John de Lancie

John de Lancie
De Lancie at the 2023 GalaxyCon Raleigh
Born	John Sherwood de Lancie, Jr. (1948-03-20) March 20, 1948 (age 76) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Kent State University Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976–present
Spouse	Marnie Mosiman ​ (m. 1984)​
Children	2, including Keegan
Father	John de Lancie
Website	johndelancie.com

John Sherwood de Lancie, Jr. (born March 20, 1948) is an American actor, best known for his role 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: Picard in 2023.

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), as well as the voice of Discord in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2011–2019).

De Lancie became an outspoken secular activist and was a featured speaker at the 2016 Reason Rally and at CSICon 2019.