James Marsters Add to My Celebs Age 49 Birthday Aug. 20th, 1962 Born in Greenville, California, USA Height 5' 9 1/2"

James Marsters' Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Smallville Milton Fine Buffy the Vampire Slayer Spike Angel Spike Spider-Man Sergei Medicine Ball Mickey Coll…

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Dragonball Evolution 2007 - P.S. I Love You 2007 - Shadow Puppets 2002 - Chance 1999 - House on Haunted Hill

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

James graduated from Davis High School and attended Juilliard, the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, and the American Conservatory Theatre. After spending ten years doing stage work he finally moved to L.A. to pursue a career in film and television. After appearing in several guest roles he finally got his big break as Spike in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997). Originally the character was suppose to be killed after a few episodes but Spike became so popular that he became a regular on the show. After the show ended he appeared as Spike in the spin-off "Angel" (1999) and in several movies. James is also a talented musician; his band Ghost of the Robot released their first album, Mad Brilliant.


TRIVIA:

• He says Spike is the best role he's ever had because he's been able to play so many different sides of him.
• Just as his character's human counterpart from _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv), he is also a writer in real-life. He and comic book writer/novelist 'Christopher Golden' (qv) teamed up in 1999 for Dark Horse Comics' "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike & Dru" comic book tie-in miniseries. It is now reprinted as a graphic novel.
• Is left-handed, but plays guitar right-handed.
• Spent the first ten years of his professional acting career in the theater (at various times in New York, Chicago and Seattle).
• Is the first live-action actor to play the comic book villain Brainiac from the Superman comics.
• His appearance at the 2002 Shore Leave sci-fi convention was so popular that a great number of fans had to watch his Q&A sessions from specially set up monitors outside the conference hall. Despite the almost Beatlemania-like overcrowding at the event, he stayed on for over 2 hours after he was scheduled to leave to ensure every single fan who'd waited in line got an autograph.
• Has long harbored a desire to direct a film adaptation of "Macbeth." He frequently cites the Shakespeare tragedy as his favorite play.
• Is the legal guardian of his niece.

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