19 Actors Who Got a Bloody Good Career Boost on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’: Amy Adams, Pedro Pascal and More
variety.comin the works with a near pilot order at Hulu, the original show’s 1997 premiere date is nearing its 30th anniversary.Sarah Michelle Gellar is in final talks to reprise the iconic title character and there are dozens of prolific actors who, like Gellar, got their start on the show.
The popular supernatural drama aired on the Warner Bros. network for five seasons before moving to the United Paramount Network for the final two seasons.Here is a list of 20 actors who kicked off their careers appearing on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”Sarah Michelle Gellar, the titular Buffy Summers of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” also played Daphne in the live action film adaptation of “Scooby-Doo” and Kathryn in “Cruel Intentions.” She has voiced various characters in the animated series “Robot Chicken,” and played Kristin Ramsey in “Wolf Pack” and Tanya Martin in “Dexter: Original Sin.”Alexis Denisof, who is married to fellow “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” alum Alyson Hannigan, played Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in both “Buffy” and its spinoff series “Angel.” He went on to play The Other in “The Avengers,” Sandy Rivers in “How I Met Your Mother” and David Wilson in “Finding Carter.”Amy Adams played Cousin Beth in season five, episode six of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” She went on to have a prominent film career, earning six Oscar nominations.
Adams has appeared in films like “Catch Me If You Can,” “Junebug,” “The Fighter,” “The Master,” “Her,” “Arrival” and the recently-released “Nightbitch.”Alyson Hannigan had roles in “Roseanne” and “American Pie,” but her role as series regular Willow Rosenberg in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” launched her career to another level.
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