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
Time's Arrow (Star Trek: The Next Generation) a time travel loop in which causal order is not upset, or, in other words, in which no strictly logical paradoxes ensue." Time's Arrow (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Time’s Arrow" comprises the 126th and 127th episodes overall, and 26th episode of the and first episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". A two-part episode of "Star Trek: TNG", the first episode was a cliffhanger season finale for the fifth season and the second episode was the premiere for the sixth season. The second part of the episode was nominated for three Creative Arts Emmy Awards,