Commander William T. Riker — Star Trek: First Contact Character Profile

About Commander William T. Riker

First officer of the Enterprise, skilled tactician and loyal friend to Picard.

Commander William T. Riker — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Tactical planning, Away team leadership, Diplomacy, Combat training, Crew morale

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 7.5/10
• Charisma: 8.5/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 8/10

Affiliations

• Star Trek universe

Quick Facts about Commander William T. Riker

Education

Starfleet Academy

Occupation

actor, trombonist, executive officer

Nationality

Alaska, United States, Earth

Origin

Alaska, United States, Earth

Commander William T. Riker's Known Relations

• Kestra Troi-Riker — Child
• Deanna Troi — Spouse

Commander William T. Riker appears in 6 titles

• Star Trek: Generations (1994) — character page
• Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
• Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) — character page
• Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) — character page
• Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds (2013) — character page
• Star Trek: Picard (2020) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Jonathan Frakes

Appears in

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Commander William T. Riker — Professional First Officer — Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart)

  Trusted chain of command with Riker executing surface operations under Picard's orders.

• Commander William T. Riker — Alliance Allied Missionary — Lily Sloane (Alfre Woodard)

  Parallel operatives working toward the same historical preservation goal from different locations.

• Commander William T. Riker — Conflict Opposing Force — Borg Queen (Alice Krige)

  Direct opposition as Riker's mission directly counters the Borg Queen's temporal sabotage.

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