John Sherwood de Lancie, Jr. (born March 20, 1948) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, educator, and comedian, best known for his role as the alien Q in various *Star Trek* series (1987–present), beginning with *Star Trek: The Next Generation*. 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). In the 2010s, de Lancie received credit for his public support of bronies of the *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* fandom. He has become an outspoken secular activist and was a featured speaker at the 2016 Reason Rally and CSICon 2019. **Source**: [John de Lancie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_de_Lancie) on Wikipedia