Bastian Balthazar Bux

Bastian Balthazar Bux
First appearance	The Neverending Story
Created by	Michael Ende
Portrayed by	Barret Oliver Jonathan Brandis Jason James Richter Christopher Bell Mark Rendall

Bastian Balthazar Bux is the protagonist of Michael Ende's novel Die Unendliche Geschichte (English title The Neverending Story) and the subsequent motion pictures, television series and animated series based on the novel. Bastian is a shy, bookish boy who is mourning the recent death of his mother. During a visit to an antique bookstore, he steals a curious-looking novel titled The Neverending Story, and upon reading it he finds himself literally drawn into the story.

Halfway through the book Bastian becomes a character in The Neverending Story, in a land called Fantastica. When he uses the magical locket called Auryn, he loses his memory as a child of the real world and nearly forgets everything about his life outside the story.

Actors who have portrayed Bastian Balthazar Bux

1984: Barret Oliver in the first motion picture The Neverending Story.

1990: Jonathan Brandis in the second motion picture The Neverending Story II.

1994: Jason James Richter in the third motion picture The Neverending Story III.

1996: Christopher Bell provided the voice of the character in the The Neverending Story television animated series.

2001: Mark Rendall in Tales from the Neverending Story (the HBO mini-series).