Jonathan "John" de Lancie (born March 20, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, singer, musician, and voice artist, best known for his role as Q in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager and Discord in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. He has been featured in several recurring roles on television series, including Frank Simmons in Stargate SG-1 and Donald Margolis in Breaking Bad.

Biography

With Marnie Mosiman, de Lancie has two sons named Keegan de Lancie (born October 31, 1984) and Owen de Lancie (born May 16, 1987). He is an atheist.