William Riker

William Thomas Riker is a fictitious character in the Star Trek universe played by Jonathan Frakes, who appears in the television series ' (TNG) and all the movies focusing on the TNG characters. Riker is called "Will" by those who know him; "Bill" only by the unfamiliar (such as Dr. Crusher in Encounter at Farpoint, although inexplicably Deanna Troi refers to him in this way in Haven {{fn|1}}). He held the rank of Commander as second-in-command of the Enterprise-D during the series, and of the Enterprise-E beginning in ', but was promoted to Captain of the USS Titan in the film '.

Notes

• {{fnb|1}} According to Diane Carey's novel Ghost Ship, Troi calls Riker "Bill" because the word "Will" means "shaving cream" in the Betazed language. However, this is not established in canon.