Nicholas Brendon Schultz, known professionally as Nicholas Brendon, is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Xander Harris in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and Kevin Lynch in Criminal Minds (2007–2014).
Brendon played Xander Harris for seven years and appeared in all but one of 144 episodes. For his role as Xander, Brendon was nominated for Saturn Award in 1998 and 1999 for Best Genre TV Actor and in 2000 for the Supporting Actor. He continues to regularly attend comic conventions and sci-fi conventions. He has been involved in development of Xander's character in follow-up comic books, and has been credited as a writer for several issues.
Although Brendon has continued to work as an actor, with regular recurring parts in TV series and starring roles in limited release films such as Coherence and Big Gay Love, his struggles with substance misuse and depression have overshadowed his professional career. Brendon has attracted public attention for his multiple arrests and convictions on a variety of charges since 2010.
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Some of their strengths
Nicholas Brendon has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Energetic, Independent, Brave, Adventurous, Generous, Strong, and Perseverent.
Independent and Brave
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Nicholas Brendon is someone who is an independent, brave, and honest person who approaches life with energy, intuition, passion, and generosity. A person who is a bit of a "lone wolf".
Warm and Caring
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Nicholas Brendon well know them as someone who can be warm, caring, and compassionate, like a lamp or torch.
Active and Ambitious
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Nicholas Brendon as someone who is active, ambitious, bold, and courageous.
A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.
Charismatic and Playful
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Nicholas Brendon is someone who is used to being the center of attention, and who has a playful approach to dealing with life.
They are also someone who is intuitive, imaginative, and an agent of change, and who is always dreaming of life's great possibilities and partnering with people to try to achieve those possibilities.
Independent and Dynamic
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Nicholas Brendon tends to be someone who is independent, dynamic, and courageous. Who can be positive, energetic, self-reliant, and adventurous, and who can make friends easily.
Some of Nicholas Brendon's challenges
While Nicholas Brendon has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Nicholas Brendon can be Impulsive, Aggressive, Self-centered, Short-tempered, Complicated, Brusque, and Stubborn.
Short-tempered and Impulsive
One of Nicholas Brendon's key challenges is that they are someone who can come across as short-tempered and impulsive.
Nicholas Brendon must also exercise caution as they can be short-tempered and aggressive.
Impulsive and Aggressive
Nicholas Brendon is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.
Aggressive and Domineering
Finally, Nicholas Brendon also can be aggressive, impatient, impulsive, and short-tempered.
