Jonathan Gregory Brandis was an American actor, director, and screenwriter. Beginning his career as a child model, he moved on to acting in commercials and subsequently television and film roles. At the age of 17, he landed the role of Lucas Wolenczak, a teen prodigy on the NBC series seaQuest DSV. The character was popular among teenage female viewers; he became a teenage heartthrob and regularly appeared in teen magazines. His also starred as Bastian Bux in The Neverending Story II, Bill Den...