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,
Tapestry (Star Trek: The Next Generation) in "The Q Continuum" boxed set ahead of the individual release of the episode was intended as an incentive to purchase the set. The episode was released as part of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season six DVD box set in the United States on December 3, 2002. It received a further releases on DVD as part of compilation collections of episodes. This included "The Jean-Luc Picard Collection", which was released in the United States on August 3, 2004, also the "Star Trek: Q Fan Collective", which was released in the United States on June 6, 2006, and later