Wil Wheaton Biography

Richard William Wheaton III, better known as Wil Wheaton, is an American actor, voice artist, as well as a writer. The versatile actor is popularly known among the television audiences for portraying the character of ‘Wesley Crusher’ in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’, an American science-fiction television series in the Star Trek franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. In his lengthy acting career, Wil has appeared in over 35 television shows, mostly as a guest or in special appearances. He has also acted in several hit shows including ‘Leverage’, ‘Eureka’, and ‘Powers’. Wheaton has worked in more than forty films (including short films and TV-films) with some of his popular works being ‘Stand by Me’, ‘Toy Soldiers’, ‘Flubber’ and ‘The Day Lincoln Was Shot’. A well-known name in the animation industry, Wil has worked in several animation shows and has given voice to numerous popular animated characters over the years. His works in the animation industry include ‘The Legend of Prince Valiant’, ‘Teen Titans’, ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’, ‘Ben 10: Alien Force’, ‘Naruto’, ‘Ben 10: Ultimate Alien’, ‘Redakai’, and ‘Ben 10: Omniverse’. He has also been a part of many popular video games like ‘Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’, ‘Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2’, ‘Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2’, ‘Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks’, ‘Grand Theft Auto V’, and ‘Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.’, providing voice to several characters.