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Brent Spiner
Houston - Texas - USA
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 G…
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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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- 2026
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2024
Best Christmas Movies Ever!
Movie Self
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2023
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Movie Commander Data
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2023
Night Court
TV show Bob Wheeler
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2021
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
TV show Self
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2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV show Data (voice)
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2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
TV show Ned Vanderhoff
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2020
Star Trek: Picard
TV show Data / Lore
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2019
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Movie Self
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2019
The Ready Room
TV show Self
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2018
Brentwood
Movie Brent Spiner
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2016
Justice League Action
TV show Edward Nigma / Riddler (voice)
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2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
Movie Dr. Brakish Okun
- 2016
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2016
Outcast
TV show Sidney
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2016
The Midnight Man
Movie Ezekiel
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2015
Blunt Talk
TV show Phil
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2014
The Librarians
TV show Puck (voice)
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2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Movie Lt. Cmdr. Data
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2014
Star Wars Rebels
TV show Gall Trayvis (voice)
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2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Movie Lt. Cmdr. Data
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2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Movie Lt. Cmdr. Data
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2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Movie Lt. Cmdr. Data
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2013
Ray Donovan
TV show Therapist
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2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Movie Lt. Cmdr. Data (archive footage)
- 2012
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2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV show The Sandman
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2011
Fresh Hell
TV show Brent Spiner
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2011
Alphas
TV show Dr. Kern
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2010
Young Justice
TV show Joker (voice)
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2010
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
TV show Purple Man (voice)
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2010
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Movie Coach Mackey (voice)
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2010
Generator Rex
TV show
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2009
Warehouse 13
TV show Brother Adrian
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2008
Leverage
TV show William Quint
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2008
Superhero Movie
Movie Dr. Strom
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2007
The Big Bang Theory
TV show Brent Spiner (uncredited)
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2007
The Guild
TV show Brent Spiner
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2006
Material Girls
Movie Tommy Katzenbach
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2005
Threshold
TV show Dr. Nigel Fenway
