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Brent Spiner

1949 - Today

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Brent Jay Spiner (; born February 2, 1949) is an American actor best known for his role as the android Data on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), four subsequent films (1994–2002), and Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023). In 1997, he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact, and was nominated in the same category for portraying Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day, a role he reprised in Independence Day: Resurgence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brent Spiner has received more than 5,473,755 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Brent Spiner is the 1,959th most popular actor (down from 1,878th in 2019), the 3,212th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,126th in 2019) and the 904th most popular American Actor.

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  • 54.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brent Spiner ranks 1,959 out of 13,578. Before him are Laurie Metcalf, Li Bingbing, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Pauline Moran, Kristin Davis, and Jimmy Wang Yu. After him are Jandira Martini, Olga Kurylenko, Puneeth Rajkumar, Olivier Martinez, Christian Slater, and Lilian Harvey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Brent Spiner ranks 195. Before him are Rick Wakeman, Andranik Margaryan, Pierre Buyoya, Nawaz Sharif, Alain Finkielkraut, and Josip Bozanić. After him are Lois McMaster Bujold, George Dalaras, Rakesh Sharma, Paulo Cézar Caju, Judith Resnik, and Papa Wemba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brent Spiner ranks 3,212 out of 20,380. Before him are Laurie Metcalf (1955), Johnny Carson (1925), Katherine Jackson (1930), Samuel Wilson (1766), Jennifer Love Hewitt (1979), and Kristin Davis (1965). After him are Alexandra Ripley (1934), Kevin A. Lynch (1918), Christian Slater (1969), Sherm Clark (1899), Eric Hoffer (1898), and Lois McMaster Bujold (1949).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Brent Spiner ranks 904. Before him are Divine (1945), Anne Ramsey (1929), Bill Nunn (1953), Laurie Metcalf (1955), Jennifer Love Hewitt (1979), and Kristin Davis (1965). After him are Christian Slater (1969), M. Emmet Walsh (1935), Ciara (1985), Jill St. John (1940), Blake Lively (1987), and Diane Venora (1952).

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Television and Movie Roles

Independence Day
Dr. Brackish Okun
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
Jun 25th 19966.889 / 10
Star Trek: Insurrection
Lt. Commander Data
When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded.
Dec 11th 19986.4 / 10
Star Trek: First Contact
Lieutenant Commander Data
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.
Nov 22nd 19967.3 / 10