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 Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Datalore". This is also the first episode to have a scene of the crew's poker game, which continued to feature throughout the series and was the final scene of the series finale, "". Guest stars included Brian Brophy, who had previously appeared as Traker in the science fiction television series "Max Headroom". His character, Bruce Maddox, was later mentioned in "The Next Generation" episode "Data's Day" as continuing to correspond with Data. Amanda McBroom played Captain Phillipa Louvois; McBroom was a longtime fan of "Star Trek", and was well known for appearances on Broadway, several television series and from winning