Xander is the girl-crazed, kinda pathetic, "just like one of the girls" guy.
He has lusted after Buffy, Willow and Cordelia. He and Cordelia dated for a
while until she saw him and Willow kissing. She has since told him to leave her
alone. He's the only one in the group now who doesn't possess some sort of power that makes him different.
Xander Harris on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Newcomer Nicholas Brendon, who portrays the
sardonic Xander with sensitivity and humor, already has
an impressive list of credits in television, film and theatre.
With his aspirations of playing professional baseball
quashed when an arm injury cut his sports career short,
he turned to the acting game for a new challenge. Soon
after, he made his television debut in a Clearasil
commercial.
Yet, as roles were few and far between, he
persevered in entertainment and switched to the other
side of the camera, working as a television production
assistant on "Dave's World." When he nailed an audition
for a guest-starring role on the series, Brendon gained
the confidence he needed and continued to pursue his
dream of becoming an actor. Fate soon smiled upon him
and he was called in to audition for the role in "Buffy the
Vampire Slayer."
In television, he had a recurring role on the daytime
soap opera "The Young and the Restless," and starred
in the pilot "Secret Lives." He played an evil corn follower
in the feature film "Children of the Corn III-Urban
Harvest," and starred in Los Angeles theatre productions
of "The Further Adventures of Tom Sawyer" at Theatre
West, "My Own Private Hollywood" at The Black Hole
Theatre and "Out of Gas on Lovers' Leap" at the
Pasadena Playhouse.
Offsreen, the Los Angeles native enjoys basketball,
camping and spending quality time with friends and
family, including his identical twin brother, Kelly, with
whom he shares a home.
