Marsters was born in Greenville, California, the son of a United Methodist minister and social worker. He grew up with his brother, Paul, and sister, Susan, in Modesto, California. … 展开

Early roles
Marsters moved to Chicago, where his first professional acting role was Ferdinand in The Tempest at the Goodman Theatre in 1987. In this production, … 展开

Marsters is divorced from Liane Davidson, with whom he has one son (born 1996). In 2002, Marsters began raising his five-year-old niece, whom he now regards as his daughter. 展开

• Official website
• James Marsters at IMDb
• 411Mania interview (March 3, 2012)
• Gavin Schmitt interview (February 25, 2016) 展开

Marsters had played in bands and solo in bars and clubs for many years and enjoyed several successful sell-out solo gigs at Los Angeles clubs before forming a band. For these solo gigs he mainly performed covers of classic folk and rock musicians such as 展开

As a solo artist:
• Civilized Man (2005)
• Like a Waterfall (2007)
With California-based rock band Ghost of the Robot:
• Mad … 展开