Alexis Denisof was born on the 25th February 1966, in Salisbury, Maryland, USA, and is a film, television, and theatre actor, perhaps best known for his role as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1999) and “Angel” (1999-2004). His on-screen career started in 1989.
Have you ever wondered how rich Alexis Denisof is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Denisof’s net worth is as high as $2 million, an amount earned largely through her successful career in acting.
Alexis Denisof Net Worth $2 Million
Alexis Denisof was born to Christiana Taylor, who holds a PhD in Drama, and Gerald Denisof. On his father’s side, he has Russian, French, and Jewish heritage, while on his mother’s side, he has Irish ancestry. The family relocated to Seattle when he was young, and he finished Highline College, where his mother led the drama department. After school, he decided to move to London to work and study. There, he attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and took his first steps in the film industry.
Denisof’s first job was behind the stage, as a fight director for the theatre production of “Hamlet”, later followed by BBC’s “Romeo and Juliet”, “The Other Side”, and “The Soul’s Dark Night” in 1991. At the same time, he embarked on an acting career by starring in the little-known British thriller “Crime Story” (1989) alongside Christopher Lee. His first notable film role was in the 1995 medieval epic “First Knight”, based on the Arthurian legend, in which he played one of the knights of the Round Table, along with Richard Gere and Sean Connery. The film met with a lukewarm reaction from the critics, but was commercially successful.
Next, Denisof appeared in three installments of the British television drama “Sharpe”, namely “Sharpe’s Revenge”, “Sharpe’s Justice”, and “Sharpe’s Waterloo” in 1997, playing Lord John Rossendale, a minor antagonist to Sean Bean’s hero, Richard Sharpe. However, his big break came on American television, when he was cast as Buffy’s replacement Watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the third season of “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” (1999). While his character appeared only in nine episodes, Denisof left a strong impression on the producer Joss Whedon, who decided to cast him in the spin-off series “Angel” (1999-2004), as a series regular. Denisof stayed on for all five seasons, one hundred episodes in total, which increased his net worth significantly.
Afterwards, he mostly appeared as a guest or recurring star in television shows, such as the popular sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” (2006-2014), and the medical drama “Private Practice” (2008). He was cast once again by Joss Whedon, as a recurring character in his science fiction television series “Dollhouse” (2009), but the series was cancelled after two seasons. In the meantime, Denisof also did some voice work, on television and in film; he lent his voice to several comic book characters, including Zander in “Batman Beyond” (2001), Dr. Leo Quintum in “All-Star Superman” (2011), and Mirror Master in “Justice League: Doom” (2012). He also appeared on stage, in the theatre production of “Rope”, being reunited with his “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” co-star, Anthony Head. Most recently, Denisof had small, but important roles in Marvel Cinematic Universe films “The Avengers” (2012) and “Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014), as Thanos’s servant, The Other. He also starred in another Joss Whedon feature, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” (2012), in which he played Benedict.
Denisof has been married to his “Buffy” co-star, Alyson Hannigan, since 2003, and together they have two daughters.
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