History Creator / BrentSpiner

* ''Series/NightCourt'': Bill Wheeler

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' (and [[Film/StarTrekGenerations all]] [[Film/StarTrekFirstContact spin]]-[[Film/StarTrekIsurrection off]] [[Film/StarTrekNemesis movies]]): Data/Lore/Dr. Noonien Soong/B-4

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' (and all movies spun off it): Data/Lore/Dr. Noonien Soong/B-4

* ActingForTwo: Or three, or seven. Brent played not only Data, but also Lore, B-4, and all four Soongs[[note]]Noonien, who created both Data, Lore and B-4; Arik, Noonien's ancestor, who was involved in illegal genetic experiments; Altan, Noonien's estranged son, and Adam, their ancestor from 2024[[/note]], and at least two or three of the aforementioned characters have shared some screen time. And then there was [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas the time when several holodeck characters got turned into replicas of Data]].

* ''Westernanimation/YoungJustice2010'': ComicBook/TheJoker

* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'' episode "The Deprogrammers": Professor Trent Davis

* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' episode "[[Recap/LeverageS01E10TheJurorNoSixJob The Juror #6 Job]]": William Quint

* ''Westernanimation/YoungJustice'': ComicBook/TheJoker

** ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Data/Altan Inigo Soong/Adam Soong

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' (and all movies spun off it): Data[=/=]Lore[=/=]Dr. Noonien Soong[=/=]B-4

** ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Data[=/=]Altan Inigo Soong

* ActingForTwo: Or three, or seven. Brent played not only Data, but also Lore, B-4, and all three Dr. Soongs[[note]]Noonien, who created both Data, Lore and B-4; Arik, Noonien's ancestor, who was involved in illegal genetic experiments; Altan, Noonien's estranged son, and Adam, their ancestor from 2024[[/note]], and at least two or three of the aforementioned characters have shared some screen time. And then there was [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas the time when several holodeck characters got turned into replicas of Data]].

* ActingForTwo: Or three, or six. Brent played not only Data, but also Lore, B-4, and all three Dr. Soongs[[note]]Noonien, who created both Data, Lore and B-4; Arik, Noonien's ancestor, who was involved in illegal genetic experiments; and Altan, Noonien's estranged son[[/note]], and at least two or three of the aforementioned characters have shared some screen time. And then there was [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas the time when several holodeck characters got turned into replicas of Data]].

By sheer coincidence, Spiner began his acting career the same way fellow ''Franchise/StarTrek'' alumnus Creator/WilliamShatner did: in the theater. Thanks to his inspirational drama coach, Cecil Pickett (who also launched the careers of Creator/DennisQuaid, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl, and Thomas Schlamme), Spiner launched into an early career of professional theater after completing high school and college, performing in on- and off-Broadway plays like "A History of the American Film" and "Leave It to Beaver is Dead." People remember him most for his role of Data, but Spiner has also had an extensive career in other television series, ranging from science fiction to comedy to romance, to animation, even to children’s films.

* ActingForTwo: Or three, or Six. Brent played not only Data, but also Lore, B-4, and all three Dr. Soongs[[note]]Noonien, who created both Data, Lore and B-4; Arik, Noonien's ancestor, who was involved in illegal genetic experiments; and Altan, Noonien's estranged son[[/note]], and at least two or three of the aforementioned characters have shared some screen time. And then there was [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas the time when several holodeck characters got turned into replicas of Data]].

* FunnyCharacterBoringActor: Inverted. Best known for playing a rational, emotionless android, he's a very silly man off-camera. Just watch some of the TNG outtakes.