8.3
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Acting
James Marsters
- Born
- (age 64)
- Birthplace
- Greenville, California, USA
- Credits
- 55 titles
Biography
James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor and musician. Marsters first came to the attention of the general public playing the popular character Spike, a platinum-blond English vampire in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series, Angel from 1997 to 2004. Since then, he has gone on to play other science fiction roles, such as the alien supervillain Brainiac on the Superman-inspired series Smallville, the omnisexual time traveller Captain John Hart in British science-fiction show Torchwood and terrorist Barnabas Greeley in Syfy's Caprica. In 2007, Marsters appeared in a supporting role in the mainstream movie P.S. I Love You and as the main antagonist, Piccolo, in the 2009 fantasy adventure film Dragonball Evolution.
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Signature work
Known For
8.3
TV
8.2
TV
Smallville
7.2
Movie
P.S. I Love You
8.5
TV
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2.9
Movie
Dragonball Evolution
8.1
TV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7.7
TV
Hawaii Five-0
7.9
TV
Lie to Me
8.2
TV
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
7.7
TV
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
7.9
TV
Angel
7.3
TV
Marvel's Runaways
5.6
Movie
House on Haunted Hill
7.6
TV
The Order
7.7
TV
Warehouse 13
6.7
Movie
Superman: Doomsday
7.3
TV
Torchwood
7.0
TV
Numb3rs
Acting credits 55
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Isla Monstro Film | Reggie (voice) |
| 2024 | Abruptio Film | Les Hackel |
| 2023 | Curses! TV | Larry (voice) (20 ep) |
| 2023 | Casa Grande TV | Miller Dalton (3 ep) |
| 2021 | Leverage: Redemption TV | Carl (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Order TV | Xavier (2 ep) |
| 2018 | A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold Film | Jason |
| 2018 | A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While Film | Jason |
| 2017 | Marvel's Runaways TV | Victor Stein (33 ep) |
| 2017 | DuckTales TV | Nosferatu (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2016 | New Life Film | William Morton |
| 2015 | Dudes & Dragons Film | Lord Tensley |
| 2015 | Billie Bob Joe Film | |
| 2013 | Witches of East End TV | Mason Tarkoff (7 ep) |
| 2012 | Metal Hurlant Chronicles TV | Brad Davis, Docteur Rowan (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man TV | Korvac/Chitauri #3 (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Three Inches Film | Troy Hamilton |
| 2011 | Three Inches TV | (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 TV | Victor Hesse (5 ep) |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated TV | Dandy Highwayman (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Caprica TV | Barnabas Greeley (4 ep) |
| 2009 | The Super Hero Squad Show TV | Mister Fantastic (52 ep) |
| 2009 | High Plains Invaders Film | Sam Danville |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 TV | Sutton (3 ep) |
| 2009 | Moonshot Film | Buzz Aldrin |
| 2009 | Dragonball Evolution Film | Lord Piccolo |
| 2009 | Lie to Me TV | Jay Pollack (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV | Captain Argyus (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2008 | The Capture of the Green River Killer TV | Ted Bundy (2 ep) |
| 2007 | Superman: Doomsday Film | Lex Luthor (voice) |
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You Film | John |
| 2007 | Saving Grace TV | Dudley Payne (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Shadow Puppets Film | Jack |
| 2006 | Torchwood TV | Captain John Hart (3 ep) |
| 2005 | Supernatural TV | Don Stark (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Cool Money Film | Bobby Comfort |
| 2005 | Numb3rs TV | Damian Lake (1 ep) |
| 2004 | The Mountain TV | (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series TV | Sergei (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2003 | Strange Frequency² Film | Mitch (segment 'Soul Man') |
| 2002 | Without a Trace TV | Grant Mars (3 ep) |
| 2002 | Chance Film | Simon |
| 2001 | Smallville TV | Milton Fine (13 ep) |
| 2001 | Strange Frequency TV | Mitch Brand (1 ep) |
| 2000 | Andromeda TV | Charlemagne Bolivar (1 ep) |
| 1999 | House on Haunted Hill Film | Channel 3 Cameraman |
| 1999 | Winding Roads Film | Billy Johnson |
| 1999 | Angel TV | Spike (24 ep) |
| 1999 | Rove TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares TV | Self - Panelist (5 ep) |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV | Spike (101 ep) |
| 1996 | Millennium TV | Eric Swan (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Moloney TV | Billy O'Hara (21 ep) |
| 1995 | Medicine Ball TV | Mickey Collins (9 ep) |
| 1990 | Northern Exposure TV | Reverend Harding (2 ep) |