Brent Spiner first pursued his interest in acting while in high school and
later at the University of Houston and other local colleges, while also
launching his professional acting career at the Houston Music Theater and in
the television movie "My Sweet Charlie."

Spiner starred as the android Data in "Star Trek: The Next Generation," the
sequel to the original "Star Trek" television series. He has guest-starred in
the series "Star Trek: Enterprise," "Joey," "Friends," "Frasier," "The Outer
Limits," "Mad About You," "The Twilight Zone," "Law & Order: Criminal
Intent," "Night Court" and "Cheers." He has appeared in many television
movies, including "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," "Jack," "The Ponder
Heart," "Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long," "Crazy from the Heart," "Family
Sins," "Manhunt for Claude Dallas" and "Crime of Innocence," and the
mini-series "Robert Kennedy & His Times."

Spiner was most recently featured in the Academy Award-winning film "The
Aviator." He has also starred in four "Star Trek" features and had roles in a
number of other films, including "Independence Day," "I Am Sam," "Stardust
Memories," "Dude, Where's My Car?," "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut,"
"The Master of Disguise," "Phenomenon" and "Out to Sea."

He has appeared in a number of Broadway plays, including "A History of the
American Film," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Big River: The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn," "The Three Musketeers," "Life Times Three" and "1776,"
for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Actor in a
Musical. In 1984, his role in the Los Angeles production of "Little Shop of
Horrors" brought Spiner to that city, where he eventually took up permanent
residence.

Spiner was born and raised in Houston. He lives in Los Angeles. His birth
date is February 2.

Nigel Fenway

Fenway is a forensic microbiologist who has lost interest in his field, but
whose passion for science will be reignited following the unprecedented
occurrence. Restless and confrontational, Fenway plays by his own rules.