Data

Also known as Lieutenant Commander Data, Lt. Cmd. Data, Commander Data, Cmd. Data, Lt. Commander Data, Jaden

fictional character in the fictional Star Trek universe

Key facts

First appearance: " Encounter at Farpoint " (1987), ( The Next Generation )
Created by: Gene Roddenberry , D. C. Fontana
Portrayed by: Brent Spiner
Full name: Data Soong
Species: Soong-Type Synthetic intelligence Android -lifeform
Gender: None
Title s: Chief Operations Officer, Second Officer
Affiliation: United Federation of Planets , Starfleet
Family: Juliana Tainer ("mother") Noonien Soong (creator/"father") B-4 (older "brother") Lore (older "brother") Dr. Altan Inigo Soong ("brother")
Children: Lal (creation/"daughter") Dahj Asha (neural progeny/"daughter") Soji Asha (neural progeny/"daughter") Jana (neural progeny/"daughter") Sutra (neural progeny/"daughter")
Origin: Omicron Theta

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Data is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG), the first and third seasons of Star Trek: Picard, and the fifth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, and the feature films Star Trek Generations (1994), First Contact (1996), Insurrection (1998), and Nemesis (2002). Data is portrayed by actor Brent Spiner.

Data is a self-aware, sapient, sentient and anatomically fully functional male android who serves as the second officer and chief operations officer aboard the Federation starship USS Enterprise-D and later the USS Enterprise-E.