Name
Jonathan Brandis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1976-04-13
Deathday
2003-11-12 (27 years old)
Place of Birth
Danbury, Connecticut, USA
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.
Known For
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Putting its own 'twist' on the story of Oliver Twist, the orange runt of a litter of kitte...
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"Stepfather" Jerry Blake escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time ...
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When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determine...
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- 2002 Hart's War as Pvt. Lewis P. Wakely
- 1989 Stepfather 2 as Todd Grayland
- 1988 Mystery Magical Special as Jonathan
- 1992 Sidekicks as Barry Gabrewski
- 1988 Oliver & Company as Additional Voice (voice)
- 1990 The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter as Bastian Bux
- 1996 Born Free: A New Adventure as Randolph 'Rand' Thompson
- 1992 Ladybugs as Matthew / Martha
- 1997 Two Came Back as Jason
- 1996 Fall into Darkness as Chad Lear
- 2005 Bad Girls from Valley High as Drew
- 2002 The Year That Trembled as Casey Pedersen
- 2003 111 Gramercy Park as Will Karnegian
- 1999 Outside Providence as Mousy
- 1990 Ghost Dad as Additional Voices (Voice)
- 1994 Good King Wenceslas as Prince Wenceslas
- 2004 Puerto Vallarta Squeeze as Neil Weatherford
- 1999 Ride with the Devil as Cave Wyatt
- 2003 Between The Sheets as Robert Avocado
- 1996 Her Last Chance as Preston Altherton
- 1988 Home Free as Vladimir D'Lugash
- 2021 kid 90 as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 The Earth Day Special as Self
- 1988 The Wrong Guys as Kid Tim
- 1994 Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self - Host
- 1991 Our Shining Moment as Michael 'Scooter' McGuire
- 1989 Pet Sematary as adr loop group (voice)
- 1993 SeaQuest DSV as Lucas Wolenczak
- 1986 L.A. Law ( 2 episodes ) as Kevin Talbot
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Kevin Bryce
- 1984 Kate & Allie ( 1 episode )
- 1990 Gabriel's Fire ( 0 episode ) as Matthew Fixx
- 1993 seaQuest DSV ( 58 episodes ) as Lucas Wolenczak
- 1994 Aladdin ( 8 episodes ) as Mozenrath (voice)
- 1987 Full House ( 1 episode ) as Michael Monford
- 1988 The Wonder Years ( 1 episode ) as Steve
- 1989 Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story ( 6 episodes ) as Lance Reventlow (age 11)
- 1990 Blossom ( 1 episode )
- 1990 It ( 2 episodes ) as Bill Denbrough - Age 12
- 1992 Crossroads ( 1 episode )
- 1991 Pros and Cons ( 12 episodes ) as Danny
- 1986 Sledge Hammer! ( 1 episode ) as Young Sledge
- 2007 Boulevard of Broken Dreams ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 Saved by the Bell: The College Years ( 1 episode ) as Jonathan Brandis
- 1990 The Flash ( 1 episode ) as Terry Cohan
- 1988 The Munsters Today ( 1 episode ) as Matt Glover
- 1989 Alien Nation ( 1 episode ) as Andron
- 1986 The Real Ghostbusters ( 1 episode ) as Lee Meredith / Kid (voice)
