Wil Wheaton
Biography
Wil Wheaton was born Richard William Wheaton III on July 29, 1972 in Burbank, California. He first gained international attention by starring in the Rob Reiner comedy-drama film Stand by Me (1986). He then played Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) for three and one-quarter seasons. Wheaton left the Hollywood scene for 18 months to pursue personal video production. He did return to "Star Trek" every now and then for an occasional episode, however. He then returned to Los Angeles, California, attended acting school for five years and now works on many projects. He lives in Arcadia, California with his wife Anne and her two sons.
54years old
Turns 55 on July 29in 284 days
- Born Burbank
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Richard William Wheaton III
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 40 years1982 to 2022
Genres
- Sci-Fi35%, 7 films
- Documentary30%, 6 films
- Drama30%, 6 films
- Comedy25%, 5 films
- Thriller25%, 5 films
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A role that slipped away
Wheaton left the series because of concerns about how the production team dealt with a scheduling conflict. He had wanted to appear in the 1989 film Valmont.
A change of course
After he left Star Trek, Wheaton relocated to Topeka, Kansas, and took a job with NewTek. There he worked on the Video Toaster 4000, handling product testing and quality control.
Early training
Wheaton then went back to Los Angeles, where he spent five years at acting school before returning to the acting world.
Behind the camera
Wheaton wrote his first comic book, The Guild: Fawkes, together with Felicia Day, and it came out on May 23, 2012.
Wil Wheaton movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Brent Spiner appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Brent Spiner's page
Michael Dorn's page
LeVar Burton's page
Jonathan Frakes's page
Clancy Brown's page
Patrick Stewart's page
Also two films together9 more actors
- Henry ThomasIn Search of Tomorrow (2022) and Showbiz Kids (2020)
- Marina SirtisReunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation (2012) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
- Catherine Mary StewartIn Search of Tomorrow (2022) and The Last Starfighter (1984)
- Majel BarrettStar Trek: Nemesis (2002) and Trekkies (1997)
- River PhoenixShowbiz Kids (2020) and Stand by Me (1986)
- Buzz AldrinUnraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell (2019) and Trekkies (1997)
- Keith CooganPython (2000) and Toy Soldiers (1991)
- Gates McFaddenReunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation (2012) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
- Kate MulgrewStar Trek: Nemesis (2002) and Trekkies (1997)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Wil Wheaton's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$356 million
6 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 6 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$178M50.0% of the total
- 2$67M18.9% of the total
- 3$52M14.7% of the total
- 4$29M8.1% of the total
- 5$15M4.2% of the total
- 6$15M4.1% of the total
