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,
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,