Alexis Denisof was born February 25, 1966 in Salisbury, Maryland but grew up in Seattle, where he spent most of his early youth. He went to the exclusive St. Paul's Boarding School in New Hampshire at age 13 before moving to London where he stayed for thirteen years and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). One of his earliest exposures to the entertainment business came after he graduated from LAMDA and landed a part in former Beatle, George Harrison's music video, “Got My Mind Set on You”. His biggest break came when he was cast as Wesley Wyndam Price on
Buffy the Vampire Slayer , where he also met his future wife,
Alyson Hannigan , who played Buffy's best friend, Willow.
Wesley Wyndam Price, played by Alexis Denisof on
Angel , used to belong to the Council of Watchers assigned to document and keep vampire slayers in line. Formerly quite obtuse, by the book and a rigid stickler for rules, Wesley lost his place with the Council after his apparent failure to keep his two charges, Buffy and Faith, in tow. He became a rogue demon hunter in Los Angeles where he ran into Angel, who had also relocated from Sunnydale, and got recruited to be part of Angel's team of evil and demon fighters.
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