Jonathan Brandis
Born: 1976-04-13 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Died: 2003-11-12
Known For: Acting
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
2021
- kid 90 as Self (archive footage)
2007
- Boulevard of Broken Dreams as Self (archive footage)
2005
- Bad Girls from Valley High as Drew
2004
- Puerto Vallarta Squeeze as Neil Weatherford
2003
- Between The Sheets as Robert Avocado
- 111 Gramercy Park as Will Karnegian
2002
- Hart's War as Pvt. Lewis P. Wakely
- The Year That Trembled as Casey Pedersen
1999
- Outside Providence as Mousy
- Ride with the Devil as Cave Wyatt
1997
- Two Came Back as Jason
1996
- Fall into Darkness as Chad Lear
- Her Last Chance as Preston Altherton
- Born Free: A New Adventure as Randolph 'Rand' Thompson
1994
- Aladdin as Mozenrath (voice)
- Good King Wenceslas as Prince Wenceslas
- Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self - Host
1993
- seaQuest DSV as Lucas Wolenczak
- Saved by the Bell: The College Years as Jonathan Brandis
1992
- Ladybugs as Matthew / Martha
- Sidekicks as Barry Gabrewski
- Crossroads
1991
- Pros and Cons as Danny
- Our Shining Moment
1990
- It as Bill Denbrough - Age 12
- Blossom
- The Flash as Terry Cohan
- The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter as Bastian Bux
- Gabriel's Fire as Matthew Fixx
- Ghost Dad as Additional Voices (Voice)
- The Earth Day Special as Self
1989
- Pet Sematary as adr loop group (voice)
- Stepfather 2 as Todd Grayland
- Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story as Lance Reventlow (age 11)
1988
- The Wonder Years as Steve
- Oliver & Company as Additional Voice (voice)
- Home Free as Vladimir D'Lugash
- The Wrong Guys as Kid Tim
- The Munsters Today as Matt Glover
- Mystery Magical Special as Jonathan
1987
- Full House as Michael Monford
1986
- L.A. Law as Kevin Talbot
- Sledge Hammer! as Young Sledge
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Kevin Bryce
- Kate & Allie