Brent Spiner Brent Spiner Brent Jay Spiner (; born February 2, 1949) is an American actor, comedian, and singer best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series "" and four subsequent films. In 1997, he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Data in "", and was nominated in the same category for portraying Dr. Brackish Okun in "Independence Day", a role he reprised in "". He has also enjoyed a career in the theatre and as a musician. Brent Jay Spiner was born on February 2, 1949, in Houston,
The Neutral Zone (Star Trek: The Next Generation) more as a Cardassian in the recurring role of Gul Dukat on "". Two of the time-displaced humans returned in "Star Trek" literature, with Ralph Offenhouse appearing in "The Next Generation" novel "Debtor’s Planet" as the Federation Ambassador to the Ferengi and again in the "Star Trek: Destiny" trilogy as the Secretary of Commerce for the Federation. Clare Raymond made a further appearance in the "Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations" novel "Watching the Clock" as a counsellor for time-displaced people. Offenhouse, Raymond and "Sonny" Clemmons also appeared in the two-part "Star Trek: The Eugenic Wars" by Greg Cox which