Mostly Credited As: Alexis Denisof Date Of Birth: February 25, 1966 (Age 50) Country Of Birth: USA Birth Place: Salisbury, Maryland Height: 6' 2" (1.87 m)
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Alexis Denisof (born February 25, 1966) is an American actor best known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel.
Wesley's character was first introduced in Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3 as Buffy Summers' replacement Watcher. After Buffy parted ways with the Watchers' Council, Wesley was out of a job. He later showed up on Angel, and became a regular character in that series from episode 11.
Although Denisof is an American, born in Salisbury, Maryland, he lived and worked in Britain for a number of years. He has done many stage productions, including one with Anthony Stewart Head, who played Wesley's predecessor Rupert Giles on Buffy.
Denisof had been mentioned as possibly being cast to portray James Bond in the upcoming 2006 movie Casino Royale.
Denisof married Alyson Hannigan, who played Willow Rosenberg in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, on October 11, 2003. They live in Los Angeles, but also have a home in London.