‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Cast: Where Are They Now?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer wasn’t just entertaining — the series also broke ground in many ways.
The supernatural drama starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as teenage vampire slayer Buffy Summers. Alyson Hannigan, David Boreanaz, Nicholas Brendon, Anthony Stewart Head, James Marsters, Michelle Trachtenberg and many more were in the cast.
The series, created by Joss Whedon, was based on the 1992 film of the same name and ran for seven seasons on The WB and UPN from 1997 to 2003. The show’s popularity led to the spinoff titled Angel, in which Boreanaz starred for five seasons.
Buffy was praised for featuring a strong feminist hero and showcasing an LGBTQ romance between Hannigan’s character Willow Rosenberg and Amber Benson’s Tara Maclay.
However, a dark cloud came over Buffy in February 2021 when Charisma Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase, accused Whedon of creating a toxic work environment on the set. Whedon has yet to address the accusations.
Scroll down to see what the cast has been up to since the series ended:
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Gellar shares daughter Charlotte and son Rocky with husband Freddie Prinze Jr.
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Hannigan shares daughters Satyana and Keeva with husband Alexis Denisof, a fellow Buffy alum.
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Boreanaz has been married to Jaime Bergman since 2001. They share son Jaden and daughter Bella.
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As for his personal life, Brendon voluntarily entered rehab for alcoholism in 2004. He checked into treatment for the second time in 2015 for depression, alcoholism and substance abuse. He was married to Tressa DiFiglia from 2001 to 2007 and Moonda Tee from 2014 to 2015.
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Head has been in a relationship with Sarah Fisher since 1984. They share daughters Emily and Daisy.
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After his marriage to Liane Davidson ended in 1997, he wed Patricia Rahman in 2011, although the pair separated 10 years later. He shares a son named Sullivan with Davidson. When he was 40, Marsters adopted his then-5-year-old niece after his brother was unable to care for her.
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The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum was married to Cornelius Grobbelaar from 2006 to 2010. She tied the knot again in 2017 to Mark Ford, with whom she shares daughter Knightley.
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Us Weekly confirmed in February 2025 that Trachtenberg died at the age of 39.
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Carpenter got divorced from Damian Hardy, with whom she shares son Donovan, in 2008.
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The University of Kentucky grad has been married to John Pankow since 1986. The couple share a daughter named Eleanore.
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The actor has been married to Clare Grant since 2010.
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Blucas married journalist Ryan Haddon in 2009. He is a stepfather to Haddon’s kids Jaden and Eliana from her previous marriage to Christian Slater.
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Benson split from boyfriend Adam Busch in 2009 after seven years together.
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He has been engaged to actress Caitlin Mehner since 2016.
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She’s been married to Deverill Weekes since 2009.
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