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
Brent Spiner In addition to the series and films, he voiced his character in several "Star Trek" video games, such as "Star Trek: Generations", "", "", and "". After appearing in several episodes as , the ancestor of Data's creator, Dr. Noonien Soong, Spiner also recorded dialogue as Data that was heard in the final episode of "", "These Are the Voyages...", which aired in 2005, bringing the "Star Trek" TV franchise Spiner had helped establish 18 years earlier to a close. In 1991, Spiner recorded an album of 1940s pop standards entitled "Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back", the title of which