how his work has evolved over the years. Jonathan Frakes as William Riker in Star Trek, courtesy of CBS Interactive, Inc. When it comes to the uninitiated, Frakes has a suggestion for those unfamiliar with his Star Trek work as both actor and director "I think First Contact would be a[...]

Before his memorable return as William Riker on the captain's chair in Picard, Jonathan Frakes remained a creative force on the directors on Star Trek: Discovery The former first officer of the U.S.S Enterprise-D directed six episodes of the CBS All Access series including three in the upcoming third season He spoke with Comic Book[...]

The parents-residents are William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), Jean-Luc's former shipmates from the U.S.S Enterprise-D Captain Riker was Picard's former first officer and Commander Troi was the ship's counselor Both provide a safe haven from the pursuing Romulans of the Tal Shiar looking for Soji. "Nepenthe" — Episode #107 — Pictured (l-r):[...]

All Rights Reserved. Contrasting Performances in "The Next Generation" to "Picard" Jonathan Frakes, who plays Enterprise-D's first officer Commander William Riker on TNG, reprises his role for Picard Since the series, he's concentrated more on directing including two of the episodes on the CBS All Access series He said age gives Stewart an extra nuance to his[...]