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James Marsters

1962 - Today

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James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor, musician, singer, comic book writer, and audiobook narrator. He is best known for his role as the British punk vampire Spike in The WB series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel. Since then, he has played the alien supervillain Brainiac along with Professor Milton Fine and Brainiac 5 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 2010 reboot of Hawaii Five-0, and Victor Stein in the Marvel series Runaways. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). James Marsters is the 3,955th most popular actor (up from 4,005th in 2024), the 6,402nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,968th in 2019) and the 1,842nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Marsters ranks 3,955 out of 13,578. Before him are Nadia Gamal, John Steiner, Vanessa Kirby, Yevgeny Morgunov, Christine Elise, and Vitaly Solomin. After him are Brett Cullen, Mary Anderson, Afife Jale, August Wilhelm Iffland, Jack Oakie, and Willeke van Ammelrooy.

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Among people born in 1962, James Marsters ranks 217. Before him are Seiko Matsuda, Michael Ball, Rosie O'Donnell, Quim Torra, Tomoyasu Asaoka, and Ikililou Dhoinine. After him are Stefan Kuntz, Predrag Bjelac, Bertrand Gachot, Yair Golan, Birgit Fischer, and Alexey Miller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Marsters ranks 6,403 out of 20,380. Before him are William Beaumont (1785), Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926), Levon Helm (1940), Christine Elise (1965), Eddie Slovik (1920), and Stephen Allen Benson (1816). After him are Otis Rush (1934), Margaret Woodbridge (1902), Brett Cullen (1956), Mary Anderson (1859), Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), and Francis Collins (1950).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Marsters ranks 1,842. Before him are Kevin Dunn (1956), Jason Beghe (1960), Desi Arnaz Jr. (1953), Judith Light (1949), Jane Greer (1924), and Christine Elise (1965). After him are Brett Cullen (1956), Mary Anderson (1859), Jack Oakie (1903), Frances Sternhagen (1930), Lawrence Tierney (1919), and Paula Patton (1975).

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