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Quick Facts

Born:
1976-04-13

Birthplace:
Danbury, Connecticut, USA

Credits:
46 Total Roles

Jonathan Brandis

Acting

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2021 kid 90 MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2007 Boulevard of Broken Dreams TV Self (archive footage)
2005 Bad Girls from Valley High MOVIE Drew
2004 Puerto Vallarta Squeeze MOVIE Neil Weatherford
2003 Between The Sheets MOVIE Robert Avocado
2003 111 Gramercy Park MOVIE Will Karnegian
2002 The Year That Trembled MOVIE Casey Pedersen
2002 Hart's War MOVIE Pvt. Lewis P. Wakely
1999 Ride with the Devil MOVIE Cave Wyatt
1999 Outside Providence MOVIE Mousy

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