James Marsters

James Marsters

Age 63 — born August 20, 1962·Greenville, California, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Marsters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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53Credits34 TV · 19 films
1990–2024Years activefirst to latest
8.5 Highest ratedBuffy the Vampire Slayer
6.8 Average ratingacross 51 titles

Top TV shows 34best James Marsters shows

  1. 1Buffy the Vampire Slayer posterBuffy the Vampire SlayerSpike · 1997–2003 · Drama8.5
  2. 2Star Wars: The Clone Wars posterStar Wars: The Clone WarsCaptain Argyus (voice) · 1 ep · 20088.5
  3. 3Supernatural posterSupernaturalDon Stark · 1 ep · 20058.3
  4. 4Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated posterScooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedDandy Highwayman (voice) · 1 ep · 20108.2
  5. 5Smallville posterSmallvilleMilton Fine · 13 eps · 20018.2
  6. 6Angel posterAngelSpike · 1999–2004 · Drama8.1
  7. 7Northern Exposure posterNorthern ExposureReverend Harding · 2 eps · 19907.9
  8. 8Lie to Me posterLie to MeJay Pollack · 1 ep · 20097.9
  9. 9DuckTales posterDuckTalesNosferatu (voice) · 1 ep · 20177.8
  10. 10Hawaii Five-0 posterHawaii Five-0Victor Hesse · 5 eps · 20107.7
  11. 11Millennium posterMillenniumEric Swan · 1 ep · 19967.7
  12. 12Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man posterMarvel's Ultimate Spider-ManKorvac/Chitauri #3 (voice) · 1 ep · 20127.7
  13. 13Warehouse 13 posterWarehouse 13Sutton · 3 eps · 20097.7
  14. 14The Order posterThe OrderXavier · 2 eps · 20197.6
  15. 15The Super Hero Squad Show posterThe Super Hero Squad ShowMister Fantastic · 52 eps · 20097.5
  16. 16Saving Grace posterSaving GraceDudley Payne · 1 ep · 20077.4
  17. 17Torchwood posterTorchwoodCaptain John Hart · 3 eps · 20067.3
  18. 18Leverage: Redemption posterLeverage: RedemptionCarl · 1 ep · 20217.3
  19. 19Witches of East End posterWitches of East EndMason Tarkoff · 7 eps · 20137.3
  20. 20Marvel's Runaways posterMarvel's RunawaysVictor Stein · 33 eps · 20177.3
  21. 21Without a Trace posterWithout a TraceGrant Mars · 3 eps · 20027.2
  22. 22Spider-Man: The New Animated Series posterSpider-Man: The New Animated SeriesSergei (voice) · 2 eps · 20037.2
  23. 23Andromeda posterAndromedaCharlemagne Bolivar · 1 ep · 20007.1
  24. 24Numb3rs posterNumb3rsDamian Lake · 1 ep · 20057.0
  25. 25Caprica posterCapricaBarnabas Greeley · 4 eps · 20106.9
  26. 26The Mountain posterThe Mountain1 ep · 20046.6
  27. 27Strange Frequency posterStrange FrequencyMitch Brand · 1 ep · 20016.6
  28. 28Metal Hurlant Chronicles posterMetal Hurlant ChroniclesBrad Davis · 2012–2014 · Action6.4
  29. 29Curses! posterCurses!Larry (voice) · 20 eps · 20236.2
  30. 30The Capture of the Green River Killer posterThe Capture of the Green River KillerTed Bundy · 2 eps · 20086.2
  31. 31MoloneyBilly O'Hara · 21 eps · 19966.0
  32. 32Casa Grande posterCasa GrandeMiller Dalton · 3 eps · 20236.0
  33. 33Three Inches1 ep · 20115.0
  34. 34Medicine BallMickey Collins · 9 eps · 1995

Top movies 19best James Marsters movies

  1. 1Winding Roads posterWinding RoadsBilly Johnson · 19998.0
  2. 2P.S. I Love You posterP.S. I Love YouJohn · 20077.2
  3. 3Moonshot posterMoonshotBuzz Aldrin · 20096.9
  4. 4Superman: Doomsday posterSuperman: DoomsdayLex Luthor (voice) · 20076.7
  5. 5New Life posterNew LifeWilliam Morton · 20166.6
  6. 6A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold posterA Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of GoldJason · 20186.6
  7. 7A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While posterA Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A WhileJason · 20186.3
  8. 8Abruptio posterAbruptioLes Hackel · 20246.2
  9. 9Cool Money posterCool MoneyBobby Comfort · 20056.2
  10. 10Billie Bob Joe posterBillie Bob Joe20156.0
  11. 11Strange Frequency² posterStrange Frequency²Mitch (segment 'Soul Man') · 20035.9
  12. 12Chance posterChanceSimon · 20025.9
  13. 13House on Haunted Hill posterHouse on Haunted HillChannel 3 Cameraman · 19995.6
  14. 14Three Inches posterThree InchesTroy Hamilton · 20115.2
  15. 15Shadow Puppets posterShadow PuppetsJack · 20075.0
  16. 16Dudes & Dragons posterDudes & DragonsLord Tensley · 20154.6
  17. 17High Plains Invaders posterHigh Plains InvadersSam Danville · 20094.5
  18. 18Dragonball Evolution posterDragonball EvolutionLord Piccolo · 20092.9
  19. 19Isla Monstro posterIsla MonstroReggie (voice) · 2024

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