Star Trek Next Generation

"Space... The final frontier... These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds... To seek out new life; new civilisations... To boldly go where no one has gone before!" Monologue of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the opening credits.

Cast

Patrick Stewart
Role: Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Birthplace: Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England
Birthday: 7-13-1940

Patrick Stewart was born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, on July 13, 1940. His father was a career soldier; his mother worked in industrial weaving. Because Mirfield, a river valley settlement of some 12,000 people, had a rich culture for a provincial town of its size, Stewart's stage experience started early. His involvement was encouraged when, at the age of twelve while in secondary school, he enrolled in an eight-day drama course, where he met some professional people who were very influential in his life.

Thereafter, his participation in local amateur dramatics increased steadily, even after he quit school at fifteen to work as a reporter. However, his employer resented his dedication to the local theater and finally, after a little more than a year of Stewart's less than dedicated reporting, he issued Stewart an ultimatum forcing him to choose between acting and journalism. Although it was a very good job, Stewart quit and, out of spite, became determined to prove himself as a professional actor.

To save money for training, he worked for a year as a furniture salesman; then, after consulting the professionals he had met, he enrolled in the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 1957 at age seventeen. He spent two years there, learning his craft and losing his accent. Stewart speaks of almost living a "double life" during this period, for while he spoke with Received Pronunciation professionally, he continued speaking with his native Yorkshire accent and dialect with family and friends.

After leaving school, Stewart was never out of work, despite a warning from an instructor who told him that his baldness would make him a young character actor rather than a juvenile lead. In fact, Stewart was able to land jobs by convincing directors that with a toupee he could play both, doubling his range and serving as "two actors for the price of one." His professional stage debut was at the Theatre Royal, Lincoln, in August of 1959, playing Morgan in a stage adaptation of Treasure Island.

Now an internationally respected actor known for successfully bridging the gap between the theatrical world of the Shakespearean stage and contemporary film and television, Patrick Stewart continues to demonstrate his versatility with a wide range of upcoming projects.

Jonathan Frakes
Role: Cmdr. William T. Riker

Birthplace: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthday: 8-19-1952

Jonathan Frakes plays Commander William Riker, the U.S.S. Enterprise's executive officer and second-in-command. "Riker's job is to provide Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) with the most efficiently-run ship and the best prepared crew he can," Jonathan explains. "As a result, he maintains a more military bearing than the other characters, despite the fact that salutes and other military protocol no longer exist in the 24th century."
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Jonathan was an undergraduate at Penn State and continued his education at Harvard, spending several seasons with the Loeb Drama Center. He then spent five years in New York, appearing on and off Broadway in several regional theater productions.

Prior to his role as Riker, Jonathan had recurring roles in such shows as Falcon Crest, Paper Dolls and Bare Essence, and for years was a contract player on the daytime drama The Doctors. His other television work includes the television movie "The Nutcracker" and the critically praised roles in the miniseries "Dream West" and "North & South" (Parts I and II).

During the third season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Jonathan made his directorial debut with an episode of the series entitled "The Offspring." He so impressed the executive producers with his efforts that he directed a number of episodes in the remaining four seasons as well as episodes of Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Jonathan then had the double duty of acting and directing in his feature film directorial debut in Star Trek: First Contact. Jonathan repeated this effort to much success in Star Trek: Insurrection.

Frakes was an executive producer/director on the TV series Roswell.

Jonathan is married to actress Genie Francis and resides in Los Angeles.

Le Var Burton
Role: Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge

Birthplace: Landstuhl, West Germany
Birthday: 2-16-1957

In Star Trek: The Next Generation, LeVar Burton plays the blind Lieutenant Geordi La Forge. "He's been blind since birth, but sees through the use of the VISOR (Visual Instrument and Sensory Organ Replacement) he wears over his eyes. In fact, I am told that my character is named after a disabled Star Trek fan who passed away," explains LeVar.

LeVar presently serves as host and series producer of Reading Rainbow, the highly acclaimed Emmy Award-winning series on PBS, now in its 17th year. A 1990 recipient of a star on Hollywood's legendary Walk of Fame, LeVar is also proud to be a member of the cast of Captain Planet, an animated series designed to empower children to be environmentally responsible.

After applying for and winning a scholarship to USC, LeVar began working toward a degree in drama and fine arts. During his sophomore year he auditioned for his Emmy-winning role Kunte Kinte in the award-winning miniseries, Roots.

Following Roots, LeVar starred in a variety of television movies including the Emmy-nominated Dummy, One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story, Grambling's White Tiger, The Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, Battered, Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid, A Roots Christmas: Kunte Kinte's Gift, and the miniseries Liberty. Among his feature film credits are Looking for Mr. Goodbar, The Hunter with Steve McQueen and The Supernaturals.

As the president of Eagle National Films, LeVar is currently developing projects for film and television, some of which he will direct as well as produce

Michael Dorn
Role: Lt./Lt. Cmdr. Worf

Birthplace: Luling, Texas, USA
Birthday: 12-9-1952

Michael previously starred in one of the most successful syndicated drama series in the history of television, Star Trek: The Next Generation. For seven years, he portrayed Lt. Worf, the Klingon security chief of the U.S.S. Enterprise and covered his leading man good looks with 90 minutes worth of make-up and prosthetics to create the other-worldly and beloved Worf.

The first of the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast to join Star Trek on the big screen, Dorn played Lt. Worf's own grandfather in the 1991 hit feature Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. And, in the fall of 1994, the rest of the ST: TNG cast joined him in their first movie, Star Trek Generations. Dorn also appeared in Paramount's 1996 hit feature film Star Trek: First Contact co-stars in the ninth Star Trek feature film, Star Trek: Insurrection, released in November 1998, and battles the Remans in the tenth Star Trek film, Star Trek Nemesis in 2003.

Although Dorn has found his greatest success through this enduring franchise, he had an active television career prior to being cast as Worf. He co-starred for three seasons as Officer Jed Turner on the popular NBC series CHiPS and guest starred in many primetime series including Knots Landing and Falcon Crest.

But his ambitions weren't always to be an actor. Born in Texas and raised in Pasadena, California, he studied radio/television production at Pasadena City College and took his turn in front of the student cameras. When he left school his interests settled in music and it was there that he pursued his early professional career as a performer.

He moved to San Francisco in 1973, then back to Los Angeles in 1976, making his living during that time playing and singing in several rock bands. Then in 1977 Michael landed a small part on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and thought his moment had arrived. Actually, his moment was still a few years away, but it was certainly a start.

After completing the Star Trek: The Next Generation series and a feature film, Dorn hung up his trademark Worf forehead and moved on to Timemaster, a feature for SGE which was released in 1995. He also starred in the 1995 Showtime tele-film Amanda and the Alien, with Nicole Eggert and Stacy Keach. He did a star turn in the Showtime series The Outer Limits, and acted as host of the Discovery Channel's popular series The World of Wonder.

His acting and voice-over work leave little leisure time, but what time he has, he spends in his single-seat military training jet, an F-86. He flies to air shows around the country and uses his plane as the ultimate private getaway.

Marina Sirtis
Role: Counsellor/Lt. Cmdr. Deanna Troi

Birthplace: London, England, UK
Birthday: 3-29-1960

Marina Sirtis (born March 29, 1960) is a British actress who is most noted for playing the comely half-human half-Betazoid Counselor Deanna Troi on the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation. She also played the role of the ruthless Demona in the animated series, Gargoyles. Before her role in Star Trek, Sirtis had only done a few films of little note (including the Faye Dunaway film The Wicked Lady). She was born to Greek parents in London, England.
Sirtis and Denise Crosby initially tried out for the other's eventual role on The Next Generation. Sirtis' character was going to be named Lt. Macha Hernandez. Gene Roddenberry decided to switch them, and Macha Hernandez became Natasha Yar.

In 1998, she had a guest role in an episode of the Dick Van Dyke CBS series, Diagnosis: Murder. In 2001, she made a highly publicized guest appearance on the BBC hospital drama series Casualty. In 2004, Sirtis had a role in the Academy Award winning ensemble movie Crash as the wife of an Iranian shopkeeper. She has also reprised her character of Deanna Troi in Star Trek: TNG and Star Trek: Voyager on several occasions. She has also appeared in Stargate SG-1 playing the Russian Dr. Svetlana Markov, and as Sister Margaret in Earth: Final Conflict.

Her younger brother, Steve, plays soccer in Greece.
A naturalized U.S. citizen, Marina Sirtis has been married to Michael Lamper since June 21, 1992.

Brent Spiner
Role: Lt. Cmdr. Data

Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
Birthday: 2-2-1949

Brent is originally from Texas and is best known for his role in Star Trek: The Next Generation for his role as Lt. Data.

Wil Wheaton
Role: Wesley Crusher (Seasons 1-4, recurring)

Birthplace: Burbank California
Birthday: 7-29-1972

Wil Wheaton made himself known starring in the Rob Reiner film Stand by Me (1986). Wheaton left the Hollywood scene for eighteen months to pursue personal video production. He returned to Los Angeles and is working on many projects

Diana Muldaur
Role: Dr. Katherine Pulaski (Season 2)

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Birthday: 8-19-1938

The Adorable Diana Muldaur is most famed for her roles in L.A. Law, McCloud, The Other, Star Trek, Born Free.
Diana Muldaur was born in Brooklyn in 1938. She's a graduate of Sweet Briar College(1960), and started her career on Broadway in the 60s.

She earned two Emmy-nominations for her portrayal of the L.A. Law witch-in-heals Rosalind Shays, a character who's been called "the greatest female television-character in history."

Diana is one of only 32 actors to have starred in both original Star Trek and then in one of the spin-offs (Star Trek: TNG).

Muldaur is a former president of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She's also a former Screen Actors Guild board member, and a fairly well-known breeder and judge of Airedale Terriers.

Diana does not have fond memories of her Star Trek years. "Everybody was out for them selves. I don't think they were happy to have me there". She describes the L.A. Law-actors as "the closest family." She has also said that Rosalind Shays was "just too strong for a lot of men".
After L.A. Law , the wonderful Diana Muldaur ducked out of Hollywood completely: "I totally stopped acting and started living."

Denise Crosby
Role: Tasha Yar (Season 1)

Birthplace: Hollywood, California, USA
Birthday: 11-24-1957

Denise Crosby's choice of career solidified at an early age, and was influenced by the involvement of other family members in "show biz". Her father was actor Dennis Crosby, her grandfather was actor/singer/comedian Bing Crosby and her ex-father-in-law the noted director Blake Edwards (Crosby was married to Geoffrey Edwards from 1983-1990) and appeared in a few of Edwards films, including Skin Deep, Trail of the Pink Panther and Curse of the Pink Panther.
Crosby is married to Ken Sylk and has one son, August William Sylk.
Denise Crosby's first high profile role was as Lisa Davis on the soap opera Days of Our lives. One of her very first film appearances was in the 1982 Eddie Murphy film 48 Hours

Gates McFadden
Role: Dr. Beverly Crusher

Birthplace: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Birthday: 3-2-1949
Before Star Trek she was mostly known as a choreographer, often working on Jim Henson productions including the films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
She appeared briefly in the Woody Allen film Stardust Memories, and in The hunt For Red October as Jack Ryan's wife Cathy, though most of her scenes were cut in post-production.
Gates also appeared in the made-for-television movie Crowned and Dangerous with Yasmine Bleeth in 1997.

Season 1

Encounter At Farpoint (1)

Episode Number: 1

Stardate: 41153.7

The new captain of the recently built U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, takes the crew on their first mission: to discover the secret of Farpoint Station. During their journey, they encounter an omnipotent being known as Q, who accuses humanity of barbarism, and places them on trial. Jean-Luc must prove otherwise, or the human race will be annihilated.

Encounter At Farpoint (2)

Episode Number: 2

Stardate: 41153.7

The Naked Now

Episode Number: 3

Stardate: 41209.2

While examining the mysterious deaths of the entire crew on board the Starship Tsiolkovsky, the crew of the Enterprise is infected with a touch-transmitted virus that lowers inhibitions.

Code Of Honor

Episode Number: 4

Stardate: 41235.25

Tasha Yar must fight for her life, and a vaccine that will save a race of people, when she is kidnapped and forced to battle her abductor's wife.

The Last Outpost

Episode Number: 5

Stardate: 41386.4

A powerful entity disables the Enterprise and a Ferengi ship. Their only means of escape is if they can correctly answer the riddles he asks
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Where No-one Has Gone Before

Episode Number: 6

Stardate: 41263.1

The Enterprise is flung across space into a distant galaxy over 2,700,000 light years away when a propulsion engineer, and his mysterious companion, attempt to re-design the ship's engine systems.

Lonely Among Us

Episode Number: 7

Stardate: 41249.3

While escorting diplomatic members of two alien races to a neutral planet called Parliament, the Enterprise approaches an energy field. Circling around the field in order to briefly study it, the Enterprise collects the data, and continues towards its destination...with one extra passenger.

Justice

Episode Number: 8

Stardate: 41255.6

Picard is forced to choose between friendship and the Prime Directive when Wesley Crusher accidentally breaks the law while on Rubicon III and is sentenced to death.

The Battle

Episode Number: 9

Stardate: 41723.9

The Ferengi hand over an old ship which Picard once captained: the U.S.S. Stargazer. However, a mind-altering device that has been planted on board alters Picard's mind to make him think that he is reliving a past battle, and the target is the Enterprise.

Hide And Q

Episode Number: 10

Stardate: 41590.5

Q places the senior crew of the Enterprise in a war game that pits them against a boar-faced, Napoleonic enemy. Q tries to get Riker to join the ! when he grants him the power of the Q.

Haven

Episode Number: 11

Stardate: 41294.6

Lwaxana pays a surprise visit to the Enterprise and announces the pre-arranged marriage of Deanna to the son of her late husband's best friend.

The Big Goodbye

Episode Number: 12

Stardate: 41997.7

Picard, Dr. Crusher, and Data are placed in great danger when the holodeck malfunctions while they are running a Dixon Hill private detective program, which pits them against 1940s mobsters.

Datalore

Episode Number: 13

Stardate: 41242.4

The crew of the Enterprise finds android parts that are identical to Data's while they are exploring his homeworld. A team of engineers and technicians reassemble the android, and Data's twin, Lore, is reactivated

Angel One

Episode Number: 14

Stardate: 41636.9

The Enterprise discovers the male crew of a crashed Federation freighter hiding as fugitives on the planet Angel One, which is dominated and ruled by women.

11001001

Episode Number: 15

Stardate: 41365.9

The Enterprise rendezvous with Starbase 74 in order to have its systems checked and upgrades made. While the crew takes some time off, four members from the species known as the Bynar work feverishly on the ship's computer system.

Too Short A Season

Episode Number: 16

Stardate: 41309.5

The aging and terminally ill Starfleet Admiral Mark Jameson, who is negotiating the release of hostages, suddenly begins growing younger through an unexplained phenomenon.

When The Bough Breaks

Episode Number: 17

Stardate: 41509.1

The children of the Enterprise, including Wesley Crusher, are abducted by a race of people who are unable to have children of their own.

Home Soil

Episode Number: 18

Stardate: 41463.9

The Enterprise has been asked by the Federation to check in on the progress made by scientists terraforming the planet Velara III, whose communications have been spotty. For some reason, the chief scientist is a bit on edge. Counselor Troi, using her ability, senses that the scientist is hiding something.

Coming Of Age

Episode Number: 19

Stardate: 41416.2

While Wesley takes the entrance exam to Starfleet Academy, the Enterprise is investigated by the Inspector General's office and Picard's competency is questioned.

Heart Of Glory

Episode Number: 20

Stardate: 41503.7

The Enterprise takes up the call from the Federation to investigate a battle that has taken place in the Neutral Zone. Having arrived at the location of the battle, they come across a freighter in distress. Boarding the vessel, the away team finds the only survivors: three Klingons.

The Arsenal Of Freedom

Episode Number: 21

Stardate: 41798.2

While searching for any signs of the U.S.S. Drake, which was last reported orbiting the planet Minos, the Enterprise receives a strange communication from the planet surface. What makes the message even more troubling is that the Drake had been sent in to investigate the report that all signs of life had vanished from the planet.

Symbiosis

Episode Number: 22

Stardate: Unknown

While examining the solar flares of the sun Delos, the Enterprise receives a distress signal from a freighter that is about to crash on a nearby planet. Moving into positon as fast as possible, the Enterprise readies to beam up the seemingly inexperienced crew.

Skin Of Evil

Episode Number: 23

Stardate: 41601.3

When Troi's shuttle crashes on an alien planet, a new being is discovered: an entity that thrives on the suffering of others. The rescue attempt results in the death of Lt. Tasha Yar.

We’ll Always Have Paris

Episode Number: 24

Stardate: 41697.9

Picard meets an old flame, who is now married to a scientist that accidentally rips the fabric of space and inadvertently creates a new dimension

Conspiracy

Episode Number: 25

Stardate: 41775.5

Picard suspects a large-scale conspiracy when he witnesses strange behaviour among Starfleet's high ranking officers.

The Neutral Zone

Episode Number: 26

Stardate: 41986.0

A 20th century probe carrying three cryogenically frozen humans is detected by the Enterprise while en route to the Neutral Zone to confront Romulans.