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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Complete Filmography

DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk
2025
as Self
D.I.Y. is an extrospective dissection of Pop-Punk; from the SoCal garages of the 80’s to the enduring impact the genre has had on music, fashion, and ...

Attack of the Doc!
2023
Before the rise of big tech, social media and Marvel movies, Attack of the Show! chronicled the rise of nerd culture. G4TV's flagship show launched th...

In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were ins...

Rent-A-Pal
2020
as Andy
Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother. While seeking a partne...

Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
2020
as Arcade Heroes Narrator (voice)
A small town video game store clerk must go from zero to hero after accidentally unleashing the forces of evil from a cursed Colecovision game.

Showbiz Kids
2020
as Self
A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a chil...

Pooka Lives!
2020
as David
A group of thirty-something friends from high school create their own Creepypasta about Pooka for laughs, but are shocked when it becomes so viral on ...

Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
2019
as Self
A feature-length documentary about the film Galaxy Quest and its legacy, celebrating its milestone 20th anniversary.

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
2018
as Flash (voice)
All the major DC superheroes are starring in their own films, all but the Teen Titans, so Robin is determined to remedy this situation by getting over...

Transformers: Power of the Primes
2018
as Perceptor (voice)
In the aftermath of the Titans' conflict that concluded into Optimus Prime's death, the rest of the Transformers must stand together in order to stop ...

Transformers: Titans Return
2017
as Perceptor (voice)
After the Combiner Wars ended, Cybertron started to be rebuilt. However, an undead Starscream has been reincarnated as Trypticon, wreaking havoc aroun...

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
2016
as Self
Neil Gaiman is one of the most beloved storytellers in the world today, a medium-jumping legend who opened a new era of comics with Sandman, scared a ...

Enter the Battlefield: Life on the Magic - The Gathering Pro Tour
2016
as Narrator
Magic: The Gathering is the most popular collectible card game in the world. At Magic's Pro Tour, players from around the globe compete to prove who i...

To Be Takei
2014
as Self
Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to ...

Sharknado 2: The Second One
2014
as Passenger
A freak weather system turns its deadly fury on New York City, unleashing a Sharknado on the population and its most cherished, iconic sites - and onl...

Video Games: The Movie
2014
as Self
From executive producer Zach Braff and director Jeremy Snead, "Video Games: The Movie" is an epic feature length documentary chronicling the meteoric ...

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013
as Ensign Wesley Crusher (archive footage)
The Enterprise has a deadly encounter with the Borg, resulting in Picard's kidnap, while Commander Riker encounters a beautiful rival with an eye on h...

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012
as Self
Reunification: 25 Years After Star Trek – The Next Generation is a 61-minute documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Gener...

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
2011
as Self
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts is a feature-length documentary that takes an in depth look at the life, career and mind of the British comic book write...

Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
as Scapegoat #1
On the 20th anniversary of their edgy little 90's cable show Underground Entertainment, the authors, along with many SF, horror and B celebrities in c...

Star Trek
2009
as Romulan (voice) (uncredited)
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan...

Kyle + Rosemary
2009
as Kyle (voice)
Kyle's a hopeless geek and Rosemary's a shy goth, but when playing the online fantasy MMORPG 'Questworld', their true personalities shine through. Whe...

Americanizing Shelley
2007
as Director Alan Smithee
A wannabe Hollywood player sets out to Americanize an Indian girl from the Himalayas.

Book of Days
2003
as Danny
A grief-struck life insurance salesman rails at God for not stepping in to save his bride; but the tables are turned when a mysterious book is deliver...

Neverland
2003
as John Darling
Damion Dietz's NEVERLAND is a dark, modernized, and highly original retelling of the childhood classic PETER PAN. In this version, Peter (Rick Sparks)...

Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
as Wesley Crusher
En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise...

Fish Don't Blink
2002
as Jimmy

Jane White Is Sick & Twisted
2002
as Dick Smith
For Jane White, life itself is a television program, and she dreams of becoming a star on the small screen. Convincing herself that Gerry King, a popu...

The Flintstones: On the Rocks
2002
as Singer (bass) (voice)
With their marriage on the rocks, Fred and Wilma take a holiday together to rekindle the fire in their relationship.

Foreign Correspondents
2001
as Jonas
Equal parts romance, fable, ghost story, character study, and cinematic puzzle, Foreign Correspondents ties two seemingly unrelated stories together i...

Deep Core
2000
as Rodney Bedecker
A powerful laser machine rips the core of the earth causing earthquakes and tsunamis, and only one man and his team can save the planet from destructi...

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
2000
as Self
A unique look at the making of Stand by Me including interviews from Stephen King, Rob Reiner, Kiefer Sutherland, Richard Dreyfuss, Wil Wheaton, Corey...

Python
2000
as Tommy
Sleepy New Haven California is a small town with a big problem. A sixty foot slithering horror has arrived and shattered the town's tranquillity on it...
The Girls' Room
2000
as Charlie
Two college roommates -- prim and proper Grace (Cat Taber) and wild and woolly Casey (Soleil Moon Frye) -- find themselves in a tense rivalry when Cas...

The Day Lincoln Was Shot
1998
as Robert Todd Lincoln
A dramatization of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Based on the book by Jim Bishop.

Flubber
1997
as Bennett Hoenicker
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and...

Trekkies
1997
as Self
Denise Crosby takes a first look at the huge fans of "Star Trek" from around America and how the series has affected and shaped their lives.

Gun
1997
as Bilchick
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.

Pie in the Sky
1996
as Jack
A young man obsessed with traffic patterns attempts to reunite with his first love.

It Was Him or Us
1995
as Scottie Cray
When her daughter's lover begins exhibiting signs of becoming a dangerous abuser, a mother attempts to intervene.

Mr. Stitch
1995
as Lazarus
Doctor Rue Wakeman and his team create a young man with skin and organs taken from other men and women. The creature (Lazarus) reads a lot of books an...

The Liars' Club
1994
as David Reynolds
The loyalty of a tight group of friends is put to the test when there's a date rape within the circle.

December
1991
as Kipp Gibbs
In December of 1941, five teenage boys at a New England prep school hear the news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and realize their lives are going to ...

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self
This documentary is hosted by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and they take us through the history of Star Trek. We also get to see bloopers from th...

The Last Prostitute
1991
as Danny
Two 60s teenagers find work rather than pleasure when it turns out that the prostitute they desire now owns a horse farm.

Toy Soldiers
1991
as Joey Trotta
After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. The...

Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
1990
Hosted by Marc Summers of Super Sloppy Double Dare.

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
1989
as Nick Karpinsky
Teenage boy is unable to deal with his schizophrenic father.

Dare to Say No!
1988
Shows children various reasons why they need to resist peer pressure, refuse drugs, and refuse to follow the crowd just to fit in

She's Having a Baby
1988
as Wil Wheaton (uncredited)
Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their paren...

The Curse
1987
as Zack
Nathan Hayes is a religious man trying to hold onto his farm and keep his family in line. A real estate developer is trying to buy most of the farm pr...

The Man Who Fell to Earth
1987
as Billy Milton
An alien lands on Earth, and decides that he needs to a job in order to raise money to build a spaceship so he can return to his home planet.

Young Harry Houdini
1987
as Ehrich Weiss / Young Harry Houdini
This biographical movie depicts the youth of the magician Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926). As a boy his name was Eric Weiss and his father wanted him to b...
Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit
1987
as Self
Original electronic press kit publicizing the long-awaited sequel to NBC’s “Star Trek”. Program distributed via first-run syndication.

Stand by Me
1986
as Gordie Lachance
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordi...

Long Time Gone
1986
as Mitchell
A "world-class screw-up" private eye finds his world and his attention changed when he is reunited with his estranged 11-year old son.

The Defiant Ones
1986
as Clyde
Monroe and 'Joker' Johnson are two prisoners who despise each other. But after their prison transport crashes, they manage to escape chained to each o...

The Last Starfighter
1984
as Louis' Friend
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it was...

The Buddy System
1984
as Tim
A school truant officer uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake his residential address and subsequently befriends the kid and his mother.

Hambone and Hillie
1983
as Jeff Radcliffe
An elderly woman searches for her lost dog. Director Roy Watts' 1984 drama stars Lillian Gish, Timothy Bottoms, Candy Clark, O. J. Simpson, Alan Hale ...

The Secret of NIMH
1982
as Martin (voice)
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, es...

A Long Way Home
1981
as Donald Branch, age 8
A married teenager sets out to find his long-lost brother and sister years after all three had been placed with different families following their aba...