' ▁ 1 7 8 ▁episodes . ▁He ▁repr ised ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁spin - off ▁films ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁Gener ations ▁( 1 9 9 4 ), ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁First ▁Contact ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁In sur re ction ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁and ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Nem esis ▁( 2 0 0 2 ). ▁Although ▁bil led ▁as ▁the ▁final ▁Tre k ▁movie ▁for ▁the ▁T NG ▁cast , ▁the ▁ambigu ous ▁ending ▁of ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Nem esis ▁suggested ▁a ▁possible ▁a venue ▁for ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Data . ▁However , ▁Sp iner ▁op ined ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁too ▁old ▁to ▁continue ▁playing ▁the ▁part , ▁as ▁Data ▁does ▁not ▁age , ▁whereas ▁Sp iner ▁had ▁already ▁aged ▁consider ably ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁role . ▁He ▁repr ised ▁the ▁role ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁after ▁last ▁appearing ▁as ▁Data ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁series , ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Pic ard . ▁In ▁the ▁Pic ard ▁series , ▁his ▁character ▁Data ▁dies ▁and ▁Sp iner ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁intend ▁to ▁play ▁that ▁role ▁again , ▁though ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁open ▁to ▁playing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Al ton ▁So ong . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁series ▁and ▁films , ▁he ▁vo iced ▁his ▁character ▁in ▁several ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁video ▁games , ▁such ▁as ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Gener ations , ▁Star ▁Tre