Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek TNG)

Overview
One of the greatest, most respected, and highly decorated Starship Captains of Starfleet in the 24th Century. Jean-Luc Picard was ultimately chosen for its' highest honor: to command the flagship of the United Federation of Planets as the Master and Commander of NCC-1701-D, U.S.S. Enterprise. After a lengthy period of service in which he played a key role in a number of historical events and continues to serve as the captain of it's successor starship, the Enterprise-E.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard first appeared on September 28, 1987 in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation premiere episode "Encounter at Farpoint" as the already highly distinguished commander of the newly commissioned U.S.S. Enterprise-D. He was portrayed by Patrick Stewart throughout the series run as well as making a brief cameo appearance in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine pilot episode and a number of feature films focusing on the Next Generation cast.

Films

 * Star Trek: Generations (1994)
 * Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
 * Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
 * Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Season 1

 * Encounter at Farpoint
 * The Naked Now
 * Code of Honor
 * The Last Outpost
 * Where No One Has Gone Before
 * Lonely Among Us
 * Justice
 * The Battle
 * Hide and Q
 * Haven
 * The Big Goodbye
 * Datalore
 * Angel One
 * 11001001
 * Too Short a Season
 * When the Bough Breaks
 * Home Soil
 * Coming of Age
 * Heart of Glory
 * The Arsenal of Freedom
 * Symbiosis
 * Skin of Evil
 * We'll Always Have Paris
 * Conspiracy
 * The Neutral Zone

Season 2

 * The Child
 * Where Silence Has Lease
 * Elementary, Dear Data
 * The Outrageous Okona
 * Loud as a Whisper
 * The Schizoid Man
 * Unnatural Selection
 * A Matter of Honor
 * The Measure of a Man
 * The Dauphin
 * Contagion
 * The Royale
 * Time Squared
 * The Icarus Factor
 * Pen Pals
 * Q Who
 * Samaritan Snare
 * Up the Long Ladder
 * Manhunt
 * The Emissary
 * Peak Performance
 * Shades of Gray

Season 3

 * Evolution
 * The Ensigns of Command
 * The Survivors
 * Who Watches the Watchers
 * The Bonding
 * Booby Trap
 * The Enemy
 * The Price
 * The Vengeance Factor
 * The Defector
 * The Hunted
 * The High Ground
 * Déjà Q
 * A Matter of Perspective
 * Yesterday's Enterprise
 * The Offspring
 * Sins of the Father
 * Allegiance
 * Captain's Holiday
 * Tin Man
 * Hollow Pursuits
 * The Most Toys
 * Sarek
 * Ménage à Troi
 * Transfigurations
 * The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1

Season 4

 * The Best of Both Worlds: Part 2
 * Family
 * Brothers
 * Suddenly Human
 * Remember Me
 * Legacy
 * Reunion
 * Future Imperfect
 * Final Mission
 * The Loss
 * Data's Day
 * The Wounded
 * Devil's Due
 * Clues
 * First Contact
 * Galaxy's Child
 * Night Terrors
 * Identity Crisis
 * The Nth Degree
 * Qpid
 * The Drumhead
 * Half a Life
 * The Host
 * The Mind's Eye
 * In Theory
 * Redemption: Part 1

Season 5

 * Redemption: Part 2
 * Darmok
 * Ensign Ro
 * Silicon Avatar
 * Disaster
 * The Game
 * Unification: Part 1
 * Unification: Part 2
 * A Matter of Time
 * New Ground
 * Hero Worship
 * Violations
 * The Masterpiece Society
 * Conundrum
 * Power Play
 * Ethics
 * The Outcast
 * Cause and Effect
 * The First Duty
 * Cost of Living
 * The Perfect Mate
 * Imaginary Friend
 * I, Borg
 * The Next Phase
 * The Inner Light
 * Time's Arrow: Part 1

Season 6

 * Time's Arrow: Part 2
 * Realm of Fear
 * Man of the People
 * Relics
 * Schisms
 * True Q
 * Rascals
 * A Fistful of Datas
 * The Quality of Life
 * Chain of Command: Part 1
 * Chain of Command: Part 2
 * Ship in a Bottle
 * Aquiel
 * Face of the Enemy
 * Tapestry
 * Birthright: Part 1
 * Birthright: Part 2
 * Starship Mine
 * Lessons
 * The Chase
 * Frame of Mind
 * Suspicions
 * Rightful Heir
 * Second Chances
 * Timescape
 * Descent: Part 1

Season 7
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 * Descent: Part 2
 * Liaisons
 * Interface
 * Gambit: Part 1
 * Gambit: Part 2
 * Phantasms
 * Dark Page
 * Attached
 * Force of Nature
 * Inheritance
 * Parallels
 * The Pegasus
 * Homeward
 * Sub Rosa
 * Lower Decks
 * Thine Own Self
 * Masks
 * Eye of the Beholder
 * Genesis
 * Journey's End
 * Firstborn
 * Bloodlines
 * Emergence
 * Preemptive Strike
 * All Good Things...: Part 1
 * All Good Things...: Part 2

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

 * Emissary: Part 1
 * Emissary: Part 2

Trivia

 * Jean-Luc Picard was named after Dr. Jean-Felix Piccard, a noted Swiss scientist, high-altitude balloonist, and member of a family of noted explorers which included Jacques Piccard, one of the first to explore the Mariana Trench and Betrand Piccard who was the first to complete non-stop balloon flight around the world.
 * "Picard" is also an Old French term for "someone with an inquiring mindset".
 * Both in his biography and in TV canon, Captain Picard has been noted as being of French descent. Curiously, no one has ever made mention of the fact that he speaks with an English accent.

Quotes

 * "In your own way, you are as stubborn as another captain of the Enterprise I once knew." ―Spock to Jean-Luc Picard; Star Trek: The Next Generation, Unification: Part 2
 * "Someone once told me that time is a predator that stalks us all our lives. But I rather believe that time is a companion that goes with us on a journey and reminds us to cherish every moment... because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived." ―Jean-Luc Picard following the destruction of the Enterprise-D; Star Trek: Generations