# Bug Hall

Brandon "Bug" Hall (born February 4, 1985) is an American former actor. He is best known for his childhood roles as Alfalfa Switzer in The Little Rascals (1994), Newt Shaw in The Big Green (1995), and Buster Stupid in The Stupids (1996).

## Life and career

Brandon Hall, nicknamed "Bug" by his family, was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 4, 1985. He is the second oldest in his family. Most popular as a child actor during the 1990s, he is best known for portraying Our Gang kid Alfalfa in the 1994 film The Little Rascals. He and five others in the cast of The Little Rascals won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture. Following Rascals, Hall appeared in John Landis's The Stupids and the soccer comedy The Big Green. In 1996, Hall was nominated for a YoungStar award (Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Made For TV Movie) for his work as Eddie Munster in the Fox telefilm The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas, and he voiced a little boy in Disney's Hercules in 1997.
In 1998, he played the lead as Scout Bozell in the film Safety Patrol. Hall also starred in Disney's Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves as Adam Szalinski. Since then, he has continued to appear in films as a teenager and young adult. He was in the direct-to-DVD film Skipped Parts, released in 2000, with Mischa Barton. He also appeared in 2002 in the Disney Channel Original Movie Get a Clue, starring Lindsay Lohan and Brenda Song. Hall has had many notable TV guest appearances, appearing on Charmed, Strong Medicine, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Cold Case, Justice, Providence, Criminal Minds, and 90210.

## Personal life

In 2013, Hall converted to Catholicism, later leaving Hollywood in 2020. In 2021, Hall stated that he and his family had moved to a farm in the Midwest, so as to undertake a vow of poverty.
In December 2022, Hall was temporarily banned on Twitter after posting Tweets in support of marital debt and corporal punishment of minors, regarding his two daughters. He followed up on the ban through his Instagram stating: "The truth will always be unpopular. The truthful will always be persecuted. But eternity will always be sweet". In September 2024, Hall was criticized for referring to his daughters as "dishwashers" in an X post regarding the birth of his first son, who he called his "heir".

### 2020 arrest

In June 2020, Hall was arrested for inhaling an air duster, which a police investigation ruled as an attempted alcohol poisoning. He was held and released on a $1,500 bond at Parker County Jail. TMZ reported that Hall's family were the ones who made the report and that Hall himself admitted to inhaling from cans.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
| 1994 | The Little Rascals | Alfalfa | |
| 1995 | The Big Green | Newt Shaw | |
| 1996 | The Stupids | Buster Stupid | |
| 1997 | Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves | Adam Szalinski | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Hercules | Little Boy | Voice |
| 1998 | Mel | Travis | |
| 2000 | Skipped Parts | Sam Callahan | |
| 2004 | Arizona Summer | Scott | |
| 2005 | Mortuary | Cal | |
| 2008 | The Day the Earth Stopped | Man | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2009 | Camouflage | Corey | |
| 2009 | American Pie Presents: The Book of Love | Robert "Rob" Shearson | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2012 | Fortress | Michael Schmidt | |
| 2012 | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | Leonard Small | |
| 2012 | Karaoke Man | Max | |
| 2014 | The Little Rascals Save the Day | Ice Cream Man / Delivery Man | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2014 | North Blvd | Peter | |
| 2015 | Subterranea | The Captive | |
| 2015 | Body High | Ray | |
| 2017 | The Shadow People | Andrew | |
| 2019 | Prime Time | Eddie Roland | Short film |
| 2020 | This Is the Year | Donnie | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Tad | Tad Lincoln | Television film |
| 1996 | The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas | Eddie Munster | Television film |
| 1998 | Safety Patrol | Scout Bozell | Television film |
| 1998 | Kelly Kelly | Brian Kelly | Main cast; 7 episodes |
| 1999 | Providence | Jackie | Episode: "Guys and Dolls" |
| 2002 | Get a Clue | Jack Downey | Television film |
| 2003 | The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay | Tim Spooner | Television film |
| 2003 | Footsteps | Spencer Weaver | Television film |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Daniel Halburt | Episode: "Viva Las Vegas" |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Steve Kelley | Episode: "A Dose of Reality" |
| 2004 | Charmed | Eddie Mullen | Episode: "Charmed Noir" |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Matthew Adams | Episode: "Blank Generation" |
| 2006 | The O.C. | Robert | Episode: "The Heavy Lifting" (uncredited) |
| 2006 | Justice | Colin Clark | Episode: "Crucified" |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Evan Dunlar | Episode: "High Octane" |
| 2010 | Saving Grace | Nick | Episode: "You Can't Save Them All, Grace" |
| 2010, 2012 | Nikita | Robbie | Episodes: "The Recruit" and "Crossbow" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Ben | Episode: "With Friends Like These" |
| 2011 | Memphis Beat | Matt Harris | Episode: "Body of Evidence" |
| 2011 | 90210 | Darius | Episode: "Rush Hour" |
| 2011 | CSI: NY | Mike Black | Episode: "Indelible" |
| 2012 | Arachnoquake | Paul | Television film |
| 2013 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ernest Prestwich | Episode: "Double Fault" |
| 2013 | Major Crimes | Scott Perry | Episode: "I, Witness" |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex | Schacter | Episode: "Involuntary" |
| 2014 | Castle | Jesse Jones | Episode: "Limelight" |
| 2014 | Revolution | Brian | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Harley and the Davidsons | Arthur Davidson | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | A Tale Dark & Grimm | Executive Producer | Netflix Series |

### Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture (shared with the cast) | The Little Rascals | Won |
| 1997 | YoungStar Awards | Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Made-for-TV Movie | The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas | Nominated |
| 2022 | Children's and Family Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Series | A Tale Dark & Grimm | Nominated |