caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place awards name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
brandis in 1993 12 november 2003 los angeles , california 1982 & ndash ; 2003 danbury , connecticut , u.s. young dsv '' artist award -lrb- 1994 -rrb- for '' seaquest jonathan brandis 13 april 1976 jonathan brandis wiki.jpg jonathan brandis
 jonathan gregory brandis actor , director , screenwriter suicide by hanging
jonathan brandis

jonathan gregory brandis -lrb- april 13 , 1976 -- november 12 , 2003 -rrb- was an american actor , director , and screenwriter .
beginning his career as a child model , brandis moved on to acting in commercials and subsequently won 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 , and brandis regularly appeared in teen magazines .
in november 2003 , brandis died from hanging himself at the age of 27 .
