James playing Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer makes it real easy to love an evil guy who isn't even human! James Weseley Marsters was born on Auguest 20th, 1969 in Greenville California. I think James is a really under rated actor. Hey, this guy went to Julliard, and other great acting schools, and still indulges in theatre a lot of the time. In 1997, James got his big sexy break, landing the role of the bleached blonde vampire Spike, on Buffy. James personally hates Spikes trademark long leather jacket, but I love it! Not to mention that bloody british accent. He gives the show another demension, which it never seems to lack. If you didn't notice already, James is the only blonde on here, and yeah, I know he's not really a blonde, but he's special in the way that I hate him with brown hair, and prefer what Xander referred to him once as, "Captain Peroxide."