Acting in front of an audience is amazing - you get an energy from the audience that's just like theater.
And I decided to go back into acting and about three and a half months later I booked the show.
As I said on stage earlier, I like playing evil.
Buffy requires a certain level of devotion. It's amazing how committed people are to it. I recently met someone who was completely obsessed with it, and he kept referring to things that had happened on the show that I wasn't even aware of.
Buffy's character seemed to gravitate toward things she didn't have.
Fans are the main reason I do what I do.
Hopefully, I'll get lucky again - lightning can strike twice, or maybe even three or four times.
I acted for about 2 years and did about three or four commercials, and then I quit because I was kind of disenchanted.
I also want to play a villain, or maybe be in a romantic comedy.
I didn't even get it together to date until I was 21 or 22.
I didn't talk much because I was really shy.
I do not have a computer. I'm still in the Ice Age, apparently.
I got into acting when I was 21 because I had a stutter, and I wanted to challenge myself.
I had only been acting for about three months, so I was just beside myself when I got the male lead.
I learned a lot from working on Buffy.
I like some of the clothes Xander wears. And no, it doesn't reflect my style.
I think that I'm lucky because I haven't quite been defined yet as an actor, which is nice.
I try to maintain the perspective that life is meant to be laughed at.
I was 25 when my character was 15.
I was just learning my lines, and hopefully doing a good job.
I was shooting a sitcom for Fox and doing the last Buffy episode, so I think that made it easier for me.
I went to college for a while and worked as a waiter at various restaurants throughout southern California.
I will always have a stutter.
I would love to do a sitcom and play some different film characters.
I'm looking forward to leading a happy, sober life.
I'm probably the biggest prankster, but we don't get much time, since we're always shooting.
I've been talking about maybe doing comedy - I want to do a sitcom in front of a live audience and have fun.
If I'm doing a comedy, then I want to be sure that the beats are there.
It was nice to be working on something where I didn't have a love interest.
It was nice to make things right, and I went to prom and actually had a good time in the TV world - the real world wasn't so much fun.
My latest obsession is cooking. I buy a new cookbook every week.
No one escapes being haunted by something that absolutely terrifies them to the core, but very few feel it's okay to admit what it is that haunts us.
On Buffy, I am now considered the far-out funny guy. With Psycho Beach Party, I was so nice and philosophical, it was almost boring.
Once you look at this demon in the face, and don't run away, the fear slowly dissipates like a fog and there's nothing staring back at you.
One of the things that we were warned about was that people were going to die in the finale.
Over the past eight years, I've discovered that Buffy fans are the most caring and supportive fans in the world.
Relationships are so unique and individual, it's hard to step in and give advice.
So, I guess playing funny Xander was more fun.
Sometimes it's tough having a twin. The love is so intense but so is the hate.
That was odd going back to high school because I hated my first crack at high school.
The patch was easier than wearing the big turban, because I could take the eye patch off.
The pressure - I wasn't really enjoying my life then. I was too uptight, and I just kind of needed to walk away for awhile.
Usually a stutter comes from more improv stuff, like am I going to go that way or am I going to go that way.
We all had each other sign our scripts and write messages, kind of like a yearbook. Everyone wrote something pretty magical. And I had the cast sign my eye patch, which is one of a kind!
We don't rehearse much - pretty much like a half hour for each scene, then we go into shooting.
We try to stay very professional on the set.
Xander is a very important person in my life, but he's not me.
Yeah, I mean, this is my first show - the first thing I really booked.
You know, Hollywood's a machine, and I just wasn't really ready for it.
Nicholas occasionally wears nail polish.
Nicholas made his television debut in a Clearasil commercial.
Nick has hazel eyes.
Nicholas is 3 minutes younger than his twin brother Kelly.
He was an Associate Producer for the 2002 film
Voiced the character of Xander Harris for the two video games, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds.
Will be starring in the upcoming film, Unholy as Lucas.
Appeared in the 2003 TV Pilot The Pool at Maddy Breaker's. Unfortunately, the pilot was not purchased and was never aired or released on any other format.
Appeared in the 2000 film, Psycho Beach Party as Starcat.
Nicholas and Kelly have two younger brothers named Christian and Kyle.
Nicholas made an estimated $9,360,000 playing the role of Xander Harris in the series
Nick was in a total of 143 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This is the fourth highest number of appearances in the Whedonverse. He appeared in every episode of
His career began with a stint as Production Assistant on the CBS show Dave's World. His work behind the camera led to an audition for a guest role on the series.
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