Wil Wheaton began acting in commercials at the age of seven, and by the age of ten had appeared in numerous television and film roles. In 1986, his critically acclaimed role in Rob Reiner’s Stand By Me put him in the public spotlight, where he remains to this day. In 1987, Wil was cast as Wesley Crusher in the hit television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Although he left the show after four seasons, he would return as a guest star four more times – twice in the fifth season and twice in the seventh season. He was also briefly seen as Wesley at the beginning of Star Trek Nemesis during William T. Riker and Deanna Troi’s wedding. Wheaton returned to the Star Trek franchise when he voiced members of Nero’s Romulan crew in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek.

Recently, Wil has held recurring roles on TNT’s Leverage and SyFy’s Eureka; he currently recurs on CBS’s The Big Bang Theory. He played Axis of Anarchy leader Fawkes in Felicia Day’s webseries The Guild, and hosted The Wil Wheaton Project. Off-camera, he is the creator, producer, and host of the wildly successful webseries Tabletop. But Wil is much more than just an actor; he’s an author, podcaster, and award-winning audiobook narrator.

As a voice actor, Wil has been featured in video games such as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Brütal Legend, DC Universe Online, Fallout: New Vegas, There Came An Echo, and Broken Age. He has lent his voice talents to animated series including Family Guy, Stretch Armstrong, Guardians of the Galaxy, Legion of Superheroes, Ben 10: Alien Force, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Teen Titans. As an author, he’s published many acclaimed books, among them: Just A Geek, Dancing Barefoot, Memories of the Future Volume 1, and The Happiest Days of Our Lives. Wil has also contributed columns to Salon.com, The AV Club, LA Weekly, Playboy, The Washington Post, and the Suicide Girls Newswire.

In January 2017 it was announced that an asteroid has been named after Wil, 391257 Wilwheaton. He shares this honor with fellow Trek alums George Takei and Nichelle Nichols, as well as Gene Roddenberry himself.