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Nicholas Brendon, 'Buffy' actor who played Xander Harris, dies. See him in photos

March 21, 2026, 12:06 p.m. ET
Nicholas Brendon, best known for playing Xander Harris on all seven seasons of the WB TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," died Friday, March 20 . He was 54. In a statement posted on Brendon's official Facebook page, his family said the actor died in his sleep. Scroll to see photos of him throughout his career. Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris stars in 20th Century Fox's "Buffy The Vampire Slayer Year 5."
Nicholas Brendon, best known for playing Xander Harris on all seven seasons of the WB TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," died Friday, March 20. He was 54. In a statement posted on Brendon's official Facebook page, his family said the actor died in his sleep. Scroll to see photos of him throughout his career.

Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris stars in 20th Century Fox's "Buffy The Vampire Slayer Year 5."
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'Buffy' cast members Emma Caulfield, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, James Marsters, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Michelle Trachtenberg at the UPN sessions of the Television Critics Association summer press tour at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Pasadena, Calif., July 16, 2001.
'Buffy' cast members Emma Caulfield, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, James Marsters, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Michelle Trachtenberg at the UPN sessions of the Television Critics Association summer press tour at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Pasadena, Calif., July 16, 2001.
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'Buffy' actor Nicholas Brendon and 'Buffy' creator and executive producer Joss Whedon at the UPN sessions of the Television Critics Association summer press tour at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Pasadena, Calif., on July 16, 2001.
'Buffy' actor Nicholas Brendon and 'Buffy' creator and executive producer Joss Whedon at the UPN sessions of the Television Critics Association summer press tour at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Pasadena, Calif., on July 16, 2001.
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Actors Nicholas Brendon and Emma Caulfield react during the 2003 TCA Awards Ceremony at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel on July 19, 2003, in Hollywood, Calif.
Actors Nicholas Brendon and Emma Caulfield react during the 2003 TCA Awards Ceremony at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel on July 19, 2003, in Hollywood, Calif.
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Nicholas Brendon arrives at Fox All-Star Television Critics Association party at Santa Monica Pier on July 29, 2005, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Nicholas Brendon arrives at Fox All-Star Television Critics Association party at Santa Monica Pier on July 29, 2005, in Santa Monica, Calif.
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From left, actors Lauren Graham, Sam Pancake, Matthew Perry. Nicolas Brendon and Bonnie Somerville attend Movieline's "Kitchen Confidential" party at Hollywood Life's Young Hollywood House at The Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 8, 2005.
From left, actors Lauren Graham, Sam Pancake, Matthew Perry. Nicolas Brendon and Bonnie Somerville attend Movieline's "Kitchen Confidential" party at Hollywood Life's Young Hollywood House at The Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 8, 2005.
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Jaime King and Nicholas Brendon, cast members in the new Fox television series "Kitchen Confidential," joke with reporters during the Fox summer press tour hosted by the Television Critics Association in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 28, 2005. Brendon starred as pastry chef Seth Richman in the 2005 Fox sitcom.
Jaime King and Nicholas Brendon, cast members in the new Fox television series "Kitchen Confidential," joke with reporters during the Fox summer press tour hosted by the Television Critics Association in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 28, 2005.

Brendon starred as pastry chef Seth Richman in the 2005 Fox sitcom.
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