Wesley Crusher Wesley Crusher Wesley Crusher is a character in the fictional "Star Trek" franchise. He appears in the television series "" ("TNG") and the feature film "" (2002). He was a regular character in the first four seasons of the series and appeared sporadically in the next three seasons. He is the son of Beverly Crusher and Jack Crusher and is portrayed by actor Wil Wheaton. In the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Wesley Crusher first arrives on the "Enterprise"-D with his mother, soon after Captain Jean-Luc Picard assumes command. Crusher's father was killed while under Picard's command, with
Peak Performance (Star Trek: The Next Generation) orbit around a nearby planet. Picard is to command the "Enterprise", while Riker is to choose a crew to man the "Hathaway". Riker recruits Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge, Lt. Worf and Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher as his senior staff, and the team begins their efforts to restore the old ship to working order. The "Hathaway" is easily outclassed by the "Enterprise", and has no antimatter, making warp speed impossible. Wesley, however, returns to the "Enterprise" under false pretenses and surreptitiously beams a school experiment containing a small amount of antimatter to the "Hathaway", which would allow them a very