, ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Michael ▁J . ▁Fox ▁comedy ▁Life ▁with ▁Mi key ▁( 1 9 9 3 ), ▁playing ▁a ▁younger ▁version ▁of ▁Fox ' s ▁character . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁guest ▁appearance ▁on ▁the ▁acc laimed ▁science ▁fiction ▁series ▁The ▁X - Files , ▁playing ▁a ▁st ig m atic ▁child , ▁Kevin ▁K ry der , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁episode ▁" Re vel ations ," ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁role ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁TV ▁series ▁Trad ers ▁( 1 9 9 6 ). ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁several ▁made - for - tele vision ▁films , ▁including ▁Th icker ▁Th an ▁Blood : ▁The ▁Larry ▁Mc L inden ▁Story , ▁The ▁Sil ence ▁of ▁Ad ul tery , ▁and ▁Rose ▁Hill , ▁and ▁as ▁No ah ▁Thompson ▁in ▁the ▁" Let ' s ▁Get ▁In visible !" ▁episode ▁of ▁Go ose bum ps . ▁ ▁His ▁career ▁received ▁a ▁major ▁boost ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Josh ▁F ram m ▁in ▁Air ▁Bud ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁a ▁film ▁about ▁a ▁lon ely ▁boy ▁who ▁be fri ends ▁a ▁basketball - play ing ▁dog . ▁Air ▁Bud ▁launched ▁a ▁franch ise , ▁with ▁four ▁sequ els . ▁Z eg ers ▁appeared ▁in ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁films , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁similar ▁title , ▁M VP : ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Pr imate ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁which ▁featured ▁a