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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Hart's War
as Pvt. Lewis P. Wakely
2002
Stepfather 2
as Todd Grayland
1989
Mystery Magical Special
as Jonathan
1988
Sidekicks
as Barry Gabrewski
1992
Oliver & Company
as Additional Voice (voice)
1988
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
as Bastian Bux
1990
Born Free: A New Adventure
as Randolph 'Rand' Thompson
1996
Ladybugs
as Matthew / Martha
1992
Two Came Back
as Jason
1997
Fall into Darkness
as Chad Lear
1996
Bad Girls from Valley High
as Drew
2005
The Year That Trembled
as Casey Pedersen
2002
111 Gramercy Park
as Will Karnegian
2003
Outside Providence
as Mousy
1999
Ghost Dad
as Additional Voices (Voice)
1990
Good King Wenceslas
as Prince Wenceslas
1994
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
as Neil Weatherford
2004
Ride with the Devil
as Cave Wyatt
1999
Between The Sheets
as Robert Avocado
2003
Her Last Chance
as Preston Altherton
1996
TV Appearances
L.A. Law
as Kevin Talbot
1986
Murder, She Wrote
as Kevin Bryce
1984
Kate & Allie
1984
Gabriel's Fire
as Matthew Fixx
1990
seaQuest DSV
as Lucas Wolenczak
1993
Aladdin
as Mozenrath (voice)
1994
Full House
as Michael Monford
1987
The Wonder Years
as Steve
1988
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
as Lance Reventlow (age 11)
1989
Blossom
1990
It
as Bill Denbrough - Age 12
1990
Crossroads
1992