Which actor played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in all TNG films?

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Patrick Stewart played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in all four Star Trek: The Next Generation films.\n\nStewart first played Picard in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, which ran from 1987 to 1994. The character then moved to the big screen in Star Trek Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). Stewart reprised the role again decades later in Star Trek: Picard.\n\nA common mix-up comes from the large TNG ensemble. Jonathan Frakes played Commander William Riker, Brent Spiner played the android Data, and Avery Brooks was the captain of Deep Space Nine’s USS Defiant, Benjamin Sisko. Patrick Stewart’s Picard is distinguished by his command of the Enterprise-D and later the Enterprise-E, his diplomacy, and his frequent ethical conflicts with Starfleet policy. Picard’s name was reportedly inspired by Swiss scientists Auguste Piccard and Jean Piccard.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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