filmography

1982–1983 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Guthrie McFadden
    Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Drama Series 1984
    Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a New Television Series 1982


1984 Celebrity as Jeffie Crawford (Age 11)

1984 ABC Afterschool Special as Brian Ellsworth
    Episode: "Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia"
    Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Family Film Made for Television shared with Joaquin Phoenix


1984 It's Your Move as Brian

1984 Hotel as Kevin

1985 Explorers as Wolfgang Mόller
    Nominated – Young Artist Award for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor – Motion Picture

1985 Robert Kennedy & His Times as Robert Kennedy, Jr.

1985 Family Ties as Eugene Forbes

1985 Surviving: A Family in Crisis as Philip Brogan
    Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Special or Mini-Series

1986 Stand by Me as Chris Chambers
     Jackie Coogan Award shared with Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell

1986 The Mosquito Coast as Charlie Fox
    Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Young Male Superstar in Motion Pictures

1986 Circle of Violence: A Family Drama as Chris Benfield

1988 A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon as Jimmy Reardon

1988 Little Nikita as Jeff Grant

1988 Running on Empty as Danny Pope
    National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor
    Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
    Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture


1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Young Indiana Jones

1990 I Love You to Death as Devo Nod

1991 Dogfight as Eddie Birdlace

1991 My Own Private Idaho as Mikey Waters
    Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
    National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
    Volpi Cup for Best Actor
    Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (2nd place)

1992 Sneakers as Carl Arbogast

1993 The Thing Called Love as James Wright

1994 Silent Tongue as Talbot Roe

2012 Dark Blood as Boy (posthumous release)