Wil Wheaton

Actor Jul 29 (age 53) Burbank, California, USA 1972–2026 (54 year career)

6.5 avg rating

Biography

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.

Known For

Film

Stand by Me

Gordie Lachance

Film

Star Trek

Romulan (voice) (uncredited)

Film

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Wesley Crusher

Film

The Secret of NIMH

Martin (voice)

Film

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Flash (voice)

Film

Star Trek: Nemesis

Wesley Crusher

Film

Flubber

Bennett Hoenicker

Film

The Last Starfighter

Louis' Friend

Filmography

Acting (137)

Movies (62)

The Moof Milkers

2026

as C-3P0

DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk

2025

as Self

Attack of the Doc!

2023

as Self

5.0

In Search of Tomorrow

2022

as Self - Interviewee

6.6

Pooka Lives!

2020

as David

5.8

Max Reload and the Nether Blasters

2020

as Arcade Heroes Narrator (voice)

Rent-A-Pal

as Andy

Showbiz Kids

as Self

Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

2019

as Self

7.4

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

2018

as Flash (voice)

7.2

Transformers: Power of the Primes

2018

as Perceptor (voice)

8.7

Transformers: Titans Return

2017

as Perceptor (voice)

6.9

Enter the Battlefield: Life on the Magic - The Gathering Pro Tour

2016

as Narrator

6.4

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

2016

as Self

7.0

Sharknado 2: The Second One

2014

as Passenger

4.5

Video Games: The Movie

as Self

To Be Takei

as Self

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

2013

as Ensign Wesley Crusher (archive footage)

7.3

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

2012

as Self

7.0

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

2011

as Self

6.8

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

2011

as Scapegoat #1

7.2

Star Trek

2009

as Romulan (voice) (uncredited)

7.4

Kyle + Rosemary

2009

as Kyle (voice)

8.0

Americanizing Shelley

2007

as Director Alan Smithee

Neverland

as John Darling

Book of Days

as Danny

Fish Don't Blink

as Jimmy

Star Trek: Nemesis

as Wesley Crusher

Jane White Is Sick & Twisted

2002

as Dick Smith

5.3

The Flintstones: On the Rocks

2002

as Singer (bass) (voice)

6.5

Foreign Correspondents

as Jonas

Python

as Tommy

Deep Core

as Rodney Bedecker

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

2000

as Self

7.5

The Girls' Room

2000

as Charlie

The Day Lincoln Was Shot

1998

as Robert Todd Lincoln

Fag Hag

Flubber

as Bennett Hoenicker

Trekkies

as Self

Pie in the Sky

as Jack

Mr. Stitch

as Lazarus

It Was Him or Us

as Scottie Cray

The Liars' Club

as David Reynolds

Toy Soldiers

as Joey Trotta

The Last Prostitute

as Danny

December

as Kipp Gibbs

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

1991

as Self

5.9

Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!

1990

7.0

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?

1989

as Nick Karpinsky

She's Having a Baby

1988

as Wil Wheaton (uncredited)

Dare to Say No!

The Curse

as Zack

Young Harry Houdini

as Ehrich Weiss / Young Harry Houdini

6.0

The Man Who Fell to Earth

as Billy Milton

Stand by Me

as Gordie Lachance

The Defiant Ones

as Clyde

Long Time Gone

as Mitchell

The Last Starfighter

as Louis' Friend

The Buddy System

as Tim

Hambone and Hillie

as Jeff Radcliffe

The Secret of NIMH

as Martin (voice)

A Long Way Home

as Donald Branch, age 8

7.6

Television (75)

Tales From Woodcreek

2025

as Eldorae the Witch of the Old Wood

9.0

Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!

2023

as Azagoron

Celebrity Jeopardy!

2022

as Self

6.3

Star Trek: Prodigy

2021

as Wesley Crusher (voice)

7.3

Dogs in Space

2021

as Atlas (voice)

7.6

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

2021

as Self

6.9

Star Trek: Lower Decks

2020

as Wesley Crusher (voice)

Star Trek: Picard

as Wesley Crusher

Star Trek Day

as Self - Host

Rival Speak

as Wil Wheaton

The Ready Room

as Self - Host

SONA

as Minos

S.W.A.T.

as Evan Whitlock

Mystery Science Theater 3000

2017

as Drake

7.7

Bill Nye Saves the World

2017

as Himself - Panelist

3.8

Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters

2017

as Jonathan Rook (voice)

6.6

Transformers: Titans Return

2017

as Perceptor

9.4

Supergirl

2015

as Doomsday Protestor

7.3

Celebrity Family Feud

as Self - Contestant

Critical Role

as Thorbir Falbek

Dark Matter

as Alexander Rook

Powers

as Conrad Moody

Con Man

as Officer Cahoots

Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana

2015

as Game Master

6.8

The Wil Wheaton Project

2014

as Himself - Host

5.6

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self

Orphan Black

as Self - Host

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

as Self

TableTop

as Self - Host

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

2010

as Mike Morningstar / Darkstar (voice)

The Great Debate

Leverage

as Colin Mason

Ben 10: Alien Force

as Mike Morningstar (voice)

8.3

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008

as Silver Age Blue Beetle (voice)

7.6

Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy

2008

as Himself

5.8

Random! Cartoons

2008

as Kyle / Horace (voice)

7.3

I Love the New Millennium

2008

as Self

The Big Bang Theory

as Wil Wheaton

The Guild

as Fawkes

Eureka

as Isaac Parrish

Legion of Super Heroes

2006

as Cosmic Boy (voice)

7.7

Child Star Confidential

2006

as Self

Criminal Minds

as Floyd Hansen

American Dad!

as Co-Worker (voice)

Robot Chicken

as Dr. Doom / Centaur / State Farm Representative (voice)

7.7

Numb3rs

2005

as Miles Sklar

7.0

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005

as Pet Shop Owner (voice)

Made in Hollywood

as Self

Best Week Ever

My Coolest Years

as Himself

Teen Titans

as Aqualad (voice)

Arena

The Zeta Project

Beat the Geeks

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Walter

7.6

Family Guy

1999

as Anti-Abortion Activist (voice)

7.4

Twice in a Lifetime

1999

as Ryan Storey / Dr. Thomas

5.5

Chicken Soup for the Soul

as Will

Guys Like Us

as Steve

Perversions of Science

as Bryan

Gun

as Bilchic

The Outer Limits

as Cadet

Hang Time

Diagnosis: Murder

as Forest Ranger Gary Barton

Sirens

as Wayne McGarrick

8:15 from Manchester

Tales from the Crypt

as Arling

Monsters

as Kevin

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

as Wesley Crusher

8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Wesley Crusher

Kids' Choice Awards

as Himself - Host

Highway to Heaven

Family Ties

as Timothy Higgins

St. Elsewhere

as Owen Drimmer

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

as Nick Karpinsky

6.4