Born in Danbury, Connecticut, USA, to Greg and Mary, Jonathan Brandis began his career at age 5, acting in television commercials. He appeared in small parts in several films and TV shows before his first starring role in the 1990 film L'histoire sans fin 2 (1990). He starred in popular films such as Ladybugs (1992) and starred as Lucas Wolenczak in Steven Spielberg's television series SeaQuest, police des mers (1993). He doubled up his high school courses so he could finish a year early for his role on SeaQuest. He died in November 2003.
