Data (Star Trek) Data (Star Trek) Data ( ) is a character in the fictional "Star Trek" franchise. He appears in the television series "" ("TNG") and the feature films "Star Trek Generations" (1994), "" (1996), "" (1998), and "" (2002). Data is portrayed by actor Brent Spiner. Data was found by Starfleet in 2338 as the sole survivor on Omicron Theta in the rubble of a colony left after an attack from the Crystalline Entity. He was a synthetic life form with artificial intelligence and designed and built by Doctor Noonien Soong in his own likeness (likewise portrayed by Spiner). Data is
Chain of Command (Star Trek: The Next Generation) no opportunity to learn his lines. In response, the dialogue were written onto boards for him to read out as he went along. He preferred the Madred character to either of his previous "Star Trek" characters because of the scenes with Stewart, which he called "wonderful". This two-part episode is ranked tenth in "Entertainment Weekly"s list of top 10 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episodes. Chain of Command (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Chain of Command" is a two-part episode of the American science fiction television series "". It aired as the 10th and 11th episodes of the , the