John de Lancie - wikipedia John de Lancie This article may be written from a fan 's point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. Please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality, and to make it neutral in tone. ( July 2012 ) This article is about the American actor. For his father, the oboist, see John de Lancie ( oboist ). John de Lancie John de Lancie on November 24, 2009 ( 1948 - 03 - 20 ) March 20, 1948 ( age 70 ) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Actor, comedian, director, producer, writer, singer, musician, voice artist Years active 1976 -- present Spouse ( s ) Marnie Mosiman ( m. 1984 ) Children Keegan de Lancie Owen de Lancie Parent ( s ) John de Lancie Andrea de Lancie Website www.delancie.com John de Lancie ( born March 20, 1948 ) is an American actor, comedian, director, producer, writer, singer, musician, and voice artist, best known for his role as Q in Star Trek : The Next Generation ( 1987 -- 94 ), Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ( 1993 -- 99 ), and Star Trek : Voyager ( 1995 -- 2001 ) and the voice of Discord in My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic ( 2010 -- present ). He has been featured in several recurring roles on television series, including Frank Simmons in Stargate SG - 1 ( 1997 -- 2007 ) and Donald Margolis in Breaking Bad ( 2008 -- 13 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Acting 2.1. 1 Star Trek 2.1. 2 Other television roles 2.1. 3 Film 2.1. 4 Stage 2.1. 5 Video games 2.2 Writing 2.3 Music 2.4 Documentary 3 Personal life 4 Selected filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 5 References 6 External links Early life De Lancie was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 20, 1948, one of two siblings born to John Sherwood de Lancie ( July 26, 1921 -- May 17, 2002 ) -- who was principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1954 -- 1977 -- and Andrea de Lancie. He has a sister, Christina. I was dyslexic, but at the time that was not really a word that was used. What was used was `` mildly retarded '' or `` slow ''. -- John de Lancie Being dyslexic, he struggled with reading difficulties throughout his school years. One of his teachers recommended to his parents to encourage him to consider a career as an actor. He ended up winning a scholarship to the Juilliard School in New York. Career Acting Star Trek De Lancie portrayed Q, a recurring character in several of the Star Trek franchise series. He is one of the few characters appearing in multiple series of the franchise. In eight episodes of Star Trek : The Next Generation ( `` Encounter at Farpoint '', `` Hide and Q '', `` Q Who '', `` Deja Q '', `` Qpid '', `` True Q '', `` Tapestry '', `` All Good Things... '' ), in one episode of Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ( `` Q-Less '' ), and in three episodes of Star Trek : Voyager ( `` Death Wish '', `` The Q and the Grey '', `` Q2 '' ). De Lancie 's son Keegan de Lancie appeared with his father as Q 's son in one episode of Star Trek : Voyager ( `` Q2 '' ). My popularity is very disproportionate to the amount of times that I actually was on the show... It 's a double - edged sword. I never partook of the financial rewards of the show in terms of being a regular, I just came on and once a year would do a show. -- John de Lancie De Lancie was initially too busy to audition for the part of `` Q '' but Gene Roddenberry, whom he did not know, arranged a second opportunity. De Lancie recognizes that even though Star Trek was only a small part of his career, it opened doors for him. Other television roles De Lancie at a convention on July 22, 2006 In addition to his role in Star Trek, de Lancie has appeared in many other television series. He most notably plays the voice of Discord, a recurring character in My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic. Discord was inspired by de Lancie 's `` Q '', as an omnipotent being who embodies chaos but is occasionally helpful to the heroes of the show. He was a popular actor on Days of Our Lives as Eugene Bradford. He also co-starred in Michael Piller 's creation, Legend and had recurring roles in Stargate SG - 1 as an NID agent. He has also guest - starred in multiple television series, including Breaking Bad, The West Wing, Charmed, Andromeda, The Unit, MacGyver, Law & Order : LA, Torchwood : Miracle Day, Touched by an Angel, Time Trax, the 1980s revival of Mission : Impossible, and Special Unit 2, along with animated series, including The Angry Beavers, Extreme Ghostbusters, Invader Zim, Duck Dodgers, Max Steel, Duckman, and Young Justice. Film De Lancie 's film credits include The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Get Smart, Again !, The Fisher King, Bad Influence, The Onion Field, Taking Care of Business, Fearless, Arcade, Multiplicity, Woman on Top, Good Advice, The Big Time, Pathology, Evolver, Reign Over Me, My Apocalypse, Crank : High Voltage, and You Lucky Dog. Stage John de Lancie at a performance in 2007 He has been a member of the American Shakespeare Festival, the Seattle Repertory Company, South Coast Repertory, the Mark Taper Forum, and the Old Globe ( where he performed Arthur Miller 's Resurrection Blues ). De Lancie has performed and directed for Los Angeles Theater Works, the producing arm of KCRW - FM and National Public Radio, where the series The Play 's the Thing originates. He appeared in Star Trek : The Music, a touring company, with Robert Picardo. De Lancie and Picardo narrate around the orchestral performance, explaining the history of the music in Star Trek. He performed Pierre Curie in Alan Alda 's play, Radiance : The Passion of Marie Curie in 2001 at the Geffen Theater in Los Angeles. Video Games De Lancie voiced the characters of Antonio Malochio in Interstate ' 76, Trias in Planescape : Torment, and Dr. Death in Outlaws, William Miles in Assassin 's Creed : Revelations and Assassin 's Creed III, Fitz Quadwrangle in Quantum Conundrum, and Q in both the Star Trek : The Next Generation pinball game and the mobile game Star Trek Timelines, and portrayed Q in Star Trek : Borg. He further voiced human emperor in Master of Orion : Conquer the Stars. He also voiced Alarak in Starcraft 2 : Legacy of the Void. Writing He co-wrote the Star Trek novel I, Q with Peter David, as well as co-writing the novel Soldier of Light ( with Tom Cool ). He wrote the DC comic book story The Gift. With Leonard Nimoy, de Lancie recorded several audio dramas based on classic science - fiction tales, under the label `` Alien Voices ''. Music He has performed as narrator with a number of major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. He provided the narration for the world premiere of Lorenzo Palomo 's The Sneetches and Other Stories ( based on the book by Dr. Seuss ) with the Oberlin Conservatory Orchestra. He has written and directed ten symphonic plays which were produced with the Milwaukee, St. Paul Chamber, Ravinia, Los Angeles, and Pasadena Orchestras. De Lancie was the writer, director and host of First Nights, an adult concert series at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, based loosely on the book of the same name by Thomas Forrest Kelly, which explored the life and music of Stravinsky, Beethoven, Mahler, Schumann, and Prokofiev. In 2006, de Lancie made his opera directorial debut with the Atlanta Opera performing Puccini 's `` Tosca '' from May 18 -- 21. Documentary de Lancie at the 2012 Summer BronyCon While on stage at the 2012 Ottawa ComicCon, de Lancie announced that he had made plans to co-produce a documentary about `` bronies '' ( older, usually male teenage and adult fans of My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic ). De Lancie stated that he was taken aback by how disrespectfully national news media portrayed the brony fandom. He began a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the documentary, now titled Bronies : The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony. The Kickstarter campaign began on May 13, 2012, and by June 10, 2012, had reached a total of $322,022, becoming Kickstarter 's second - highest funded film project of all time. Personal life De Lancie is married to actress Marnie Mosiman, who guest - starred in one episode of Star Trek : The Next Generation as a character known as Harmony / Wisdom / Balance in the episode `` Loud as a Whisper ''. The couple have two sons : Keegan ( born 1984 ) and Owen ( born 1987 ). De Lancie is not religious, advocating for others who have this view to be open about it. He spoke at the Reason Rally in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2016. He spoke in reference to his Star Trek character Q, `` My name is John de Lancie, and I am a god. At least, I 've played one on TV. And I 'm here to tell you as a god that I was created by humans. The words I spoke were written by men and women... Just like all the gods before me... my god creators wanted you to believe I was the omnipotent one. '' On July 14, 2017, de Lancie attended the unveiling of a statue of Clarence Darrow at the Rhea County Courthouse, Dayton, Tennessee, the site of the Scopes Trial in 1925, where Darrow had argued in favor of the teaching of evolution and secular education. De Lancie is an experienced sailor who spends a lot of his time on the Pacific Ocean, which `` sometimes involves very terrifying experiences. '' Selected filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1979 The Onion Field LAPD Lieutenant # 2 1990 Bad Influence Howard 1990 Taking Care of Business Ted Bradford Jr. 1991 The Fisher King TV Executive The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Dr. Victor Mott 1993 Arcade Difford 1993 Fearless Jeff Gordon 1994 Deep Red Thomas Newmeyer 1995 Evolver Russell Bennett Multiplicity Ted 1997 Trekkies Himself 1998 Saving Private Ryan Letter - Reader Voice Uncredited 1998 You Lucky Dog Lyle Windsor 1999 Final Run George Bouchard 2000 Woman on Top Alex Reeves 2001 Nicolas Dr. Fisher 2001 Good Advice Ted 2007 Reign Over Me Nigel Pennington 2007 Teenius Principal Senseman 2008 My Apocalypse Nathan Eastman 2008 Pathology Dr. Quentin Morris 2009 Crank : High Voltage Fish Halman 2009 Gamer Chief of Staff 2013 Bronies : The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony Himself Co-producer 2015 Visions Victor Napoli 2017 Olaf 's Frozen Adventure Mr. Olsen Voice Featurette Television Year Title Role Notes 1977 McMillan & Wife Powell 1977 SST : Death Flight Bob Connors Television film 1977 -- 1978 The Six Million Dollar Man Various Characters 1978 -- 1979 Emergency ! Dr. Deroy 1978 The Bastard Lt. Stark 1979 Battlestar Galactica Officer Episode : `` Experiment in Terra '' 1981 Nero Wolfe Tom Irwin Episode : `` Might as Well Be Dead '' 1982 -- 1986 Days of Our Lives Eugene Bradford The Thorn Birds Alastair MacQueen Miniseries 1986 The New Twilight Zone The Dispatcher Episode : `` Dead Run '' 1986 MacGyver Brian Ashford Episode : `` The Escape '' 1986 Murder, She Wrote Binky Holborn Episode : `` If the Frame Fits '' 1987 -- 1994 Star Trek : The Next Generation Q 8 episodes Mission : Impossible Matthew Drake Episode : `` The Killer '' 1989 Days of Our Lives Eugene Bradford 1989 Get Smart, Again ! Major Preston Waterhouse Uncredited 1989 The Nutt House Norman Shrike Episode : `` Pilot '' 1991 L.A. Law Mark Chelios Episode : `` The Beverly Hill Hangers '' 1993 Star Trek : Deep Space Nine Q Episode : `` Q-Less '' 1993 Batman : The Animated Series Eagleton 1994 Without Warning Barry Steinbrenner Television film 1995 Legend Janos Bartok Picket Fences District Attorney Episode : `` Three Weddings and a Meltdown '' Touched by an Angel Justinian Jones Episode : `` Jones vs. God '' 1997 Duckman Tyler Fitzgerald Episode : `` From Brad to Worse '' 1996 -- 2001 Star Trek : Voyager Q 3 episodes 1999 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Dr. Quest 2000 Angry Beavers The Yak in the Sack Episode : `` Yak in the Sack '' 2000 The Outer Limits Donald Finley Episode : `` The Gun '' 2000 The West Wing Al Kiefer 2 episodes 2000 Sports Night Bert Stors Episode : `` April is the Cruelest Month '' 2001 Andromeda Sid Barry 1 episode 2001 Special Unit 2 King of the Links Episode : `` The Eve '' 2001 The Practice Walter Bannish 2001 Dan Dare : Pilot of the Future Gerard Hamilton Episode : `` The Surrender of Earth '' 2002 Andromeda Sam Profitt 1 episode 2002 Crossing Jordan Medical Examiner Thaxton Episode : `` Payback '' 2001 -- 2002 Stargate SG - 1 Colonel Frank Simmons / Goa'uld 5 episodes 2003 Judging Amy Dr. Eagan Episode : `` Picture of Perfect '' 2003 Duck Dodgers Sinestro Voice Episode : `` The Green Loontern '' 2004 -- 2005 Charmed Odin 2005 The Closer Dr. Dawson Episode : `` Flashpoint 2005 Invader Zim Agent Darkbootie Voice 2 episodes 2009 Greek Himself Episode : `` The Dork Knight '' 2009 -- 2010 Breaking Bad Donald Margolis 4 episodes 2011 Law & Order : LA Judge Avery Staynor Episode `` Carthay Circle '' 2011 Franklin & Bash Gallen Episode `` Bachelor Party '' 2011 Torchwood : Miracle Day Agent Allen Shapiro 3 episodes 2011 Young Justice Mister Twister Voice Episode : `` Welcome to Happy Harbor '' 2011 -- present My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic Discord Voice 17 episodes 2012 NTSF : SD : SUV : : Leonardo da Vinci Episode : `` Time Angels '' 2012 The Secret Circle Royce Armstrong Episode : `` Crystal '' 2014 The Mentalist Edward Feinberg Episode : `` Silver Wings of Times '' 2014 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation General Robert Landsdale Episode : `` Boston Brakes '' 2015 The Librarians Mephistopheles Episode : `` And the Infernal Contract '' 2016 Justice League Action Brainiac Voice 2 episodes 2017 Star Trek Continues Galisti Episode : `` What Ships Are For '' Video games Year Title Role Notes Star Trek : Borg Q 1997 Outlaws Matthew ' Dr. Death ' Jackson Voice 1997 Interstate ' 76 Antonio Malochio Voice 1998 Star Trek : The Game Show Q 1998 Interstate ' 76 Arsenal Antonio Malochio Voice 1999 Gabriel Knight 3 : Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned Montreaux Voice 1999 Planescape : Torment Trias the Betrayer Voice 2000 Star Trek : ConQuest Online Q Voice 2011 Assassin 's Creed : Revelations William Miles Voice 2012 Quantum Conundrum Professor Fitz Quadwrangle Voice 2012 Assassin 's Creed III William Miles Voice 2014 Family Guy : The Quest for Stuff Q Voice 2015 StarCraft II : Legacy of the Void Alarak Voice 2015 My Little Pony, Twilight 's Kingdom Storybook App Discord 2016 Heroes of the Storm Alarak Voice 2016 Master of Orion : Conquer the Stars Human Emperor Voice 2016 StarCraft II : Nova Covert Ops Alarak Voice 2016 World of Warcraft : Legion Vydhar / Morphael Voice ( uncredited ) 2017 XCOM 2 : War of the Chosen Geist Voice References Jump up ^ `` John de Lancie, 80, an Oboist And Curtis Institute Director ''. The New York Times. May 27, 2002. ^ Jump up to : `` John de Lancie ''. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Eide, Frenette. `` Being Dyslexic -- Actor John De Lancie ''. Dyslexic Advantage. Dyslexic Advantage. Retrieved August 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Allen, Mike ( February 18, 2014 ). `` Q&A with ' Star Trek ' star John de Lancie ''. Roanoke Times. The Roanoke Times. Retrieved August 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Nerdist Podcast episode 506 : John de Lancie ( podcast ). April 14, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Legend ( TV series ) ''. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` John de Lancie profile ''. Internet Movie Database. Amazon. Retrieved September 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` John de Lancie ''. Kent State University. Kent State University. Retrieved August 28, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` About the performer : John de Lancie ''. LA Phil. Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. 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Amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved August 29, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Dr. Seuss ' The Sneetches ''. Amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved September 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Palomo : The sneetches ''. naxosdirect.com. Naxos of America, Inc. Retrieved September 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` John de Lancie Announces Brony Documentary ( Ottawa Comiccon ) ''. YouTube. May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` BronyCon : The Documentary by Michael Brockhoff -- Kickstarter ''. Kickstarter.com. May 14, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012. Jump up ^ `` de Lancie, John ''. Stak Trek. CBS. Retrieved August 29, 2017. Jump up ^ `` John de Lancie -- Biography ''. Internet Movie Database. Amazon. Retrieved August 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Openly Secular ( September 10, 2015 ). `` John de Lancie -- Openly Secular '' -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ `` Star Trek 's Q ( John de Lancie ) at Reason Rally ''. Retrieved August 20, 2017. 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Question: who played q in star trek next generation
Answer: John de Lancie