Nicholas Brendon Schultz (April 12, 1971 – March 20, 2026), known professionally as Nicholas Brendon, was an American actor and writer. He was best known for his character Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Biography from TMDB.
- April 12, 1971
- March 20, 2026 (aged 54)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 19 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Nicholas Brendon's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Threshold guardian: 3 of 10 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Xander Harris in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
- Tricksteras Starcat in Psycho Beach Party (2000)
- Heroas Kyle in Survival Island (2002)
- Heroas Jake Relm in Fire Serpent (2007)
- Threshold guardianas Michael in A Golden Christmas (2009)
- Shadowas Brent in My Neighbor's Secret (2009)
- Tricksteras Mike in Coherence (2013)
- Threshold guardianas Vincent in Redwood (2017)
- Shapeshifteras Brad Walsh in King of Crime (2018)
- Threshold guardianas David in The Nanny (2018)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Nicholas Brendon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Nicholas Brendon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
34 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Yesterday is Almost Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
On a Dark and Bloody Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Christmas Slasher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Dawn(2022)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Wanton Want (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Dark/Web(2019)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
King of Crime(2018)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Nanny(2018)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Redwood(2017)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Faking It(2014)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Coherence(2013)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Morningside Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Indigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Big Gay Love(2013)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Inspector Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Hard Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Portal(2010)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
A Golden Christmas(2009)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
My Neighbor's Secret(2009)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Buffy the Animated Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Blood on the Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Private Practice(2007)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Unholy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Fire Serpent(2007)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Relative Chaos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Criminal Minds(2005)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Kitchen Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Celeste in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Without a Trace(2002)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Survival Island(2002)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Psycho Beach Party(2000)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Dave's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Career shape
Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles from 1993 to 2025; peak year 2018.
Film career
Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1995Screen debut· Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
- 2007First top-billed film· 毒火巨蟒
- 2014Career best· Coherence
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Nicholas Brendon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 12th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th11
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 19 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Nicholas Brendon's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Nicholas Brendon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nicholas Brendon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josée Bernard shares the most, 2.
Producers
- Josée BernardShared titles: My Neighbor's Secret (2009), Fire Serpent (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Josée Bernard
- Neil BregmanShared titles: My Neighbor's Secret (2009), Fire Serpent (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Neil Bregman
- Stefan WodoslawskyShared titles: My Neighbor's Secret (2009), Fire Serpent (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Stefan Wodoslawsky
- Tom BerryShared titles: My Neighbor's Secret (2009), Fire Serpent (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Berry
