John de Lancie

Who is this?

John Sherwood de Lancie, Jr. (born March 20, 1948) is an American actor. De Lancie's first television role was in Captains and the Kings in 1976. His other television series roles include Eugene Bradford in Days of Our Lives (1982–1986; 1989–1990), Frank Simmons in Stargate SG-1 (2001–2002), Donald Margolis in Breaking Bad (2009–2010), Agent Allen Shapiro in Torchwood (2011), the voice of Discord in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2011–2019), as well as Q in various Star Trek series, beginning with Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987 and leading up to the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds in 2025. De Lancie became an outspoken secular activist and was a featured speaker at the 2016 Reason Rally and at CSICon 2019.

Career

1. 1948
   Born
2. Notable work: Star Trek: The Next Generation
3. Notable work: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Philadelphia
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: actor, film director, television director, film producer
• •Plays: voice
• •Spouse: Marnie Mosiman