Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Best known for his role as the evil/good second vampire with a soul, Spike, on the cult hits Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, James Marsters has bitten his way into the hearts of legions of fans across the world. Further cementing his place on the radar of fans, Marsters has been appearing on Smallville this season as the villainous Brainiac as part of a 10-episode deal.

James Marsters arrived in fine form at the Canadian National Expo this past August though the closest many could get to him, including a group of reporters, was standing on the opposite side of a large grey cubicle wall hoping to catch a glimpse as fans went, one by one, behind it to get a photo snapped with the actor.

Marsters’ status as one of the most popular characters from the Buffy mythology explains why the actor had so many security personnel, PR reps, and convention organizers shooing people away (those who didn’t pay upwards of $500 US for a VIP weekend pass, anyway). But once the actor gets in front of his fans, he appears incredibly humble despite the numerous awards he’s received for playing Spike. “I put all of them in a box labeled James’ ego trips. I shy away from compliments. If you take too many, you start to believe them,” Marsters tells the audience, on day three of the epic Intimate & Interactive event.

At the time of the event, Marsters had put two episodes of Smallville into the can. Audiences may be a little shocked to see the actor without his bleached-blond hair (now a deep brown), arrogant swagger, and his British accent. Marsters is actually a native Californian, but his accent was so convincing that not only did viewers accept it as real, but many cast and crew were also fooled.

On Smallville, Marsters plays the incredibly smart villain, Brainiac, who comes to Earth aboard a Kryptonian spaceship. The entity assumes the identity of Professor Milton Fine who begins to mentor Clark (Tom Welling). Marsters displayed a genuine enthusiasm both for the character and show creators, Al Gough and Miles Miller.

“They have a clear idea of what they want to do with the Superman mythos. My character, Brainiac, has a clear objective which is fantastic. So many seasons of Buffy I’d wonder what Spike would be doing this year. I mean, why was he still in Sunnydale? I dunno, looking for milk I guess,” Marsters says.

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