ALUMNI GUESTS

Alethea Root // 2019

Alethea Root // 2019

Art Director for Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Alethea now is a director and producer.

Andrew Ferchland // 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Andrew Ferchland // 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Andrew is known to Buffy fans as “The Anointed/Annoying One” from seasons 1 and 2.

B Dave Walters // 2018

B Dave Walters // 2018

A motivator, storyteller, and unifier; like a mix between Oprah, Tony Robbins, and the Old Spice Guy. Host of The Rundown web series for 20th Century Fox, Ask Your Black Geek Friend for Geek and Sundry, Rise UP with B. Dave Walters on Party 93.4 FM out of Hudson Valley, New York, and nationally syndicated columnist on the topics of spirituality and relationships for the Examiner.com. 

Briana Aeby // 2016

Briana Aeby // 2016

Briana Aeby coordinates visual effects for MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

Brody Hutzler // 2016

Brody Hutzler // 2016

Alaskan-born Brody Hutzler played Landock in Angel series. He has also appeared in Las VegasDays of Our Lives7th HeavenBirds of PreyTotally BlondeLegally BlondeAlly McBealTitansCharmedThe Young and the Restless, and Saved by the Bell: The New Class.

Camden Toy // 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Camden Toy // 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Actor, screenwriter, and film editor, Camden appeared as a lead Gentlemen along with Doug Jones in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4 episode HUSH, as the Gnarl Demon and UberVamp villains in Season 7, as well as the Prince of Lies in Season 5 of Angel.

Christophe Beck // 2019

Christophe Beck // 2019

Chris scored Buffy seasons 2 thru 6, Angel season 1, and received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for his score to the Buffy episode, “Becoming, Part 1.”  In 2000, the cheerleading comedy Bring It On launched Beck’s film career. More recently, Chris scored both of Marvel’s Ant-Man films, Avengers: Endgame, The Peanuts Film, and recently WandaVision on Disney+.

Christopher May // 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Christopher May // 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Known as a true “working actor”, Christopher has guest starred on many popular television shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6. Christopher’s musical talents as one half of the pop/rock ukulele duo, Uke Box Heroes. The other half being his wife, actress Miracle Laurie.

Christos Gage // 2017, 2018

Christos Gage // 2017, 2018

Christos is the brilliant mind behind Dark Horse Comic’s Angel & Faith Season 9 and Buffy Seasons 10 and 11, having blazed a trail in the comic book industry for over a decade.  Marvel fans know him as writer for Season 1 of Netflix’s Daredevil, collaborating with wife Ruth Fletcher Gage to write “Speak of the Devil,” the chapter of the hero’s saga IGN called “the quintessential Daredevil episode.”

Dagney Kerr // 2017, 2018, 2019

Dagney Kerr // 2017, 2018, 2019

Actor // Buffy fans will remember Dagney as Kathy Newman, Buffy’s demon college roommate with an affinity for labeling eggs, ironing jeans, and listening to Cher.

Damion Poitier // 2016, 2017, 2019

Damion Poitier // 2016, 2017, 2019

Actor, Storyteller, Voice Actor, Prosthetics wearer, Motion Capture, Stuntman and Bringer of the Silly on Firefly, Angel, Dollhouse, the Avengers and Thor: The Dark World. Outside of the Whedonverse (is there such a thing?) Damion was in HBO’s True Blood and the first rebooted Star Trek film.

David Fury // 2017

David Fury // 2017

David is an Emmy, WGA and Saturn awards winning writer/director/producer best known to those of us reading this for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. As an actor, he got the mustard out of his dry cleaning in the Buffy musical “Once More with Feeling“, had a muppet’s hand up in him the Angel episode “Smile Time”, was the singing anchorman in “Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”, and partied during “Much Ado About Nothing”.

Doug Jones // 2016

Doug Jones // 2016

Doug appeared as a lead Gentlemen along with Camden Toy in the critically acclaimed silent episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, entitled Hush. Presently he is Saru on Star Trek: Discovery on Paramount+

E.J. De la Pena // 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

E.J. De la Pena // 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

American Filmmaker and CEO of entertainment production company, Cowboy Errant.

George Sarah // 2016, 2017

George Sarah // 2016, 2017

Electronic composer and multi-instrumentalist, he appeared on Buffy The Vampire Slayer performing several of his songs as the fictional band Shy (episodes ‘Beer Bad’ and ‘Wild At Heart’), providing the string quartet in the episode ‘Hell’s Bells’ and appeared in Season 1 of Angel. Collaboration album with Anthony Stewart Head titled ‘Music For Elevators’.

Georges Jeanty // 2017, 2018, 2019

Georges Jeanty // 2017, 2018, 2019

Known by Whedon fans for his amazing artwork on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Serenity/Firefly comic series for Dark Horse Comics, Georges is an Eisner Award winning, NY Times Bestselling artist. Hand picked by Joss to breathe life into the Firefly series he smartly signed on!

Gigi Edgley // 2017, 2018, 2019

Gigi Edgley // 2017, 2018, 2019

Actor, Musician, Producer // Gigi stole the hearts of sci-fi enthusiasts as the mischievous Chiana on “Farscape”, becoming one of the most popular and at times controversial characters in the series.

Harry Groener // 2016

Harry Groener // 2016

Harry Groener breathed life into the delightfully devilish Mayor from Buffy’s third season through Graduation Day. Harry also serves (with fellow Whedon alum, Armin Shimerman) on the Board of Directors of the Antaeus Theatre Ensemble.

Iyari Limon // 2018, 2019

Iyari Limon // 2018, 2019

Iyari played Kennedy, one of the lead Potential Slayers and Willow’s love interest in the final 13 episodes of Buffy Season 7.

Jack Plotnick // 2019

Jack Plotnick // 2019

Known as Sunnydale’s Deputy Mayor Allan Finch, Jack has built a career as an award-winning actor, director and performance coach.

James Leary // 2016, 2018, 2019

James Leary // 2016, 2018, 2019

James Leary is known as the demon Clem on Buffy.  James turned the original five-line part at the beginning of season six into a regular recurring role in both seasons 6 and 7.

James Marsters // 2018, 2019

James Marsters // 2018, 2019

Actor and musician James portrayed vampire and villain-turned-hero Spike on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

Jeff Pruitt // 2017

Jeff Pruitt // 2017

Jeff choreographed all of the action for Buffy the Vampire Slayer seasons 1 through 4.  He is responsible for increasing the fight action on the series as well as turning Angel into a character capable of fighting equally alongside Buffy.  He is well known around the world for his martial arts films as well as directing and stunt coordinating The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers television series and feature. 

Joe Ochman // 2018, 2019

Joe Ochman // 2018, 2019

Fans will recognized Joe from his guest role on Buffy.

Jonathan Latt // 2017, 2018, 2019

Jonathan Latt // 2017, 2018, 2019

A writer, producer and consultant in the film, television & video game industry, Jonathan is also the best selling author of the indie pulp novel “The Geek”.

Jonathan Woodward // 2018, 2019

Jonathan Woodward // 2018, 2019

Jonathan Woodward is a trifecta of the Whedonverse. He appeared as Holden Webster in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “Conversations with Dead People”, as Knox in the fifth season of the series Angel, and as Tracey in the Firefly episode “The Message”.

Joshua Charson // 2017

Joshua Charson // 2017

Joshua Charson is lead editor on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Working in editorial for the last 20 years, with credits that include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fringe, and V.

Julia Lee // 2018, 2019

Julia Lee // 2018, 2019

Julia cut her teeth/landed her first career role on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. First named Sister Sunshine/Chantarelle, Lily, and then Anne (all the same character), Julia continued to recur on Buffy and its spin-off, “Angel” over a period of 8 years, making her last appearance in the series finale of “Angel” in May 2004.

Julie Benz //2019

Julie Benz //2019

Known to fans as Darla on both Buffy and Angel, the vampire who sired Angel and gave birth to Connor.

Juliet Landau //2016, 2019

Juliet Landau //2016, 2019

Juliet is an actress, director, producer and writer. Known to fans as Drusilla on BUFFY & ANGEL.

Keith Szarabajka //2016

Keith Szarabajka //2016

Keith Szarabajka played the vampire with a soul’s most destructive (and patient) adversary, vengeful vampire-hunter Daniel Holtz.

Kelli Maroney //2018

Kelli Maroney //2018

Kelli Maroney played a cheerleader in 1984’s NIGHT OF THE COMET, the character that was one of the inspirations for the creation of BUFFY.

Logan Lubera // 2018, 2019

Logan Lubera // 2018, 2019

Known for his artwork on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer/OZ Miniseries, Overwatch and World of Warcraft: Legion series for Dark Horse Comics.

Marc Zicree // 2016

Marc Zicree // 2016

Marc Zicree is a writer, director and producer.  Author of The Twilight Zone Companion, a detailed history of Rod Serling’s TV series, considered to be the start of compilation guides.

Mark A Altman // 2018, 2019

Mark A Altman // 2018, 2019

Mark is a television and motion picture writer/producer on such series as The Librarians, and Castle, and co-author of “Slayers & Vampires: The Complete, Uncensored Oral History of Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Angel”

Mark Kolpack // 2016, 2017, 2018

Mark Kolpack // 2016, 2017, 2018

Mark Kolpack is VFX Supervisor for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from pilot through season 3, created Dark Willow for Buffy, and many other genre series.

Mark Lutz // 2016, 2017

Mark Lutz // 2016, 2017

Mark Lutz was the titular vampire’s romantic rival, the inter-dimensional warrior The Groosalugg on the series “Angel”. 

Matt Champagne // 2016

Matt Champagne // 2016

You’ll recognize Matt as the love-lorne (get it?) Gene Rainey in the Angel episode Happy Anniversary. 

Matthew D. Hunt // 2017, 2018, 2019

Matthew D. Hunt // 2017, 2018, 2019

Filmmaker, Emmy nominated producer, and internationally award-winning author.

Matthew James // 2016

Matthew James // 2016

Merl the demon snitch on Angel.

Mercedes McNab // 2018

Mercedes McNab // 2018

Fans know her as Harmony Kendall, one of Cordelia’s Sunnydale High gang on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel.

Miracle Laurie // 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Miracle Laurie // 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Miracle Laurie is best known for her role as Mellie/November on Joss Whedon’s DOLLHOUSE. When not acting or producing, she is one half the duo UKE BOX HEROES with her husband, actor Christopher May.

PJ Haarsma // 2016

PJ Haarsma // 2016

“PJ” Haarsma Executive Producer of the hit web sensation “Con Man” (starring “Firefly” alum Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion). and science fiction author of “Softwire” series.

Robia Scott // 2017

Robia Scott // 2017

LaMorte Scott is best known in the Whedonverse for her time on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Giles’ ill-fated love interest, the quick-witted Jenny Calendar. Fans of the cult favorite show had their hearts forever shattered when the computer teacher-cum-Techno Pagan-cum-Romani spy was brutally slain by Angelus in Season Two, never completing her quest to restore his lost soul.

Rudolph Martin // 2016

Rudolph Martin // 2016

Rudolf Martin appeared as Dracula in the fifth-season premiere of Buffy.

Ryan Moos // 2016, 2018

Ryan Moos // 2016, 2018

Ryan Moos is VFX Editor for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and was 3D editor for the first Avengers film.

Sabrina Arnold // 2016

Sabrina Arnold // 2016

Sabrina Arnold is VFX Producer for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Sam Anderson // 2017

Sam Anderson // 2017

Actor and Theater Director // On the TV series Angel played Holland Manners, junior partner in the evil law firm Wolfram & Hart that has existed across the dimensions in one shape or another since The Old Ones.

Sean Maher // 2018

Sean Maher // 2018

Known for his portrayal of the mysterious Dr. Simon Tam in Firefly and Serenity and Don John in Much Ado About Nothing.

Shawna Trpcic // 2016, 2019

Shawna Trpcic // 2016, 2019

Shawna has been the Costume Designer on Joss Whedon projects including Angel, Firefly, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Dollhouse, The Cabin in The Woods, and Much Ado About Nothing, as well as projects produced by Whedonverse talent such as K-Ville, Point Pleasant, Love For Lust, Husbands and Torchwood.  Other projects include Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Sophia Crawford // 2017

Sophia Crawford // 2017

Sophia performed all of the fights and stunts as the character “Buffy”(Sarah Michelle Gellar) on Buffy the Vampire Slayer seasons 1 through 4.

 Steve Tartalia // 2017

Steve Tartalia // 2017

Stuntman, Actor, Producer, and Chef, Steve was stunt double for James Marsters on both Buffy and Angel, it was he who as Spike jumped on the coffin in Once More With Feeling without missing a beat.

Steven L. Sears // 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Steven L. Sears // 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Steven L. Sears began writing and producing television over 30 years ago. Some of his most notable credits include his work on over 100 episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess.

Summer Glau // 2019

Summer Glau // 2019

Summer is a trifecta of the Whedonverse – portraying a Russian Ballerina in Angel, River Tam in Firefly/Serenity, and Bennett Halverson in Dollhouse. Summer began her career as a ballerina and found her way to acting after being discover by Joss Whedon for Angel. Summer received her first Saturn Award for her work on Firefly, her second as the Terminator in FOX series Terminator:The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Thomas Parham //2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Thomas Parham //2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Writer and Professor of Cinematic Arts, Thomas has written for the long-running CBS’ drama JAG and the Family Channel sitcom Big Brother Jake.  Past chair and professor of the Department of Cinematic Arts at Azusa Pacific University, presently Professor of Communication & Media Studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University.

Tim deZarn // 2018, 2019

Tim deZarn // 2018, 2019

Tim was the Harbinger in the Whedon/Goodard film The Cabin in The Woods.

Tim Minear // 2017

Tim Minear // 2017

While best known to Whedonverse fans for his work on Firefly, Angel, and Dollhouse, Tim Minear also collaborated on the quirky Wonderfalls, the racing drama Drive, X-Files, and America Horror Story. He’s been Executive Producer for Terriers, Feud: Bette and Joan, and presently the FOX series 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lonestar.

Todd McIntosh // 2016

Todd McIntosh // 2016

Makeup Supervisor on Buffy for six season and 116 episodes. Other series include: Pushing Daisies, Memoirs of a Geisha, Legion, Ringer, Torchwood, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Mister Saturday Night, Masters of The universe, and much more.

Valerie Frankel // 2016

Valerie Frankel // 2016

Valerie Estelle Frankel is the author and editor of over 40 books on pop culture, including Buffy and the Heroine’s Journey, The Comics of Joss Whedon, After the Avengers, Pop Culture in the Whedonverse, Joss Whedon’s Names, and Everything I Need to Know in Life I Learned from Joss Whedon.