Nicholas Brendon plays the sardonic Xander on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Brendon turned to acting when his aspirations of playing professional baseball were squelched by a serious arm injury. He first appeared on television in a handful of commercials and guest starring roles, including “Married…with Children” and “Dave’s World.” Feeling slightly disenchanted with Hollywood, he took a personal hiatus to play the “real life” roles of medical student, production assistant, plumber’s assistant, veterinary janitor, food delivery guy, script delivery guy, day care counselor and waiter (at approximately 13 different establishments).
During his seventh year in the food and beverage industry, Brendon decided to give acting another try. Soon after, he landed the role of Xander in the hit series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and hung up his apron for good – he hopes.
Brendon’s feature film credits include “Psycho Beach Party” and the horror film “Pinata,” in which he co-stars with his wife, Tressa Di Figlia.
Brendon has also starred in Los Angeles theater productions of “The Further Adventures of Tom Sawyer” at Theater West, “My Own Private Hollywood” at the Black Hole Theater and “Out of Gas on Lover’s Leap” at the Pasadena Playhouse.
Off-screen, the Los Angeles native enjoys attending Dodger games, camping and spending quality time with friends and family. He also enjoys daydreaming of world travel, writing poetry, philanthropy and watching anything on A&E.
WRITTEN BY: Marti Noxon | DIRECTED BY: David Greenwalt
MONSTER TYPE: Hell God
FIRST APPEARANCE: S5.E5 – No Place Like Home
LAST APPEARANCE: S5.E22 – The Gift
GOAL: To Find The Key And Return To Her Dimension
ABILITIES: Immortal, Invulnerable, Super Speed, Feeds On Human Brain Energy
WEAKNESSES: Can Be Killed In Her Mortal State
CAUSE OF DEATH: Suffocated (as Ben)
KILLED BY: Rupert Giles
RELEASE DATE: October 12, 2023
CREATED BY: Amber Benson and Christopher Goleen
CAST: James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Emma Caulfield Ford, Anthony Head, Danny Strong, James C. Leary, Juliet Landau and Laya DeLeon Hayes
CREATED BY: Joss Whedon
SERIES WRITER: Monica Owusu-Breen
PRODUCED BY: 20th Century Fox
SYNOPSIS: A reboot of the classic series, this will be an in-universe new series following the adventures of a young vampire slayer.
