BRENT SPINER (Tommy) is known worldwide for his portrayal of the android Data for all seven seasons of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, as well as in 4 subsequent Star Trek feature films. In addition to acting chores on Star Trek Nemesis, Spiner created the story for the film, along with Academy Award nominated screenwriter John Logan. For his work in Star Trek: First Contact, Spiner earned a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Science Fiction or Fantasy Film. The actor's additional film credits include The Aviator, Independence Day, Phenomenon and Out to Sea opposite Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon for Material Girls director Martha Coolidge. He also starred with Dana Carvey in Master of Disguise, and made a brief cameo in the critically acclaimed I Am Sam, starring Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer.
On television, Spiner worked for director Coolidge, first opposite Halle Berry in the award-winning HBO biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge followed by the drama The Ponder Heart. He also starred as the villainous Stromboli in the ABC musical Geppetto, starring Drew Carey. He has guest-starred on the series Joey, Mad About You, The Outer Limits, Dream On and Cheers, and has appeared in the TNT telefilms Huey Long and Crazy From the Heart.
Spiner has an extensive list of credits both on and off-Broadway. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his performance as John Adams in the Tony-nominated revival of the musical 1776, and also starred in a touring production of Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, directed by his Star Trek: TNG co-star Patrick Stewart. Spiner, who sings in the films Out to Sea, Star Trek: Nemesis and Star Trek: Insurrection also released an album of popular standards, which he called Ol' Yellow Eyes is Back. Following his work on Material Girls, Spiner appeared in the acclaimed CBS television series Threshold.
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