Brian Bonsall

Brian Bonsall's arc is the part of fame people rarely talk about. A successful child actor as Andy on Family Ties and Alexander, Worf's son, on Star Trek: The Next Generation, he then walked away from acting and reemerged as the guitarist of the punk band The Ataris. I find that pivot oddly admirable; rather than chasing the spotlight that once found him, he sought out a different stage on his own terms. There is something defiantly punk about refusing to be defined by a childhood role, and I genuinely root for people who keep choosing their own expression.

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Name (English)

Brian Bonsall

Name (Japanese)

ブライアン・ボンソール

Reading

ぶらいあん・ぼんそーる

Born

December 3, 1981 (age 44)

Origin

Torrance, California, United States

Occupation

musician / television actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rooster

High school

Boulder High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Bonsall
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q708777

Tags

• California
• musician
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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