Ilan Mitchell-Smith

Ilan Mitchell-Smith is an American actor and academic who began in ballet, earning a scholarship to the School of American Ballet, where a casting director spotted him. Born in New York City, he began his film career in 1982, playing the title character's younger self in Sidney Lumet's Daniel. After starring in The Wild Life, he took the role of Wyatt Donnelly in Weird Science (1985), the John Hughes teen film about two boys who create a woman. He also appeared in The Chocolate War (1988) and played Andy McCalister in Superboy, though none matched that recognition. He left acting in 1991, his last role a guest appearance on Silk Stalkings. He has also done voice work on two episodes of Axe Cop, and in 2017 he played a science teacher in the premiere of The Goldbergs's fifth season. He holds a doctorate in medieval studies and is an associate professor at California State University, Long Beach.