Editing Jonathan Archer (section)

{{Short description|Fictional character from Star Trek: Enterprise}}
{{distinguish|John Archer (disambiguation){{!}}John Archer}}
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{{In-universe|subject=Star Trek|category=Star Trek|date=October 2009}}
{{Infobox character
| name        = Jonathan Archer
| series      = [[Star Trek]]
| image       = Captain Jonathan Archer in Star Trek - Enterprise.jpg
| caption     = [[Scott Bakula]] as Captain Jonathan Archer
| species     = Human
| gender      = Male
| occupation  = Commanding Officer, [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' (NX-01)]]<br />[[Chief of Staff]], [[Starfleet|Starfleet Command]]<br />Ambassador to [[Andorians|Andoria]]<br />Federation Councilman<br />President of the [[United Federation of Planets]]
| first       = "[[Broken Bow (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Broken Bow]]" (2001)
| last        = "[[These Are the Voyages...]]" (2005)
| creator     = {{Plainlist|
* [[Rick Berman]]
* [[Brannon Braga]]
}}
| portrayer   = [[Scott Bakula]]
| nationality = American
| title       = [[Starfleet ranks and insignia#Captain|Captain]]<br />[[Starfleet ranks and insignia|Admiral]]
| family      = Henry Archer (father)<br />Sally Archer (mother)
| lbl24       = Origin
| data24      = Earth
| lbl25       = Born
| data25      = August 4, 2112 <br />upstate New York
}}

'''Jonathan Archer''' is a fictional character in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise. He is one of the [[protagonist|protagonists]] of the television series ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', where he was portrayed by [[Scott Bakula]].

Archer was the commanding officer of the first [[starship]] ''[[Enterprise (NX-01)|Enterprise]]'' (NX-01) from 2151 to 2161. Archer also played a major role in the formation of [[Starfleet]] and the [[United Federation of Planets]], and was later [[President (government title)|President]] of the [[United Federation of Planets]] from 2184 to 2192. According to a computer display in the episode "[[In a Mirror, Darkly]]", historian [[Patterns of Force (Star Trek: The Original Series)|John Gill]] considered Archer "the greatest explorer of the 22nd century."