ACTOR

James Marsters

1962 - Today

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James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor, musician, singer, comic book writer, and audiobook narrator. He is sometimes credited in various anime series and video games as David Gray and Sam Majesters in the series Dragon Ball Super and the video game Dragon Ball FighterZ respectively. He is best known for his role as the British punk vampire Spike in The WB series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Marsters has received more than 3,830,360 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). James Marsters is the 4,005th most popular actor (down from 3,306th in 2019), the 5,969th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,133rd in 2019) and the 1,802nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of James Marsters by language

Over the past year James Marsters has had the most page views in the with 464,692 views, followed by French (40,664), and German (39,704). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (76.92%), Afrikaans (71.38%), and Ukrainian (51.27%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Marsters ranks 4,005 out of 13,578. Before him are Gina Carano, Joseph Grimaldi, Banjō Ginga, Brigitte Horney, Monique van de Ven, and Margarita Xirgu. After him are Charles Shaughnessy, Ossie Davis, Hans Moser, Assumpta Serna, Gary Dourdan, and Don Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, James Marsters ranks 215. Before him are Magne Furuholmen, Michael Ball, Michael Andretti, Atiq Rahimi, Janne Andersson, and Terence Trent D'Arby. After him are Tracy Chevalier, Mikhail Mizintsev, Predrag Bjelac, Rosamund Kwan, Jon Stewart, and Ikililou Dhoinine.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Marsters ranks 5,969 out of 20,380. Before him are John Kuck (1905), Junior Wells (1934), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Raymond Scott (1908), Ollie Johnston (1912), and David Gale (1921). After him are Ossie Davis (1917), Gary Dourdan (1966), Don Wilson (1954), Harold Agnew (1921), Mary-Claire King (1946), and John Agar (1921).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Marsters ranks 1,802. Before him are Dooley Wilson (1886), Richard Harrison (1936), Michael B. Jordan (1987), BD Wong (1960), Eddie Cantor (1892), and Gina Carano (1982). After him are Ossie Davis (1917), Gary Dourdan (1966), Don Wilson (1954), John Agar (1921), John Randolph (1915), and Michael J. Pollard (1939).

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Television and Movie Roles

Dragonball Evolution
Lord Piccolo
On his 18th birthday, Goku receives a mystical Dragonball as a gift from his grandfather. There are only six others like it in the whole world, and legend has it that whoever possesses all seven will be granted one perfect wish. When the arrival of a dark force triggers a tragedy, Goku and his companions are propelled into an epic quest to collect the seven Dragonballs and save the Earth from destruction.
Mar 12o 20092.895 / 10
Superman: Doomsday
Lex Luthor (voice)
When LexCorp accidentally unleashes a murderous creature, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s.
Sep 18o 20076.72 / 10
P.S. I Love You
John
A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
Nov 15o 20077.194 / 10