Nicholas Brendon obituary

Actor best known for his charismatic portrayal of Xander Harris, the heroine’s insecure sidekick, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer As the lovable high school student Xander Harris, who just happens to be best friends with a superhuman vampire killer and a powerful witch in the cult American TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Nicholas Brendon portrayed a flawed everyman that fans could relate to. “I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away,” Xander told his friends in a characte...

By Donna Ferguson