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James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor, musician and comic book writer. He is best known for his role as the British punk vampire Spike in the television 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. He is also the voice of Zamasu along with Future Zamasu for the Funimation dub of the Dragon Ball franchise. He made a guest appearance in the show Supernatural as a warlock business tycoon in a tumultuous marriage with a witch (played by Buffy castmate Charisma Carpenter). He starred in the critically acclaimed two-part indie film A Bread Factory by director Patrick Wang. He also voiced the roles of Lex Luthor in the film Superman: Doomsday and the video game DC Universe Online, Sergei in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, Mister Fantastic in The Super Hero Squad Show, Korvac in Ultimate Spider-Man, Captain Faro Argyus in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Louis 'Match' Morris in Real Heroes: Firefighter, Nosferatu in DuckTales and various voices in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. He is sometimes credited in various anime series and video games as David Gray and Sam Majesters in the series Dragon Ball Super and the video game Dragon Ball FighterZ respectively.

Quick facts about James Marsters

  • Full name: James Marsters
  • Born: 1962-08-20
  • Nationality: United States
  • Known as: Musician
  • Wikidata ID: Q312885

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Who is James Marsters?

James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor, musician and comic book writer. He is best known for his role as the British punk vampire Spike in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel.

What nationality is James Marsters?

James Marsters is United States.

When was James Marsters born?

James Marsters was born on 1962-08-20.

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