Child actor Jeremy Foley made his first screen appearance playing Graham Wando opposite Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton (who played his mother) in the disaster thriller Dante's Peak (1997). That same year, Foley also characterized the voice of Casper the Friendly Ghost in the direct-to-video children's movie Casper -- A Spirited Beginning. Prior to his filmwork, Foley had appeared on television and as a regular in the children's action series VR Troopers.