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)

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

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

 * Emissary: Part 1
 * Emissary: Part 2

Trivia

 * Jean-Luc Picard was named after was named after Dr. Jean-Felix Piccard, a noted Swiss scientist, high-altitude balloonist, and member of a family of noted explorers including 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".

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