Michael Welch Michael Alan Welch is the actor who played Artim , the Ba ' ku child befriended by Data , in . For this role , Welch won a Young Artist Award in the category " Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor . " " Star Trek : Insurrection " was his first feature film . Welch was born in Los Angeles , California . He made his acting debut playing a young Niles Crane on a fifth season episode of NBC ' s hit comedy series " Frasier " , which starred Kelsey Grammer . This was followed by an appearance on " Veronica ' s Closet " , the NBC series which starred Kirstie Alley and Wallace Langham . Following his work on " Star Trek : Insurrection " , Welch landed a brief recurring role on the comedy series " Two Guys , a Girl and a Pizza Place " . He then appeared on the drama series " 7th Heaven " , working alongside Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks . In 1999 , he had a recurring role on the CBS comedy series " Jesse " . After playing Jeffrey Nordling ' s son in 2000 CBS movie " Personally Yours " , Welch appeared in the 2001 comedy film " Delivering Milo " . Anton Yelchin played the title role in this film , while John Cho also had a supporting role . Both Yelchin and Cho starred in J . J . Abrams ' , released in . In the 2002 film " The Angel Doll " , Welch played a young boy who is played by guest actor Keith Carradine as an adult . Welch played a cloned teenage version of Colonel in the " " episode " " . Prior to this , Welch had guest - starred on such popular television series as " " , " Touched by an Angel " , and " CSI : Crime Scene Investigation " . On the latter two , he worked with James MacDonald ; on " CSI " , he was directed by Charles Correll . In addition , Andrew J . Robinson directed Welch in a 2001 episode of " Judging Amy " . Welch also voiced Disney ' s Pinocchio on the animated series " House of Mouse " . From 2003 through 2005 , Welch starred as Luke Girardi in the CBS drama series . Becky Wahlstrom was also a regular on this series , while David Burke had a recurring role . Welch won his second Young Artist Award – in the category " Best Performance in a TV Series ( Comedy or Drama ) – Supporting Young Actor " – for his performance on this show . Since " Joan of Arcadia " wrapped , Welch has guest - starred on such series as " Without a Trace " ( starring Enrique Murciano ) , " NCIS " ( directed by Terrence O ' Hara ) , " Crossing Jordan " ( directed by and co - starring Miguel Ferrer ) , " Cold Case " , and " " . More recently , he and Leslie Hope played son and mother in an episode of CBS ' " CSI : Miami " . He has also been recurring on " The Riches " , a series which stars Todd Stashwick and Welch ' s " Insurrection " co - star , Gregg Henry . Welch ' s recent film credits have included " The United States of Leland " , " All the Girls Love Mandy Lane " , and " An American Crime " . He also had a supporting role in 2007 ' s " Choose Connor " , in which he worked alongside fellow " Star Trek " alumni Erick Avari , April Grace , James Horan , Don McManus , Richard Riehle , John Rubinstein , and ( in the title role ) Steven Weber . He more recently had a supporting role in the direct - to - DVD remake of George A . Romero ' s " Day of the Dead " . Welch ' s most recent films include the drama " Lost Dream " ( in which he has the lead role ) and " The Coverup " . In the latter , Welch plays Kevin Thacker , a repeat drunk driving offender whose mysterious death in 1983 led to a criminal case against the police department of Marshalltown , Iowa . The film also features John Savage as Thacker ' s father , as well as Ivar Brogger , the aforementioned Don McManus , and Patti Yasutake . Welch has been seen most recently as Mike Newton in the vampire romance " Twilight " saga films , based on the novels in the young adult book series by Stephenie Meyer .