American actor and writer who played the teenage prodigy Wesley Crusher on The Next Generation and later returned to the role in Star Trek: Picard.
Wil Wheaton, an American actor born in 1972, played Wesley Crusher, the teenage son of Dr. Beverly Crusher, on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Wesley's gift for science led Picard to make him an acting ensign, and in Where No One Has Gone Before the alien Traveler first recognized his unusual potential.
Wheaton was a regular for the first four seasons, after which Wesley left for Starfleet Academy. He returned as a guest in episodes including The First Duty and Journey's End, in which Wesley resigns from Starfleet to explore with the Traveler, and he appeared briefly in Star Trek: Nemesis and as Wesley in Star Trek: Picard.
Before Star Trek he starred as Gordie Lachance in Stand by Me. He later became known as a writer, voice actor and host, including of the companion talk show The Ready Room.