James Marsters

James Marsters
Birth name	James Wesley Marsters
Born	August 20, 1962 in Greenville, California, USA
Notable Roles	Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Angel: Spike
Notable Episodes	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 5x07 - Fool for Love
Awards	1 Saturn Award 2 SFX Awards

James Marsters is an American actor most famous for his role as Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the spin-off series Angel.

Biography

James Marsters was born in Greenville, California on August 20, 1962 and moved to Modesto shortly after with his family. After gaining an interest in theatre during high school, Marsters studied at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in 1980 before moving on to Juilliard Drama School in 1982.

Upon graduation from Julliard, Marsters moved to Chicago, where he performed with theatrical groups such as the Northlight and the Bailiwick before creating his own company in the late 1980s, Genesis Theatre Company. In 1989, he appeared in the 6-hour drama, Incorruptible: The Life, Death and Dreams of Maximilian de Robespierre in the title role, for which he was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson award. In 1990, Marsters moved to Seattle, where he established another company entitled New Mercury Theatre.

It wasn't until 1992 when Marsters first appeared on television as a guest star in the series Northern Exposure, which filmed in the Washington area. He made several other guest appearances before auditioning for the part of Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In an interview with Dreamwatch Magazine (#107), Marsters mentioned that he figured that he would have been sidekick to Juliet Landau's character and later killed off until an episode that he was called back to as a single character, rather than part of a duo. In the fourth season of the series, Marsters was added as a billed actor and remained there until the series finale.

In 2003, following the ending of Buffy, Marsters reprised his role as Spike on Angel, the spin-off series to Buffy. After Angel was ultimately cancelled in 2004, Marsters focused on his musical career in both a rock band named "Ghost of the Robot" and his own solo career before coming back to television in 2005 on another WB series, Smallville. Marsters took up the role of Milton Fine, an alias of the robot Brainiac.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Spike	1999–2003		2	3	4	5	6	7
The Enforcers	Sullivan McManus	2001	miniseries
Angel	Spike	2003–2004	1	2			5
The Capture of the Green River Killer	Ted Bundy	2008	miniseries
Marvel's Runaways	Victor Stein	2017–2019	1	2	3

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Northern Exposure	Bellhop	3x21 - It Happened in Juneau	May 4, 1992
Northern Exposure	Reverend Harding	4x14 - Grosse Point, 48230	February 1, 1993
Medicine Ball	Mickey Collins	1x04 - Heart and Sole	April 10, 1995
Moloney	Billy O'Hara	1x14 - Herniated Nick	February 6, 1997
Millennium	Eric Swan	3x11 - Collateral Damage	January 22, 1999
Strange Frequency	Mitch Brand	1x01 - Soul Man	August 18, 2001
Andromeda	Charlemagne Bolivar	2x09 - Into the Labyrinth	November 26, 2001
Biography	Himself	17x01 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer	May 14, 2003
The Mountain	Ted Tunney	1x08 - A Piece of the Rock	November 21, 2004
Smallville	Prof. Milton Fine	5x01 - Arrival (2)	September 29, 2005
Smallville	Prof. Milton Fine	5x04 - Aqua	October 20, 2005
Smallville	Prof. Milton Fine	5x05 - Thirst	October 27, 2005
Smallville	Prof. Milton Fine	5x07 - Splinter	November 10, 2005
Smallville	Prof. Milton Fine	5x08 - Solitude	November 17, 2005
Smallville	Prof. Milton Fine	5x16 - Hypnotic	March 30, 2006
Smallville	Prof. Milton Fine	5x21 - Oracle (1)	May 4, 2006
Smallville	Prof. Milton Fine	5x22 - Vessel (2)	May 11, 2006
Space Top 10 Countdown	Himself	2x03 - Chicks That Kick	February 25, 2007
Saving Grace	Dudley Payne	1x02 - Bring It On, Earl	July 30, 2007
Without a Trace	Det. Grant Mars	6x01 - Lost Boy	September 27, 2007
Without a Trace	Det. Grant Mars	6x02 - Clean Up	October 4, 2007
Without a Trace	Det. Grant Mars	6x09 - One Wrong Move	December 6, 2007
Torchwood	Capt. John Hart	2x01 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang	January 16, 2008
Without a Trace	Det. Grant Mars	6x12 - Article 32	January 17, 2008
Torchwood Declassified	Himself	2x01 - Episode 201	January 23, 2008
Smallville	Prof. Milton Fine	7x10 - Persona	January 31, 2008
Torchwood	Capt. John Hart	2x13 - Exit Wounds	April 2, 2008
NUMB3RS	Damian Lake	5x15 - Guilt Trip	February 13, 2009
Lie to Me	Pollack	2x02 - Truth or Consequences	October 5, 2009
Caprica	Barnabas Greeley	1x07 - Know Thy Enemy	March 5, 2010
Caprica	Barnabas Greeley	1x10 - End of Line	March 26, 2010
Hawaii Five-0	Victor Hesse	1x01 - Pilot	September 20, 2010
Caprica	Barnabas Greeley	1x11 - Unvanquished	October 5, 2010
Caprica	Barnabas Greeley	1x12 - Retribution	October 15, 2010
Smallville	Brainiac 5	10x04 - Homecoming	October 15, 2010
Hawaii Five-0	Victor Hesse	1x12 - Hana 'a'a Makehewa	December 13, 2010
Hawaii Five-0	Victor Hesse	2x01 - Ha'i'ole	September 19, 2011
Warehouse 13	Professor Sutton / Count St. Germain	4x11 - The Living and the Dead	April 29, 2013
Warehouse 13	Professor Sutton	4x19 - All the Time in the World	July 1, 2013
Warehouse 13	Professor Sutton	4x20 - The Truth Hurts	July 8, 2013
Hawaii Five-0	Victor Hesse	5x07 - Inā Paha	November 7, 2014

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Winding Roads	Billy Johnson	October 7, 1999
Cool Money	Bobby Comfort	March 19, 2005
Moonshot	Buzz Aldrin	July 20, 2009
High Plains Invaders	Sam Danville	August 30, 2009

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Hollywood Squares		April 17-21, 2000
Politically Incorrect	Show 41	June 7, 2000
Hollywood Squares		July 9-13, 2001
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest	Show 37	April 2, 2004
The Sharon Osbourne Show	Show 127	April 23, 2004
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest	Show 53	April 27, 2004

Awards and Accolades

Satellite Awards

(1 Nomination)

• Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Drama (2003)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Saturn Awards

(7 Nominations, 3 Won)

• Nominated: Best Genre TV Supporting Actor (2000)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Won: Best Supporting Actor on Television (2001)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Won: Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award, Male (2002)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Nominated: Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series (2002)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Nominated: Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series (2003)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Won: Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series (2004)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel

• Nominated: Best Supporting Actor on Television (2005)

Angel

SFX Awards

(2 Nominations, 2 Won)

• Won: Best Comedy Performance (2002)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Won: Best TV Actor (2002)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Teen Choice Awards

(3 Nominations)

• Nominated: TV - Choice Sidekick (2000)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Nominated: TV - Choice Actor, Drama (2002)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Nominated: Choice TV Actor - Drama/Action Adventure (2003)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer