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|Name = James Wesley Marsters
  
|Name = James Wesley Marsters
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|Gender = Male
  
 
|Date of Birth = August 20, 1962
  
|Date of Birth = August 20, 1962
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|Place of Birth = Greenville, California, United States
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|Place of Birth = Greenville, California, USA
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|Characters = [[Spike]]<br />[[The First Evil]]}}
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'''James Wesley Marsters''' is an American actor and musician, best known for playing the popular platinum-blond character [[Spike]] in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Angel (series)|Angel]]''. [[Joss Whedon]] has proposed making [[Spike (film)|a ''Spike'' movie]] starring James Marsters.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the actor who portrayed [[Spike]] on both ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Angel (series)|Angel]]'' television series. Additionally, he has written two [[Buffyverse]] comics from [[Dark Horse Comics]].
   
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==Career==
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It is James' notable and acclaimed appearance as Spike on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' which attracted the attention of the general public. The immediate fan response prevented his character from being dispatched to enjoy a pivotal presence throughout the life of the series and season five of ''Angel''.
  
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Since his work as Spike for ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'', Marsters has played the alien super villain Brainiac on the Superman-inspired series ''Smallville'', Captain John Hart on ''Torchwood'', and terrorist Barnabas Greeley in Syfy's ''Caprica''. He appeared in a supporting role in the film ''P.S. I Love You'', as Victor Hesse in the ''Hawaii Five-0'' reboot, Victor Stein in the Marvel series ''Runaways'', and as the voice of Zamasu in the Funimation dub of ''Dragon Ball Super''.
   
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Marsters co-wrote the comic ''[[Spike and Dru: Paint the Town Red]]'' with [[Christopher Golden]] in 1999, and wrote the graphic novel ''[[Spike: Into the Light]]'' in 2014. There were also some references to Marsters in the comics, such as [[Vicki]] wearing a shirt with the logo of his band [[Wikipedia:Ghost of the Robot|Ghost of the Robot]], Spike wearing the same clothes as Captain John Hart's, and Jasmin Marsters as the face reference for the character [[Dylan Turner]].
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Marsters co-wrote the Buffyverse comic, "[[Paint the Town Red]]", with [[Christopher Golden]].
  
   
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Marsters attended both the ''Entertainment Weekly'' cast reunions [[Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions: Buffy the Vampire Slayer|for ''Buffy'']] in 2017 and [[Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions: Angel|for ''Angel'']] in 2019.
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Another television series that has featured James Marsters is the famous series ''Smallville'', about the young Superman growing up. In this series, Marsters played Milton Fine, the human form of [[Wikipedia:Brainiac (comics)|Brainiac]]. The show include others guest-stars like Rutger Hauer ([[Lothos]]), Leonard Roberts ([[Forrest Gates]]), J.P. Manoux ([[Frank Gilnitz]]), Amy Adams ([[Beth Maclay]]), Tony Todd ([[Vyasa]]), Shonda Farr ([[April]]), Jordan Belfi ([[Ryan (Smashed)|Ryan]]), Nichole Hiltz ([[Diana (Seeing Red)|Diana]]), Azura Skye ([[Cassandra Newton]]), Zachery Ty Bryan ([[Peter Nicols]]), Kevin Daniels ([[Bouncer (Sleeper)]]), Sam Witver ([[John Stoler]]) and Bradley Stryker ([[Talky meat]]). He also co-starred with [[Adam Baldwin]] in another DC comics project, an animated film called, ''Superman: Doomsday'', playing [[Wikipedia:Lex Luthor|Lex Luthor]].
  
   
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In 2023, Marsters return as Spike in the [[Audible]] audio series ''[[Slayers: A Buffyverse Story]]''.
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In 2007, he had a recurrent on the show ''Without a Trace'' . The show include guest-stars like Nicholas Brendon ([[Alexander Harris]]), Ken Lerner ([[Robert Flutie]]), Christopher Wiehl ([[Owen Thurman]]), Geoff Meed ([[Andrew Borba]]/[[Mag]]), Eion Bailey ([[Kyle DuFours]]), Edith Fields ([[Unidentified School Nurse]]), Denise Dowse ([[Mrs. Miller]]), Brent Jennings ([[Absalom]]), Tamara Braun ([[Tara (vampire)]]), Melanie MacQueen ([[Mrs. Epps]]), Jason Hall ([[Devon MacLeish]]), Will Rothhaar ([[James (boy)]]), Carlease Burke ([[Winslow]]), Patricia Bethune ([[Kalish]]/[[Monica Frzylcka]]), James MacDonald ([[Paul Stein]]), Jack Conley ([[Gib Cain]]/[[Sahjhan]]), Juanita Jennings ([[Wilkinson]]), John Hawkes ([[George (janitor)]]), Christopher Gorham ([[James Stanley]]), Jeremy Garrett ([[Cameron Walker]]), Jack McGee ([[Doug Perren]]), Chad Todhunter ([[Rickie Thomas]]), Jeremy Roberts ([[Kakistos]]), Nicole Bilderback ([[Unidentified Cordette (The Wish)]]), Edward Edwards ([[Travis]]), Jordan Baker ([[Sheila Rosenberg]]), Channon Roe ([[Jack O'Toole]]), Michael Cudltiz ([[Big Bob]]), Alex Skuby ([[Vincent]]/[[Harlan]]), Bonita Friedericy ([[Mrs. Finkle]]/[[Patience]]), Tracy Middendorf ([[Christina Clarke]]), Vyto Ruginis ([[Russell Winters]]), Michael Mantell ([[Oliver Simon]]), Sam Pancake ([[Bobby (City of)]]), Pedro Pascal ([[Eddie]]), Robert Catrini ([[Riegert]]), Adam Kaufman ([[Parker Abrams]]), Lilli Birdsell ([[Sharon Reichler]]), Gilbert B. Combs ([[Bouncer (In the Dark)]]), Darris Love ([[Unidentified Hallmate Boy]]/[[George (Gunn's Crew)|George]]), Eric Matheny ([[Colm]]), John Capodice ([[Tony Papazian]]), Ron Marasco ([[Allen Lloyd]]), Kevin Will ([[Heath]]), Lauri Johnson ([[Martha Straley]]), Margaret Easley ([[Gerhardt]]), Brooke Bloom ([[Nicole]]), Michelle Horn ([[Rayna]]), Maury Sterling ([[Barney]]), Jack Stehlin ([[Francis Angleman]]), P. J. Marino ([[Peter Wilkers]]), Colby French ([[Tay]]), Heather Stephens ([[Shari]]), Jeff Ricketts ([[Weatherby]]/[[Messenger]]), Mark Gantt ([[Unidentified courier demon ]]), Christina Hendricks ([[Unidentified barmaid]]), John Maynard ([[Whitman]]), Scott William Winters ([[Jack MacNamara]]), Tamara Gorski ([[Rebecca Lowell]]), Francis Fallon ([[Dick]]), Connor O'Farell ([[McNamara]]), Sven Holmberg ([[Ty]]), Maurice Compte ([[Chain]]), Joe Basile ([[Lenny Edwards]]), Sam Anderson ([[Holland Manners]]), Michael Harney ([[Anthony Harris]]), Louise Claps ([[Unidentified Homeless woman]]), Rob Boltin ([[Johnny Fontaine]]), Melissa Marsala ([[Judy Kovacs]]), John Kapelos ([[Roland Meeks]]), Tommy Hinkley ([[Claude Mulvihill]]), Brett Rickaby (young [[Denver]]), Cathy Cohen ([[Unidentified building manager]]), Erik Betts ([[Brown]]/a [[Turok-Han]]/[[Demon (Get It Done)]]/[[Keeper of the Name]]), Ravil Isyanov ([[Unidentified Monk of Dagon ]]), Paul Hayes ([[Unidentified Older Night Watchman]]), Cheryl White ([[Claire Jeakins]]), Kevin Rankin ([[Donald Maclay]]), Brian Tee ([[Unidentified medical intern (Family)]]), Brigid Brannagh ([[Virginia Bryce]]), Danica Sheridan ([[Yeska]]), Tony Todd ([[Vyasa]]), Robert Dolan ([[Robert Skale]]), Dwayne Barnes ([[Lester (The Shroud of Rahmon)]]), Tom Kiesche ([[Broomfield]]), Nick Chinlund ([[Ellis]]), Jim Piddock ([[The Valet]]), Kris Iyer ([[Nigel]]), Darby Stanchfield ([[Denise]]), Eric Lange (A [[Lubber demon]]), Cory Hardrict ([[Ray]]), Darin Cooper ([[Peter Harkes]]), Kevin Fry (a [[Skilosh demon]]), Loanne Bishop.([[Unidentified 911 operator]]), Pat Healy ([[Doug Sanders]]), Mik Scriba ([[Sam]]), Daniel Dae Kim ([[Gavin Park]]), Lily Knight ([[Gronx]]), David Denman ([[Skip]]), Justin Shilton ([[Billy Blim]]/[[Munroe]]), Noel Gugliemi ([[Vince]]/[[Driver Vamp (Deep Down)|Driver Vamp]]), Jonathan Goldstein ([[Mike (Life Serial)|Mike]]), Kristoffer Polaha ([[Dylan Blim]]), Rey Gallegos ([[Sanchez]]), Amber Tamblyn ([[Janice Penshaw]]), Adam Gordon ([[Carl]]), Charles Duckworth ([[Glenn]]), Steve Tom ([[Stephen Mills]]), Theresa Arrison ([[Johnny's Mom]]), John Rubinstein ([[Linwood Murrow]]), Jose Yenque ([[Cult of Ul-thar]] leader), Kasha Kropinski ([[Sarah Holtz]]), Jim Ortlieb ([[Harvey]]), Stephanie Courtney ([[Gwen (Dad)]]), Jordan Belfi ([[Ryan (Smashed)]]), Laurel Holloman ([[Justine Cooper]]), Jessa French ([[Cleo]]), Kali Rocha ([[Halfrek]]), Kirsten Nelson ([[Lorraine Ross]]), Sunny Mabrey ([[Allison]]), Tony Pasqualini ([[Harlan Elster]]), Ivana Milicevic ([[Samantha Finn]]), Jan Hoag ([[Carol Harris]]), Steven Gilborn ([[Rory Harris]]), Ashleig Ann Wood ([[Sara Harris]]), Marina Benedict ([[Kim]]), Patrick St. Esprit ([[Jenoff]]), John Short ([[Phil Spivey]]), Jeffrey Nicholas Brown ([[Unidentified vampire (Villains)]], Benita Krista Nall ([[Unidentified woman (Beneath You)]]), Belinda Waymouth ([[Lydia Thorpe]]), Tom Irwin ([[Elliot]]), Matt Koruba ([[Unidentified young boy (Same Time, Same Place)]]), Joyce Guy ([[Hawkins]]), Randy Oglesby ([[Oliver Seidel]]), Thad Luckinbill ([[R.J. Brooks]]), Brandon Keener ([[Lance Brooks|Lance Brooks]]), Rob Nagle ([[Robson]]), Iyari Limon ([[Kennedy]]), Amanda Fuller ([[Eve (Potential Slayer)]]), Josh Braaten ([[Torg]]), Gina Torres ([[Jasmine]]), Chane't Johnson ([[Martha Jane]]), Avery Kidd Waddell ([[Randall Golden]]), Kristin Richardson ([[Tracy Bellows]]), Christine Healy ([[Last Guardian]]), Sarah Thompson ([[Eve (Wolfram & Hart)]]), Marc Vann ([[Sparrow]]), Rodney Rowland ([[Corbin Fries]]), Jordan Garrett ([[Matthew Fries]]), T.J. Thyne ([[Unidentified lawyer (Conviction]]), Victor Raider-Wexler ([[Magnus Hainsley]]), John Billingsley ([[Evan Royce]]), Michael Maize ([[Artode]]), Brendan Hines ([[Eli]]), Navi Rawat ([[Dana]]), Alex S. Alexander ([[Carol (nurse)]]), Eyal Podell ([[Sam Lawson]]), Joel Polis ([[Captain Franklin]]), Lindsey Ginter ([[Commander Petrie]]), Scott Klace ([[Mr. Fury]]), Nick Spano ([[Spinelli]]), Roy Werner ([[Heinreich]]) and Jeff Yagher ([[Ed]]).
  
   
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==Buffyverse credits==
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He was also married in 2010.
  
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Marsters was a guest star from [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 2]] until [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4|season 4]], when he became a part of the main cast until [[Angel season 5|''Angel'' season 5]]. In total, he appeared in 96 episodes of ''Buffy'' and 24 of ''Angel''. In addition to his role as the [[vampire]] Spike, he portrayed the [[First Evil]] in Spike's form.
   
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In 2010, he guest-starred on the show ''Hawaii Five-0'' alongside Daniel Dae Kim ([[Gavin Park]]). Other Guests are Julie Benz ([[Darla]]), Brian Thompson ([[Luke]]/[[The Judge]]), Musetta Vander ([[She-Mantis]]), John Ritter ([[Ted Buchanan]]), Jeremy Ratchford ([[Lyle Gorch]]), Willie Garson ([[Don]]), Max Perlich ([[Whistler]]), Jack McGee ([[Doug Perren]]), Adam Kaufman ([[Parker Abrams]]), Elisabeth Röhm ([[Kate Lockley]]), Malia Mathis ([[Rachel (Los Angeles)|Rachel]]), Brent Sexton ([[Unidentified police officer (I Fall to Pieces)|Unidentified police officer]]), Greg Collins ([[Keith]]), Bai Ling ([[Jhiera]]), Colby French ([[Tay]]), Henri Lubatti ([[Head vampire]]), Maurice Compte ([[Chain]]), Sam Anderson ([[Holland Manners]]), Todd Stashwick ([[Vocah]]/[[M'Fashnik Demon]]), Gareth Williams ([[Mr. Chaulk]]), Brian Tee ([[Unidentified medical intern (Family)]]), Tony Todd ([[Vyasa]]), Ron Melendez ([[James (vampire)|James]]), Adam Gordon ([[Carl]]), Kristoffer Polaha ([[Dylan Blim]]), Jordan Belfi ([[Ryan (Smashed)|Ryan]]), Aimee Garcia ([[Cynthia York]]), Summer Glau ([[Prima Ballerina]]), Ivana Milicevic ([[Samantha Finn]]), Patrick St. Esprit ([[Jenoff]]), Taonai Reed ([[Local Boy]]), Glenn Morshower ([[Phillip Newton]]), Joel David Moore ([[Karl]]), Patrick Fischler ([[Ted (Magic Bullet Books)|Ted]]), Annie Wersching ([[Margaret (Jasmaniac)|Margaret]]), Jenny Mollen ([[Nina Ash]]), Jon Billingsley ([[Evan Royce]]) and Michael Maize ([[Artode]]).
  
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*"[[School Hard]]"
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*"[[Halloween]]"
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*"[[Lie to Me]]"
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*"[[What's My Line? Part One]]"
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*"[[What's My Line? Part Two]]"
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*"[[Surprise]]"
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*"[[Innocence]]"
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*"[[Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered]]"
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*"[[Passion]]"
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*"[[I Only Have Eyes for You]]"
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*"[[Becoming, Part One]]"
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*"[[Becoming, Part Two]]"
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*"[[Lovers Walk]]"
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*"[[In the Dark]]"
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*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 4]]
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*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 5]]
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*"[[Darla (episode)|Darla]]"
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*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 6]]
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*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 7]]
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*[[Angel season 5|''Angel'' season 5]]
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Marsters also acted in the advertising clips ''[[Buffy Lives]]'' and voiced Spike in the video game ''[[Chaos Bleeds (game)|Chaos Bleeds]]'' and the audio series ''Slayers: A Buffyverse Story''.
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In 2011, he guest-starred on the CW show ''[http://supernatural.wikia.com/wiki/Supernatural Supernatural]'' alongside Charisma Carpenter in the episode "[http://supernatural.wikia.com/wiki/Shut_Up%2C_Dr._Phil Shut Up, Doctor Phil]" where they played witches whose marital dispute puts a small town's citizens at risk.
  
   
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Marsters has written two comic stories:
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*''[[Paint the Town Red]]'' (with [[Christopher Golden]])
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==External links==
  
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*''[[Spike: Into the Light]]''
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*{{IMDb actor|0551346}}
  
   
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===Featurettes===
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Masters appeared in the following featurettes:
   
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*"[[A Buffy Bestiary|A ''Buffy'' Bestiary]]"
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*"[[Beauty and the Beasts: Behind Buffy's Makeup|Beauty and the Beasts: Behind ''Buffy''<nowiki/>'s Makeup]]"
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*"[[Season 3 Overview]]"
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*"[[Hush (featurette)|Hush]]"
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*"[[Introducing Spike]]"
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*"[[Action Heroes! The Stunts of Buffy|Action Heroes! The Stunts of ''Buffy'']]"
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*"[[Buffy Abroad|''Buffy'' Abroad]]"
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*"[[Casting Buffy|Casting ''Buffy'']]"
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*"[[Spotlight on Dawn]]"
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*"[[Season 5 Overview]]"
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*"[[Behind the Scenes of "Once More, with Feeling"|Behind the Scenes of 'Once More, with Feeling']]"
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*"[[Season 7 Overview]]"
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*"[[Buffy Wraps|''Buffy'' Wraps]]"
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*"[[It's Always Been About the Fans]]"
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*[[Audio commentaries|Audio commentary]] for "[[Lies My Parents Told Me]]"
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*"[[The Final Season]]"
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*"[[Angel 100|''Angel'' 100]]"
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*"[[Angel Unbound: The Gag Reels]]"
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===Awards and nominations===
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For his role as Spike, Marsters won the Saturn Awards in 2001 and 2004 as Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series and as Cinescape Face of the Future in 2002. He was nominated as well in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005 for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series.
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Marsters received a nomination for the Golden Satellite Awards in 2003 as Best Performance TV Supporting Actor, Drama.
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Marsters behind the scenes for ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel''.
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James Marsters is the actor who portrayed Spike on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel television series. Additionally, he has written two Buffyverse comics from Dark Horse Comics.

Career

Since his work as Spike for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Marsters has played the alien super villain Brainiac on the Superman-inspired series Smallville, Captain John Hart on Torchwood, and terrorist Barnabas Greeley in Syfy's Caprica. He appeared in a supporting role in the film P.S. I Love You, as Victor Hesse in the Hawaii Five-0 reboot, Victor Stein in the Marvel series Runaways, and as the voice of Zamasu in the Funimation dub of Dragon Ball Super.

Marsters co-wrote the comic Spike and Dru: Paint the Town Red with Christopher Golden in 1999, and wrote the graphic novel Spike: Into the Light in 2014. There were also some references to Marsters in the comics, such as Vicki wearing a shirt with the logo of his band Ghost of the Robot, Spike wearing the same clothes as Captain John Hart's, and Jasmin Marsters as the face reference for the character Dylan Turner.

Marsters attended both the Entertainment Weekly cast reunions for Buffy in 2017 and for Angel in 2019.

In 2023, Marsters return as Spike in the Audible audio series Slayers: A Buffyverse Story.

Buffyverse credits

Actor

Marsters was a guest star from Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2 until season 4, when he became a part of the main cast until Angel season 5. In total, he appeared in 96 episodes of Buffy and 24 of Angel. In addition to his role as the vampire Spike, he portrayed the First Evil in Spike's form.

Marsters also acted in the advertising clips Buffy Lives and voiced Spike in the video game Chaos Bleeds and the audio series Slayers: A Buffyverse Story.

Writer

Marsters has written two comic stories:

Featurettes

Masters appeared in the following featurettes:

Awards and nominations

For his role as Spike, Marsters won the Saturn Awards in 2001 and 2004 as Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series and as Cinescape Face of the Future in 2002. He was nominated as well in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005 for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series.

Marsters received a nomination for the Golden Satellite Awards in 2003 as Best Performance TV Supporting Actor, Drama.

Gallery

Marsters behind the scenes for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

External links

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