
James Marsters
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1962-08-20 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Greenville, California, USA
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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Known For
TV Shows (36)

Supernatural
2005
as Don Stark

Smallville
2001
as Milton Fine

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Victor Hesse

Without a Trace
2002
as Grant Mars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Captain Argyus (voice)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Spike

Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist

Angel
1999
as Spike

Numb3rs
2005
as Damian Lake

Warehouse 13
2009
as Sutton

Andromeda
2000
as Charlemagne Bolivar

Lie to Me
2009
as Jay Pollack

Millennium
1996
as Eric Swan

Northern Exposure
1990
as Reverend Harding

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Dandy Highwayman (voice)

DuckTales
2017
as Nosferatu (voice)

Torchwood
2006
as Captain John Hart

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
2012
as Korvac/Chitauri #3 (voice)

Leverage: Redemption
2021
as Carl

Saving Grace
2007
as Dudley Payne

Caprica
2010
as Barnabas Greeley

Witches of East End
2013
as Mason Tarkoff

Marvel's Runaways
2017
as Victor Stein

The Super Hero Squad Show
2009
as Mister Fantastic

The Order
2019
as Xavier

Rove
1999
as Self

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
2003
as Sergei (voice)

Curses!
2023
as Larry (voice)

The Mountain
2004

Metal Hurlant Chronicles
2012
as Brad Davis / Docteur Rowan
Moloney
1996
as Billy O'Hara

The Capture of the Green River Killer
2008
as Ted Bundy

Casa Grande
2023
as Miller Dalton

Strange Frequency
2001
as Mitch Brand
Three Inches
2011
Medicine Ball
1995
as Mickey Collins
Movies (19)

P.S. I Love You
2007
as John

Dragonball Evolution
2009
as Lord Piccolo

Superman: Doomsday
2007
as Lex Luthor (voice)

House on Haunted Hill
1999
as Channel 3 Cameraman

Cool Money
2005
as Bobby Comfort

A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold
2018
as Jason

A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
2018
as Jason

Abruptio
2024
as Les Hackel

New Life
2016
as William Morton

Chance
2002
as Simon

Strange Frequency²
2003
as Mitch (segment 'Soul Man')

Dudes & Dragons
2015
as Lord Tensley

Shadow Puppets
2007
as Jack

Moonshot
2009
as Buzz Aldrin

Three Inches
2011
as Troy Hamilton

Winding Roads
1999
as Billy Johnson

Isla Monstro
2024
as Reggie (voice)

High Plains Invaders
2009
as Sam Danville

Billie Bob Joe
2015
About James Marsters
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 an… With 55 credits spanning from 1990 to 2024, James Marsters has appeared in 19 films and 36 TV shows.
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- P.S. I Love You (2007) — as John
- Dragonball Evolution (2009) — as Lord Piccolo
- Superman: Doomsday (2007) — as Lex Luthor (voice)
- House on Haunted Hill (1999) — as Channel 3 Cameraman
- Cool Money (2005) — as Bobby Comfort
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