Nicholas Brendon

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Birthday: April 12, 1971

Nicholas Brendon, the sardonic Xander Harris who helps the title character ward off werewolves and other creatures of the night on the hit series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB, 1997-2001; UPN, 2001- ), turned to acting when an arm injury quashed his professional baseball aspirations. The handsome, dark-haired actor landed his first professional work in a Clearasil TV commercial before appearing in a recurring role on the daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless" (CBS) and guest-starring on Fox's popular primetime comedy series "Marri…more

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Actor

Fire Serpent
Jake Relm
Celeste in the City
Dana
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
Xander Harris
Buffy s Back
Interviewee
Secret Lives of Husbands & Wives
Young Roger

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Career Milestones

2006
Cast as Huntsboy #89 in season 2 of the animated series "American Dragon: Jake Long"
2006
Featured in the ABC Family TV movie "Relative Chaos," which reunited him with former Buffy on-screen sweetheart, Charisma Carpenter
2005
Joined the cast of the short-lived Fox sitcom, "Kitchen Confidential"
2000
Film debut in "Psycho Beach Party"
1997 to 2003
Played regular role of Xander Harris on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB, 1997-2001; UPN, 2001-2003)