Nicholas Brendon

For a certain generation, Brendon will always be Xander from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and that is no small legacy. Born in Los Angeles in 1971, he worked across stage, film, television, voice acting, and producing, later giving Criminal Minds its endearing Kevin Lynch. He was never the flashiest star, but he was the kind of supporting presence that quietly anchors a show and lodges itself in your memory. Learning of his passing in 2026 hit harder than I expected. Some actors simply become part of your youth, and he was one of them. Rest easy.

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Name (English)

Nicholas Brendon

Name (Japanese)

ニコラス・ブレンドン

Reading

にこらす・ぶれんどん

Born

April 12, 1971 – March 20, 2026

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor / film producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

University

Pasadena City College

• Official sitehttps://www.nickybrendon.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/nicholasbrendon
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas%20Brendon
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434778

Tags

• California
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.