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|image = [[File:James Marsters tux.jpg|250px]]
{{Infobox Person
|actor name = James Wesley Marsters
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|role = [[John Hart|Captain John Hart]]
|role           = [[John Hart|Captain John Hart]]
|birth date = [[20th August|20 August]] [[1962]] (age 47) <br> Greenvile, Californa, USA
|birth date     = [[20 August (people)|20 August]] [[1962 (people)|1962]]  
|alias = James Marsters
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|acting = House on Haunted Hill <br> Super Puppets <br> P.S: I love you <br> Buffy the Vampire Slayer <br> Cool Money <br> [[Torchwood]] <br> Star Wars: The Clone Wars <br> The Super Hero Squad Show <br> Lie to Me <br>
|non dwu        = {{il|''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (franchise)|Buffy The Vampire Slayer]]''|''Angel''|''Smallville''|''Caprica''}}
|imdb_id = nm0551346
|imdb          = 0551346
|twitter        = jamesmarstersof
|story = 2008, 2018, 2020, 2024
|time = [[TV]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'', ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'' & ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]''<br/>[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'', ''[[The Sins of Captain John (audio anthology)|The Sins of Captain John]]'', ''[[The War Master (audio story)|The War Master]]''|job title=Actor
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'''James Marsters''' (born [[20 August (people)|20 August]] [[1962 (people)|1962]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/james-marsters.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) is an American actor who played [[John Hart]] in the ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' episodes ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'', ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'' and ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]''. He later reprised his role for the [[2018 (releases)|2018]] [[Big Finish Torchwood series|Big Finish ''Torchwood'']] audio story ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'' and the anthology ''[[The Sins of Captain John (audio anthology)|The Sins of Captain John]]''.
'''James Marsters''' (born [[20th August]] [[1962]]) in an American actor who played [[John Hart]] in the ''[[Torchwood]]'' episodes ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'', ''[[Fragments]]'' and ''[[Exit Wounds]]''.
 
== Career ==
 
Marsters is best known for his performances as the vampire [[William (Camera Obscura)|Spike]] in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (franchise)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and its spin-off, ''Angel''. Other recurring roles in popular science fiction/fantasy series include the role of Milton Fine/Brainiac in ''Smallville'', as well as Barnabas Greeley in ''Caprica''.


Marsters' is best known for his performances as the vampire Spike in [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer |''Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''and]] its spin-off, ''Angel''. His character had even used the alias "The Doctor" in the Season 6 episode [[w:c:buffy:As You Were|''As You Were'']] of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', though his actions bore no similiarities to the namesake. As Spike, Marsters affected a convincing British accent; he subsequently often appears on fan "wish lists" of potential actors to play [[the Doctor]].
He has also guest starred in ''[[Star Wars]]: The Clone Wars'', ''Numb3rs'', and ''Lie To Me'', and his film credits include ''Dragonball Evolution'' and ''P.S. I Love You''. In 2011 he once again acted alongside ''Torchwood'' star [[Naoko Mori]], in the SYFY TV movie ''Three Inches''.


Another noted role is as King Piccolo in ''Dragonball Evolution''.  
Besides acting, Marsters is also a musician. Not only is he a singer/songwriter, but also plays the guitar, and has performed both with his band Ghost Of The Robot as well as a solo artist.


In August 2009 it was announced that Marsters will have a recurring role in the upcoming ''Battlestar Galactica'' prequel series, ''Caprica'', which begins airing in North America in 2010 and reteam with Torchwood star [[Naoko Mori]] in SYFY's new series ''Three Inches'' in 2011.
== External links ==
{{imdb name|id=0551346}}
{{twitter|jamesmarstersof}}


Outside of acting, Marsters is a guitarist. He has a son named Sullivan born in 1996.
== Footnotes ==


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==External links==
[[Category:Torchwood semi-regular cast]]
{{imdb name|id=0551346|name=James Marsters}}
[[Category:Torchwood cast reprising their roles at Big Finish]]
[[Category:Torchwood guest actors|Marsters, James]]
[[Category:Actors interviewed on Torchwood Declassified]]
[[Category:Saturn Award winners]]
[[Category:OFTA Award nominees]]
[[Category:BFTW voice actors]]
[[Category:Dark Gallifrey voice actors]]

Latest revision as of 22:06, 25 August 2024

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James Marsters (born 20 August 1962[1]) is an American actor who played John Hart in the Torchwood episodes Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Fragments and Exit Wounds. He later reprised his role for the 2018 Big Finish Torchwood audio story The Death of Captain Jack and the anthology The Sins of Captain John.

Career[[edit]]

Marsters is best known for his performances as the vampire Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel. Other recurring roles in popular science fiction/fantasy series include the role of Milton Fine/Brainiac in Smallville, as well as Barnabas Greeley in Caprica.

He has also guest starred in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Numb3rs, and Lie To Me, and his film credits include Dragonball Evolution and P.S. I Love You. In 2011 he once again acted alongside Torchwood star Naoko Mori, in the SYFY TV movie Three Inches.

Besides acting, Marsters is also a musician. Not only is he a singer/songwriter, but also plays the guitar, and has performed both with his band Ghost Of The Robot as well as a solo artist.

External links[[edit]]

Footnotes[[edit]]

  1. ↑ Famous Birthdays
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