‘Star Trek’ Actor Jonathan Frakes Recalls Playing Captain America

Star Trek: The Next Generation star Jonathan Frakes recalled his experience playing Captain America to open comic book stores.

Actor Jonathan Frakes is probably best known for his role as Commander William Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, Frakes recently recalled playing Captain America for a time, although not for film or television.

During an interview with GalaxyCon, Jonathan Frakes revealed that he suited up as Captain America to open comic book stores. The Star Trek actor explained that he came upon the Captain America gig after befriending someone who had been hired to open comic book stores dressed as Spider-Man:

Jonathan Frakes also discussed his schedule during his Captain America days and recalled what he would be tasked with doing for his appearances:

Jonathan Frakes reprised his Star Trek role as William Riker in the CBS All Access series Picard, a follow-up to Next Generation centered on the later years of Patrick Stewart’s titular hero. In the new Star Trek series, Jonathan Frakes’s William Riker is married to Deanna Troi and is later appointed the commanding officer of the USS Zheng He.

Of course, the most famous incarnation of Captain America is almost certainly Chris Evans, who portrayed the character in three standalone films and four Avengers films, in addition to cameo appearances in other Marvel Studios projects. However, Chris Evan retired from the role after his recent appearance in Avengers: Endgame.

Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin.

Avengers: Endgame is now available on Digital HD, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.

Source: GalaxyCon (via ComicBook.com)

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