Jonathan Brandis

Jonathan Brandis was an American actor who began as a child model and moved into commercials before taking screen roles. Born in Danbury, Connecticut, he was cast at age six as Kevin Buchanan on One Life to Live, and later made guest appearances on many television shows. His first starring film role came in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, as Bastian Bux, and he played Bill Denbrough as a boy in the 1990 miniseries It, a performance that drew praise from critics. He took the leads in Sidekicks (1992) and Ladybugs (1992) before becoming a teen idol as the prodigy Lucas Wolenczak on seaQuest DSV. He also voiced the young sorcerer Mozenrath in Disney's animated Aladdin. Later credits included Outside Providence (1999), Hart's War (2002) and Bad Girls from Valley High (2005), and he was featured in the 2021 documentary Kid 90. He died in 2003.