Wil Wheaton
Writer / Actor
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Biography:
Wil Wheaton's successful acting career began in 1986 with acclaimed roles in Stand By Me and Toy Soldiers. He continued to build his resume through his teen years as series regular 'Wesley Crusher' on Star Trek: The Next Generation and opposite Robin Williams in Flubber. But Wil is much more than just an actor; he's an author, blogger, voice actor, widely-followed original Twitter user, and a champion of geek culture. Wil currently splits his time between acting and writing. He currently recurs as Doctor Isaac Parrish on SyFy's hit series Eureka, as computer hacker Chaos on TNT's Leverage, and as a "delightfully evil version" of himself on CBS's The Big Bang Theory. He has recently appeared as serial killer 'Floyd Hansen' on Criminal Minds, comic book publisher 'Miles Sklar' on NUMB3RS, as the voice of 'Ted Kord, the Silver Age Blue Beetle', on Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and as Axis of Anarchy leader Fawkes in Felicia Day's smash hit webseries "The Guild."
An avid and passionate gamer, Wil gave the keynote address to the 2007 Penny Arcade Expo, and delivered the inagural keynote address to PAX East in 2010. He has been featured on the long-running Wizards of the Coast Dungeons and Dragons podcast as the Eladrin Avenger Aeofel, and provides voices for numerous videogames, including Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Red Dead Redemption, Brutal Legend, Fallout: New Vegas, and DC Universe Online.
As an author, he's published several acclaimed books, including: Just A Geek, Dancing Barefoot, The Happiest Days of Our Lives, and Memories of the Future Volume 1, a humorous and nostalgic episode guide of the first half of the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. All of his books grew out of Wil's immensely popular, award-winning weblog, which he created at WIL WHEATON dot NET and currently maintains at WIL WHEATON dot NET: in Exile. While most celebrities are happy to let publicists design and maintain their websites, Wil took a decidedly different turn when he started blogging in 2001. He designed, coded, and maintained WWdN entirely on his own, until he "blew up" his sites' database in 2005 and moved his blog to the TypePad service. In 2003, Forbes.com readers voted WWdN the "Best Celebrity Weblog." Wil's blog was chosen by C|Net for inclusion in their 100 most influential blogs, and is an "A" lister, according to Blogebrity.com. In the 2002 weblog awards (the bloggies) Wil won every category in which he was nominated, including "Weblog of the Year." In 2007, Wil was nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Bloggie, alongside Internet powerhouses Slashdot and Fark. In the 2008 weblog awards, Wil was voted the "Best Celebrity Blogger," and in 2009 Forbes named him the 14th most influential web celebrity. This is all amusing to Wil, who doesn't think of himself as a celebrity, but is instead, "just this guy, you know?"
Wil can be reached at: wil at wilwheaton dot net.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
GalaxyCon Columbus 2024 - December 6-8, 2024 in Columbus, OH, USACancelled Appearance- FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2024 - September 26-28, 2024 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- GalaxyCon San Jose 2024 - August 16-18, 2024 in San Jose, CA, USA
- GalaxyCon Raleigh 2024 - July 25-28, 2024 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Indiana Comic Convention 2024 - March 22-24, 2024 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Star Trek: The Cruise 2024 - February 22-29, 2024 in Departing from Port Canaveral, FL, USA 2023
- GalaxyCon Austin 2023 - September 1-3, 2023 in Austin, TX, USA
- JoCo Cruise 2023 - March 5-12, 2023 in Departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA 2022
- L.A. Comic Con 2022 - December 2-4, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Steel City Con 2022 - August 12-14, 2022 in Monroeville, PA, USA
- Awesome Con 2022 - June 3-5, 2022 in Washington, DC, USA
- Star Trek: Mission Chicago 2022 - April 8-10, 2022 in Chicago, IL, USA 2021
Rhode Island Comic Con Summer Edition 2021 - June 18-20, 2021 in Providence, RI, USAConvention Cancelled- Armageddon Tauranga 2021 - June 12-13, 2021 in Tauranga, New Zealand Live via Video Feed 2020
Steel City Con 2020 - December 4-6, 2020 in Monroeville, PA, USAConvention CancelledRhode Island Comic Con 2020 - November 6-8, 2020 in Providence, RI, USAConvention CancelledSteel City Con 2020 - August 14-16, 2020 in Monroeville, PA, USAConvention PostponedComic Con Honolulu 2020 - August 7-9, 2020 in Honolulu, HI, USAConvention CancelledSteel City Con 2020 - June 12-14, 2020 in Monroeville, PA, USAConvention PostponedNiagara Falls Comic Con 2020 - June 5-7, 2020 in Niagara Falls, ONConvention PostponedFlorida Supercon 2020 - May 8-10, 2020 in Miami Beach, FL, USAConvention PostponedSteel City Con 2020 - April 17-19, 2020 in Monroeville, PA, USAConvention Postponed- JoCo Cruise 2020 - March 7-14, 2020 in Departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
- GalaxyCon Richmond 2020 - February 28 - March 1, 2020 in Richmond, VA, USA 2019
- Cincinnati Comic Expo 2019 - September 20-22, 2019 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Rose City Comic Con 2019 - September 13-15, 2019 in Portland, OR, USA
- Comic Con Honolulu 2019 - August 2-4, 2019 in Honolulu, HI, USA
- GalaxyCon Raleigh 2019 - July 25-28, 2019 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Awesome Con 2019 - April 26-28, 2019 in Washington, DC, USA
- Star Trek: The Cruise 2019 - January 4-10, 2019 in Departing from Miami, FL, USA 2018
- FanExpo Vancouver 2018 - October 12-14, 2018 in Vancouver, BC
- Baltimore Comic-Con 2018 - September 28-30, 2018 in Baltimore, MD, USA
- Indy PopCon 2018 - June 8-10, 2018 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Phoenix Comic Fest 2018 - May 24-27, 2018 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Calgary Expo 2018 - April 26-29, 2018 in Calgary, AB
- Emerald City Comicon 2018 - March 1-4, 2018 in Seattle, WA, USA
- JoCo Cruise 2018 - February 18-25, 2018 in Departing from San Diego, CA, USA 2017
- Salt Lake Comic Con 2017 - September 21-23, 2017 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- London Film & Comic Con 2017 - July 28-30, 2017 in London, UK
- ID10T Fest 2017 - June 24-25, 2017 in Mountain View, CA, USA
- Awesome Con 2017 - June 16-18, 2017 in Washington, DC, USA
- Motor City Comic Con 2017 - May 19-21, 2017 in Novi, MI, USA
- Planet Comicon Kansas City 2017 - April 28-30, 2017 in Kansas City, MO, USA
- Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2017 - April 21-23, 2017 in Chicago, IL, USA
- Super MegaFest Comic Con 2017 - April 7-9, 2017 in Marlborough, MA, USA
- JoCo Cruise 2017 - March 4-11, 2017 in Departing from San Diego, CA, USA 2016
- Destination Star Trek Europe 2016 - October 7-9, 2016 in Birmingham, UK
- JoCo Cruise 2016 - February 21-28, 2016 in Departs from Port Canaveral, FL, USA 2015
- Rose City Comic Con 2015 - September 19-20, 2015 in Portland, OR, USA
- Ottawa Comiccon 2015 - May 8-10, 2015 in Ottawa, ON
- JoCo Cruise Crazy 2015 - January 31 - February 8, 2015 in Departs from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 2014
- Rose City Comic Con 2014 - September 20-21, 2014 in Portland, OR, USA
- MegaCon 2014 - March 21-23, 2014 in Orlando, FL, USA
- Planet Comicon Kansas City 2014 - March 14-16, 2014 in Kansas City, MO, USA
- JoCo Cruise Crazy 2014 - February 23 - March 1, 2014 in Departs from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
- Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con 2014 - February 7-9, 2014 in New Orleans, LA, USA 2013
- Denver Comic Con 2013 - May 31 - June 2, 2013 in Denver, CO, USA
- Phoenix Comicon 2013 - May 23-26, 2013 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Ottawa Comiccon 2013 - May 10-12, 2013 in Ottawa, ON
- Planet Comicon Kansas City 2013 - April 6-7, 2013 in Kansas City, MO, USA
- MegaCon 2013 - March 15-17, 2013 in Orlando, FL, USA
- Emerald City Comicon 2013 - March 1-3, 2013 in Seattle, WA, USA
- JoCo Cruise Crazy 2013 - February 10-17, 2013 in Departs from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 2012
- Comiccon de Montréal 2012 - September 14-16, 2012 in Montréal, QC
- Polaris 2012 - July 6-8, 2012 in Richmond Hill, ON
- Phoenix Comicon 2012 - May 24-27, 2012 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo - Gold Coast 2012 - April 20-22, 2012 in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo - Melbourne 2012 - April 13-15, 2012 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Emerald City Comicon 2012 - March 30 - April 1, 2012 in Seattle, WA, USA
- JoCo Cruise Crazy 2012 - February 16-26, 2012 in Departs from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 2011
- Dragon*Con 2011 - September 2-5, 2011 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Phoenix Comicon 2011 - May 26-29, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Emerald City Comicon 2011 - March 4-6, 2011 in Seattle, WA, USA
- JoCo Cruise Crazy 2011 - January 1-8, 2011 in Departs from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 2010
- PAX Prime 2010 - September 3-5, 2010 in Seattle, WA, USA
- Phoenix Comicon 2010 - May 27-30, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- PAX East 2010 - March 26-28, 2010 in Boston, MA, USA 2009
- Phoenix Comicon 2009 - January 23-25, 2009 in Mesa, AZ, USA 2008
- Phoenix Cactus Comicon 2008 - January 26-27, 2008 in Mesa, AZ, USA 2007
- Penny Arcade Expo 2007 - August 24-26, 2007 in Seattle, WA, USA 1991
- TimeCon 1991 - June 26-28, 1991 in San Jose, CA, USA
70 confirmed guest appearances