Nicholas Brendon

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Biography

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 …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

Nicholas Brendon Schultz on April 12, 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Career Milestones

Made his professional debut in a Clearasil commercial

1993

Made TV acting debut in an episode of Fox's "Married with Children"

1995

Worked as production asssistant on "Dave's World" (CBS); also appeared in one episode

1997

Landed the regular role of Xander Harris on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB, 1997-2001; UPN, 2001-2003)

2000

Made film debut in "Psycho Beach Party"

2005

Joined the cast of the short-lived Fox sitcom, "Kitchen Confidential"

2006

Featured in the ABC Family TV movie "Relative Chaos," which reunited him with former Buffy on-screen sweetheart, Charisma Carpenter

2006

Voiced Huntsboy #89 in Disney Channel's animated series "American Dragon: Jake Long"

2007

Had a recurring role in the CBS crime drama "Criminal Minds" as FBI technical analyst Kevin Lynch

2007

Starred in the independent feature "Unholy" about Nazi mysticism

2009

Starred in the Lifetime movie "My Neighbor's Secret" as a grieving husband out to ruin a man he blames for ruining his marriage