Patrick Labyorteaux started his acting career as a child on the hit NBC series Little House on the Prairie as Andrew “Andy” Garvey from 1977–1981, and may be best known on TV for starring on the CBS hit series JAG as Lt. Cmdr. Bud Roberts from 1995 to 2005, a role he reprised in three episodes of JAG’s spin-off, NCIS.
He starred in many films as well. He played Peter, great-nephew of Lucille Ball’s character in the 1974 film Mame. One of his most well-known film roles is in the 1987 comedy film Summer School as football player Kevin Winchester alongside future JAG/NCIS costar Mark Harmon. He appeared in the cult films Heathers as Ram Sweeney and in Ski School as Ed Young.
As a voice actor he is best known for Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1995) as Flash Thompson. Most recently he was seen in the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind