Appearances

Title	Role	Year	Approx. Age
Father and Scout	Michael	1994	13
Blank Check	Preston Waters	1994	13
Father Hood	Eddie Charles	1993	12
Mikey	Mikey	1992	11
Young Riders TV - Disc 5-8	Boy	1991	10
Do You Know The Muffin Man?	Teddy Dollison	1989	8
Go Toward the Light	Zack	1988	7

Brian Bonsall is a full born and raised California boy from Torrance. He is best known as Andy Keaton, the moon-faced embodiment of childhood innocence, on the classic '80s sitcom Family Ties. Bonsall inherited that role after series producer Gary David Goldberg decided to have the character magically "grow up" within a very short span of time. Bonsall joined the program in 1986 (at four years old) and remained with it through its final episode in the fall of 1989.

Bonsall won three Young Artist Awards for his performance on the series. He was also nominated for a Young Artist Award for his starring role in the made-for-TV movie Do You Know the Muffin Man? in 1990.

A TV thriller Mikey 1992 is a grim and best-forgotten note in Brian's career and was an attempt to expand his range as a young actor by playing a satanically evil, homicidal tyke who murders his parents and terrorizes his adoptive parents. This film caused controversy in the UK owing to its depiction of a child killer at a time when the murder of James Bulger had raised sensitivity about violent behavior by children. The film was initially passed uncut by the British Board of Film Classification, but its certificate was withdrawn by James Ferman in the wake of the Bulger killing.

In science fiction circles, he is known for the part of Alexander Rozhenko, son of Star Trek: The Next Generation's Klingon security officer, Worf?a recurring role he played for seven episodes across several seasons. He also played Patrick Swayze's son in the 1993 film Father Hood. In 1994, he starred in the Disney comedy Blank Check and co-starred with Bob Saget in the TV movie comedy Father and Scout. His other acting credits include the TV movie Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme and guest appearances on television series such as The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Young Riders (1991).

In 2007, after almost 13 years out of the Hollywood spotlight, then 25-year-old Bonsall made headlines once again, this time for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, and a few years later for violating his parole. He faced criminal charges, a hefty bail and jail time for both charges.

In 2016, Bonsall toured with rock band The Ataris. That same year, he claimed to have been clean and sober since his 2010 arrest: "My drunken run-ins with the law are about 10 years behind me, so I?m pretty happy about that. I?m not proud of my past mistakes but you live and you learn".

In October 2017, Bonsall married Courtney Tuck. Their son, Oliver, was born in August of 2019. Bonsall is currently a member of the band 'Sunset Silhouette'.