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James Marsters

Highest Rated: 100% A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold (2018)

Lowest Rated: 14% Dragonball: Evolution (2009)

Birthday: Aug 20, 1962

Birthplace: Greenville, California, USA

James Wesley Marsters was born on Aug. 20, 1962 in Greenville, CA. Devoted to a career in performance Marsters enrolled in the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in 1980, moving to New York City to study at the Juilliard School two years later. Marsters dropped out of school in 1984, finding success as a stage actor in Chicago, IL and Seattle, WA over the years to follow. In 1992, Marsters made his television debut with two episodes of "Northern Exposure" (CBS 1990-95), though didn't work again until 1995, when he made another two-episode appearance on a lesser known program called "Medicine Ball" (Fox 1995). The fledgling actor endured yet another two-year hiatus before landing his big break: the role of Spike on the hit series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB/UPN 1997-2003) and, shortly afterward, its spin-off program "Angel" (The WB 1999-2004). During his tenure on the sister series, Marsters made his big screen debut as the male lead of the romantic dramedy "Chance" (2002), starring opposite the film's writer and director Amber Benson, and released his band Ghost of the Robot's first album, titled Mad Brilliant (2003). Following the cancelation of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel," Marsters explored work as a solo musician, making his debut with Civilized Man (2005). Meanwhile, found recurring roles on popular programs like "Smallville" (The WB/The CW 2001-2011), on which he played series hero Clark Kent's nemesis Brainiac, and "Without a Trace" (CBS 2002-09), as well as films like "P.S. I Love You" (2007) and "Dragonball: Evolution" (2009). Around the same time, Marsters also explored voice acting work with series like "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (Cartoon Network 2008-2015) and "The Superhero Squad Show" (Cartoon Network 2009-2011). After a slew of additional smaller parts, Marsters created the original video game-centric web series "Vidiots" (2016-), which he directed, wrote, and starred on with Mark Devine. Next, Marsters landed the major role of Victor Stein on the comic book series "Runaways" (Hulu 2017-).

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Highest rated movies

100% 64% A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold
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100% 56% A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk with Me a While
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82% Abruptio
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57% 57% Superman: Doomsday
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29% 65% New Life Watchlist
25% 80% P.S. I Love You
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14% 19% Dragonball: Evolution
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A Bread Factory, Part Two Watchlist
Shadow Puppets
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Three Inches
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
82% No Score Yet Abruptio Les Hackel (Voice) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Bread Factory, Part Two Jason (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Bread Factory, Part One Jason (Character) - 2018
100% 64% A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold Unknown (Character) - 2018
100% 56% A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk with Me a While Unknown (Character) - 2018
29% 65% New Life William Morton (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dudes & Dragons Lord Tensley (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 29% Dragon Warriors Lord Tensley (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Three Inches Troy Hamilton (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 14% High Plains Invaders Sam Danville (Character) - 2009
14% 19% Dragonball: Evolution Lord Piccolo (Character) $9.4M 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shadow Puppets Jack (Character) - 2007
57% 57% Superman: Doomsday Unknown (Voice) - 2007
25% 80% P.S. I Love You John (Character) $53.7M 2007
No Score Yet 21% Shadow Puppets Unknown (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 68% Cool Money Bobby Comfort (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 77% Chance Simon (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Winding Roads Billy Johnson (Character) - 2000

TV

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No Score Yet 50% Curses! Larry (Voice) 2023-2024
No Score Yet 69% Hawaii Five-0 Victor Hesse (Guest Star) 2010-2011 2014 2020
84% 69% Marvel's Runaways Victor Stein (Character) 2017-2019
65% 86% Witches of East End Mason Tarkoff (Guest Star) 2014
40% 43% Metal Hurlant Chronicles Brad Davis (Character) 2012 2014
No Score Yet 99% Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Dandy Highwayman (Guest Voice) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Three Inches Troy Hamilton (Character) 2011
93% 73% Supernatural Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
78% 70% Smallville Brainiac (Guest Star) 2005-2006 2008 2010
81% 86% Caprica Barnabas Greeley (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 86% Lie to Me Jay Pollack (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 93% Numb3ers Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
98% 83% Torchwood John Hart (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Capture of the Green River Killer Unknown (Character) 2008
No Score Yet 75% Without a Trace Unknown (Guest Star) 2007-2008
8% No Score Yet The Mountain Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
87% 88% Angel Spike (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
1999-2000 2003-2004
85% 92% Buffy the Vampire Slayer Spike (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
1997-2003
No Score Yet 58% Andromeda Charlemagne Bolivar (Guest Star) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Strange Frequency Unknown (Character) 2001
No Score Yet 86% Millennium Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Moloney Unknown (Guest Star) 1997