Nicholas Brendon

Nicholas Brendon is an American actor known for playing Xander Harris in the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. His full name is Nicholas Brendon Schultz. He was born on April 12, 1971, in Los Angeles. In fact, he was born three minutes after the birth of Kelly Donovan Kelly Donovan Schultz, aka Kelly Donovan, is an Am >> Read More... , his twin brother. As a child, he aimed to become a professional baseball athlete. However, he chose acting over the game in order to overcome stuttering. This problem made him afraid of any sort of interaction with strangers. In his initial phase, he tried his luck in Hollywood. However, he was dismayed with the influence of politics in Hollywood.

He worked in various positions such as plumber, janitor, and assistant. However, he became disillusioned and decided to give his acting career another chance. For the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, he landed the role of Xander Harris. He became a series regular and shared screen with Kelly Donovan in a single episode. Nicholas was selected for shows such as Kitchen Confidential and The Pool at Maddy Breakers but found little success. In 2004, he acted in Celeste in the City. He lent his voice to the animated series American Dragon: Jake Long. In 2007, he joined the cast of Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police crime fiction >> Read More... as he portrayed the role of Kevin Lynch, an FBI technical analyst.

In 2014, he became involved as a writer of comic book adaptation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He also dubbed for the character Xander Harris in the game based on the popular show. Nicholas has been part of the Stuttering Foundation of America to raise awareness about the disability. The group has appointed him as its honorary chairperson for National Stuttering Awareness Week as a goodwill gesture. He has tied the knot twice. In 2001, he got married to Tressa Di Figlia but the couple got divorced after six years of marriage.

In 2014, he married Monday Tee but they filed for divorce in 2015. Nicholas has admitted to addiction problems. He has been arrested on multiple occasions. To battle addiction, Nicholas has undergone various rehabilitation programs to address such issues. In an interview, he confessed to having depression problems since childhood and regretted those mistakes, which landed him in prison and medication centers. Despite committing various offenses repeatedly, he has appeared on various talk shows to discuss the difficulties faced by people while fighting with depression.