Jonathan Brandis
Biography
Jonathan Gregory Brandis was an American actor, director, and screenwriter. Beginning his career as a child model, he moved on to acting in commercials and subsequently television and film roles. At the age of 17, he landed the role of Lucas Wolenczak, a teen prodigy on the NBC series seaQuest DSV. The character was popular among teenage female viewers; he became a teenage heartthrob and regularly appeared in teen magazines.
His also starred as Bastian Bux in The Neverending Story II, Bill Denbrough (age 12) on ABC's miniseries It, Barry Gabrewski in Sidekicks, Mousy in Outside Providence, and Pvt. Lewis P. Wakely in Hart's War. He voiced the role of Mozenrath on the Disney animated series Aladdin.
In November 2003, he died by suicide at the age of 27.
Filmography
kid 90
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Bad Girls from Valley High
2005
as Drew
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
2004
as Neil Weatherford
Between The Sheets
2003
as Robert Avocado
111 Gramercy Park
2003
as Will Karnegian
The Year That Trembled
2002
as Casey Pedersen
Hart's War
2002
as Pvt. Lewis P. Wakely
Ride with the Devil
1999
as Cave Wyatt
Outside Providence
1999
as Mousy
Two Came Back
1997
as Jason
Fall into Darkness
1996
as Chad Lear
Born Free: A New Adventure
1996
as Randolph 'Rand' Thompson
Her Last Chance
1996
as Preston Altherton
Good King Wenceslas
1994
as Prince Wenceslas
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self - Host
SeaQuest DSV
1993
as Lucas Wolenczak
Sidekicks
1992
as Barry Gabrewski
Ladybugs
1992
as Matthew / Martha
- No poster
Our Shining Moment
1991
as Michael 'Scooter' McGuire
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
1990
as Bastian Bux
Ghost Dad
1990
as Additional Voices (Voice)
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Self
Stepfather 2
1989
as Todd Grayland
Pet Sematary
1989
as adr loop group (voice)