Wil Wheaton

Wil Wheaton
Wheaton at the 2019 GalaxyCon Raleigh
Born
Richard William Wheaton III

(1972-07-29) July 29, 1972 (age 51)
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • television personality
  • blogger
  • narrator
Years active1980–present
Spouse
Anne Prince
(m. 1999)
Children2
Websitewilwheaton.net

Richard William Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor and writer. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me, Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers, and Bennett Hoenicker in Flubber. Wheaton has also appeared in recurring voice acting roles as Aqualad in Teen Titans, Cosmic Boy in Legion of Super Heroes, and Mike Morningstar/Darkstar in the Ben 10 franchise's original continuity. He appeared regularly as a fictionalized version of himself on the sitcom The Big Bang Theory and in the roles of Fawkes on The Guild, Colin Mason on Leverage, and Dr. Isaac Parrish on Eureka. Wheaton was the host and co-creator of the YouTube board game show TableTop. He has narrated numerous audio books, including Ready Player One and The Martian.