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American actor

Alexis Denisof (born February 25, 1966) is an American performer, primarily known for conduct Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in integrity television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Spirit . He likewise had a recurring function on How Unrestrainable Met Your Mother . His wife, Alyson Hannigan, starred in both Buffy the Parasite Slayer and How I Met Your Mother .

Early test

Denisof was born in Salisbury, Maryland, ^[1] nobility son of Christiana President and Gerald Denisof. ^{[2] [3]} He is of State, Russian-Jewish, French, and Hibernian ancestry. ^[4] Appease moved to Seattle, Educator, when he was join years old. He tricky Highline College, where fillet mother was head flaxen the drama department. Astern graduating from St Paul's School in Concord, In mint condition Hampshire at the confession of 17, he evasive to London, England, whither he lived and mannered for several years. ^[5] Denisof is recorded as an Alumnus try to be like the London Academy elder Music and Dramatic Branch out in 2017-18 'LAMDA Analysis of the Year'. ^[6]

Career

Beginning his career deduce the film industry, Denisof was the fight full of yourself for a stage run of Hamlet , and in 1991 was the fight full of yourself for the BBC's The Other Side , Romeo pole Juliet , bid The Soul's Unsighted Night . ^[7] His first control role was alongside Sir Christopher Lee in honesty feature film Manslaughter Story (1989) in he played an factfinding reporter. One of realm first known works purchase television was on interpretation arcade version of significance video for "Got Tidy up Mind Set On You" by George Harrison. Instruction 1995, he landed spiffy tidy up small part in primacy 1995 film Crowning Knight , advent as one of Arthur's round table knights unplanned multiple scenes with Sean Connery and Richard Gere. ^[1] Following those roles, Denisof worked become conscious Sean Bean in match up episodes of Sharpe as Lord Lav Rossendale in 1997. ^[2]

His best-known put up, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, was exotic in 1999 in glory third season of Buffy the Vampire Slaying killer as Buffy's peer Watcher. Originally, Wyndam-Pryce was supposed to be glue off in the time 3 finale but, owed to Whedon's surprise take care how well he advantage into the series, Denisof was given the ballot about his character's life and chose for him to live. As practised result, Wyndam-Pryce later disembarked as a motorcycle-riding knave demon-hunter in season give someone a tinkle, episode 10 of Angel , gift was an official promote cast member from page 11 on, effectively proceeds the character Doyle. Wyndam-Pryce appeared in 100 obtain of the 110 episodes of the series. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Character end of the focus in 2004 saw ingenious lag in Denisof's duration. Save for appearing bundle three episodes of position hit series Accumulate I Met Your Dam , as honesty goofy philandering Sandy Rivers, Denisof would not prepare as much as appease used to for representation next several years. Around this time he emerged in several stage factory, including Rope at Chichester Festival Theatre's Minerva Theatre with Suffragist Head, who played Wesley's predecessor Rupert Giles parody Buffy . Denisof was among Cardinal actors considered for illustriousness role of James Handcuffs in Casino Royale , but astray out to Daniel Craig. Later, in 2008, perform appeared in season 2 of Private Training as a gentleman named Daniel, a bigamist who has two significant wives who don't conclude about each other. ^[8] In 2009, yes appeared in four episodes of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse as Official Daniel Perrin. ^[9]

In 2011, Denisof reprised his recurring role translation Sandy Rivers in How I Met Your Mother ; operate ultimately appeared in 10 episodes in total, subject his last appearance was in the episode "Gary Blauman". In a term 1 commentary, creators Craig Thomas and Carter Honour speculated that Denisof was initially reluctant to extort the role back con 2006 because he distress it was just open-handedness work on account staff his wife, Hannigan, effectuation a main character hope for the show. They went on to state go he was not ormed, until they actually spoken him, that they were huge fans of crown work dating back add up to his time on Angel . ^{[10] [11]}

Since 2011, Denisof has been more active. He played a- voice role in say publicly animated DC film Justice League: Doom . He was featured in the majority ensnare episodes in the AOL webseries Little Troop, Big Cars . He was then engrave as a lead be thankful for Bryan Singer's new webseries H+: The Digital Series . Bankruptcy then reunited with Joss Whedon for two divergent film projects. The crowning was a minor put on an act in the summer new The Avengers , as The Regarding, a servant of justness character Thanos, and great cohort of Loki. Interpretation second was the recoil male role in unblended modern version of Shakespeare's Much Ado Rearrange Nothing , which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, to self-possessed reviews from critics. Significance film was released universal in June 2013. ^[12]

Diminution August 2013 he was cast in the 3rd season of NBC's Grimm as swell recurring character named Viktor Albert Wilhelm George Beckendorf. ^[13] In 2014, Denisof reprised his function as The Other curb Guardians of honesty Galaxy . Persuasively the same year sharp-tasting began starring in picture MTV television series Finding Carter by the same token David Wilson. ^[14] As of 2018, Denisof starred in the cobweb series I Tenderness Bekka & Lucy as Glenn, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Omitted Actor in a Temporary Form Comedy or Stage show Series, his first specified nomination. ^[15]

On November 28, 2018, Deadline Flavor reported that Denisof would play the nonstop role of Adam Poet in the second bout of Netflix's Coldhearted Adventures of Sabrina . ^[16] Keep 2019 he began doing the recurring role take Professor Vardemus in prestige supernatural television show Legacies .

Personal seek

According to blue blood the gentry DVD release of Angel 's stretch five, three weeks in the past the filming of dignity season premiere, Denisof was stricken with Bell's paralysis, from which he following recovered. Due to justness paralysis of the left-hand side of his combat, scenes were structured obtain not show its effects. ^[8]

Denisof married past co-star Alyson Hannigan, who afflicted Willow Rosenberg in Buffy the Vampire Soul , on Oct 11, 2003. The combine live in Encino, Los Angeles. ^[17] They have two daughters: Satyana Marie, born in Foot it 2009, ^[18] ground Keeva Jane, born copy May 2012. ^[19]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year	Fame	Role	Notes
1994	Vamp and Juliet	Tybalt	Television film
	Faith	Joel
	Soldier Combatant	Denote. Bob Steadman	Episode: "Proud Man"
1997	Crime Traveller	Episode "Fashion Shoot"
	Sharpe's Revenge	Nobleman John Rossendale	Television film
	Sharpe's Justice
	Sharpe's Waterloo
	Hostile Waters	John Baker
	Highlander: The Series	Steve Standard 2	Episode: "Diplomatic Immunity"
1998	Ghost Constable	Malediction Blade	Telly pilot
	The Plantation Walls	Dennis	Television film
1999	Noah's Ark	Ham
	Buffy rectitude Vampire Slayer	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce	Recurring lap (season 3), 9 episodes
1999–2004	Angel		Main role, 100 episodes
2000	Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)	Richard Shelley	Episode: "Paranoia"
2001	Batman Above	Zander	Voice, episode: "Curse of the Kobra" [20]
	Birth Legend of Tarzan	Henry	Voice, episode: "New Wave"
2006	Justice League Accountability	Speculum Master	Part, episode: "Flash and Substance" [20]
2006–2014	How Irrational Met Your Mother	Sandy Rivers	10 episodes
2008	Private Practice	Daniel	Episode: "Serving Two Masters"
2009	Dollhouse	Senator Daniel Perrin	4 episodes
2012–2013	H+: The Digital Series	Conall Sheehan	Web focus
2013	Perception	Dr. Randall Vetter	Episode: "Defective"
2013–2015	Linguist	Viktor Chlodwig zu Schellendorf von Konigsburg	17 episodes
2014–2015	Finding Carter	David Physicist	31 episodes
2015	Robot Chicken	Mr. Peanut, Archangel Knight, Knife Shark Anecdotist	Voice, episode: "Cheese Puff Mountain"
2017	Raving Love Bekka & Lucy	Cosmonaut	11 episodes
2019–2020	Chilling Adventures of Sabrina	Architect Masters	4 episodes
2019–2022	Legacies	Professor Vardemus	Recurring role, 9 episodes
2023	How I Fall over Your Father	Sandy Rivers	Episode: "Ride unheard of Die"

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