Wil Wheaton

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
July 29, 1972 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Burbank, California, USA
Popular Genres
Science Fiction Comedy Drama
Career Span
1981 – Present

Wil Wheaton

1 win
142 nominations
1 Oscar
62 credits

Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie LaChance in the film Stand by Me and Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers. As a writer, he is best known for his blog, Wil Wheaton Dot Net.

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Personal Info

Born
Jul 29, 1972
From
Burbank, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1981 – Present

Award Recognition

1
Win
142
Nominations
1
Oscar

Complete Filmography

2025

DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk as Self

2023

Attack of the Doc! Award

2022

In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee

2020

Showbiz Kids as Self Award
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters as Arcade Heroes Narrator (voice)
Pooka Lives! as David
Rent-A-Pal as Andy

2019

Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary as Self Award

2018

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies as Flash (voice) Award
Transformers: Power of the Primes as Perceptor (voice)

2017

Transformers: Titans Return as Perceptor (voice) Award

2016

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously as Self
Enter the Battlefield: Life on the Magic - The Gathering Pro Tour as Narrator

2014

Sharknado 2: The Second One as Passenger Award
To Be Takei as Self
Video Games: The Movie as Self

2013

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Ensign Wesley Crusher (archive footage)

2012

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation as Self

2011

Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Scapegoat #1
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts as Self

2009

Star Trek as Romulan (voice) (uncredited) Award
Kyle + Rosemary as Kyle (voice)

2007

Americanizing Shelley as Director Alan Smithee

2003

Book of Days as Danny
Neverland as John Darling

2002

Star Trek: Nemesis as Wesley Crusher Award
The Flintstones: On the Rocks as Singer (bass) (voice)
Fish Don't Blink as Jimmy
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted as Dick Smith

2001

Foreign Correspondents as Jonas

2000

Python as Tommy Award
Deep Core as Rodney Bedecker Award
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me as Self
The Girls' Room as Charlie

1998

The Day Lincoln Was Shot as Robert Todd Lincoln

1997

Flubber as Bennett Hoenicker Award
Gun as Bilchick Award
Trekkies as Self Award

1996

Pie in the Sky as Jack

1995

Mr. Stitch as Lazarus Award
It Was Him or Us as Scottie Cray

1994

The Liars' Club as David Reynolds

1991

Toy Soldiers as Joey Trotta Award
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
December as Kipp Gibbs
The Last Prostitute as Danny

1990

Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!

1989

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? as Nick Karpinsky

1988

She's Having a Baby as Wil Wheaton (uncredited)
Dare to Say No!

1987

The Curse as Zack Award
The Man Who Fell to Earth as Billy Milton
Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit as Self
Young Harry Houdini as Ehrich Weiss / Young Harry Houdini

1986

Stand by Me as Gordie Lachance Award
The Defiant Ones as Clyde
Long Time Gone as Mitchell

1984

The Last Starfighter as Louis' Friend Award
The Buddy System as Tim

1983

Hambone and Hillie as Jeff Radcliffe

1982

The Secret of NIMH as Martin (voice) Award

1981

A Long Way Home as Donald Branch, age 8

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Stand by Me
Star Trek
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Star Trek: Nemesis
Flubber
The Secret of NIMH
The Last Starfighter
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Showbiz Kids
Python

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