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David Boreanaz

David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz was born on the 16th May 1969 in Buffalo in New York and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
David's first acting role came in the sitcom called Married With Children as Kelly's biker boyfriend Frank, but his big break came when he was cast in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Stewart Head, Amber Benson, Emma Caulfield, James Marsters and Nicholas Brendon, after being spotted by a producer while walking his dog. In the tv series, he played the mysterious Angel, a vampire with a soul.
He starred in Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season 1, Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season 2 and Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season 3 with periodical returns during the time David was doing his own series of Angel. Other Buffy series that starred David are - Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Slayer Collection: Spike, Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Slayer Collection: Faith, Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Slayer Collection: Willow, Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Slayer Collection: Angel,Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Dawn, Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Xander and Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Giles.
The show became very successful, so this led to David starring in a spin-off series called Angel, which gave the character of Angel a chance to evolve and concentrated on Angel's battle for redemption. Charisma Carpenter and Alexis Denisof and then later with Mercedes McNab and James Marsters from Buffy fame joined him on this superb show with Glenn Quinn, Amy Acker, Andy Hallett and J. August Richards.
The series are Angel - Season One, Angel - Season Two, Angel - Season Three, Angel - Season Four and Angel - Season Five, Angel - The Vampire Anthology - Cordelia, Angel - The Vampire Anthology - Gunn, Angel - The Vampire Anthology - Fred and Angel - The Vampire Anthology - Wesley.
David also had the lead role in the slasher flick called Valentine as Adam Carr and the pyschopath called Jeremy Melton, alongside Denise Richards, Jessica Capshaw, Marley Shelton and Katherine Heigl.
He also appeared in the music video for singer Dido's "White Flag", and was the voice of Leon (also known as Squall Leonhart) in the video game Kingdom Hearts.
Another big role is where David stars opposite Emily Deschanel and Michaela Conlin as FBI special agent Seeley Booth on Bones - Season 1, Bones - Season 2, Bones - Season 3, Bones - Season 4 and Bones - Season 5.
David has appeared in the canadian film called These Girls as a biker called Keith Clark with Caroline Dhavernas and Holly Lewis.
Other film roles include I'm With Lucy as Luke, Mr. Fix It as Lance opposite Alana De La Garza and Scoot McNairy, Crow, The - Wicked Prayer as Luc Crash along with Edward Furlong and Tara Reid, Ghost Writer as Sebastien alongside Alan Cumming and Anne Heche, The Hard Easy as Roger Hargitay with Henry Thomas and Vera Farmiga and in Suffering Man's Charity also as a character called Sebastian.
David also voiced the part of Hal Jordan in the DC Comics animated film called Justice League: The New Frontier.
David Boreanaz has also starred in the film - Our Lady Of Victory as Ed Rush with Carla Gugino, Ellen Burstyn and Marley Shelton.








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David Boreanaz - what members say


  • Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season 2
  • Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season 2 review by A customer from Salisbury, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars Disc Six - Excellent 5 March 2004
    ...sodes of Season 2: Becoming Parts 1 & 2. These are stunning episodes, and show David Boreanaz at his very best, playing Angelus. Although there are only two eps on the disc...   Read customer review
  • Angel - Season One
  • Angel - Season One review by from south wales
    Rated - 5.0 stars Loved it 19 February 2007
    ...more adult approach though. And anyway it's got to be worth a look to check out David Boreanaz fangs!!!! Fab! ...   Read customer review
  • Bones - Season 1
  • Bones - Season 1 review by PaulaWestwood from Mossley, Lancs.
    Rated - 4.0 stars Another good U.S. series.... 30 March 2007
    ...tion. The chemistry between 'Bones' Temperance (Emily Deschanel) and Sealey (David Boreanaz) is fun and watchable, and the whole thing is made more interesting by the fact...   Read customer review

David Boreanaz - filmography


  • Bones - Season 6 (2010)
    Starring: Emily Deschanel,  David Boreanaz,  Michaela Conlin
    Director: Ian Toynton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A darkly amusing procedural centred on a highly skilled forensic anthropologist whose expertise lies in her uncanny ability to read clues left behind in the victim’s bones. She partners with an FBI agent on murder investigations when the standard methods of identifying a body are useless. In ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 90% from 89 members
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  • Bones - Season 6 - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Emily Deschanel,  David Boreanaz,  Michaela Conlin
    Director: Ian Toynton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A darkly amusing procedural centred on a highly skilled forensic anthropologist whose expertise lies in her uncanny ability to read clues left behind in the victim’s bones. She partners with an FBI agent on murder investigations when the standard methods of identifying a body are useless. In ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 84% from 7 members
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  • Ghost Writer on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Alan Cumming,  David Boreanaz,  Anne Heche
    Director: Alan Cumming
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Jonathan Vandermark, is a music teacher with a weakness for young men with great aspirations and without a penny to his name. When one man, Sebastian enters his life and takes advantage of John's charity, his life and afterlife will be changed forever.
    1.5 stars out of 5 33% from 2,274 members
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  • Bones - Season 2 (6 discs) on DVD (2006)
    Starring: David Boreanaz,  Emily Deschanel
    Director: David Duchovny,  Jesus Trevino,  Kate Woods
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperence Brennan, who works at the Jeffersonian Institution and writes novels as a sideline, has an uncanny ability to read clues left behind in a victim's bones. Consequently, law enforcement calls her in to assist with murder investigations when the remains are so ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 89% from 4,671 members
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  • The Hard Easy (2005)
    Starring: Henry Thomas,  David Boreanaz,  Vera Farmiga
    Director: Ari Ryan
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Two separate teams of jewel thieves, one low-rent and one upscale, both desperate, converge on the same score at the exact same time, and a simple job turns out very complicated and very bloody.
    2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 8 members
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  • Valentine on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Marley Shelton,  David Boreanaz,  Jessica Capshaw
    Director: Jamie Blanks
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    From the director of URBAN LEGEND, VALENTINE is a horror story starring David Boreanaz (ANGEL) and Denise Richards (WILD THINGS). A group of four precocious college girls makes fun of one of their nerdy classmates--a young man who harbors a serious grudge about it for years afterward. Finally, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 3,354 members
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  • Angel - Season Five (6 discs) on DVD (1999)
    Starring: David Boreanaz,  Alexis Denisof,  Andy Hallett
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Episode titles: Conviction, Just Rewards, Unleashed, Hell Bound, Life of the Party, The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco, Lineage, Destiny, Harm's Way, Soul Purpose, Damage, You're Welcome, Why We Fight, Smile Time, A Whole in the World, Shells, Underneath, Origin, Time Bomb, The Girl in Question, ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 8,575 members
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  • Angel - Season Four (6 discs) on DVD (1999)
    Starring: David Boreanaz,  Julie Benz,  Charisma Carpenter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The entire fourth season of the cult TV show ANGEL featuring BUFFY's David Boreanaz. Features all 22 episodes including "Deep Down", "Ground State", "The House Always Wins", "Slouching Toward Bethlehem" and "Supersymmetry", "Spin the Bottle", "Apocalypse, Nowish", "Habeas Corpses", "Long Day's ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 7,775 members
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  • Angel - Season Two (6 discs) on DVD (1999)
    Starring: David Boreanaz,  Charisma Carpenter,  J. August Richards
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Angel continues to run his private investigation bureau with a difference. Episodes include: 'Judgement', 'Are You Now, Or Have You Ever Been', 'First Impressions', 'Untouched', 'Dear Boy', 'Darla', 'The Shroud Of Rahmon', 'The Trial', 'Reunion' and 'Redefinition'.
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 7,436 members
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  • Angel - Season Three (6 discs) on DVD (1999)
    Starring: David Boreanaz,  Charisma Carpenter,  J. August Richards
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the third season, Angel is faced with the reality that all of his actions, whether 300 years past or just three hours ago, have major consequences. He struggles with his past romance with the vampire Darla as well as his growing yet unrequited love for Cordelia...
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 7,059 members
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David Boreanaz facts

5 most recent films

Bones - Season 5 - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 6 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 6 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Bones - Season 5 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 4 - 4.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Bones - Season 6 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 5 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 4 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 3 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 2 - 4.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Hard Easy - 2.5 stars
Mr. Fix It - 2.5 stars
These Girls - 3.5 stars
Bones - Season 6 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Ghost Writer - 1.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Charisma Carpenter - 43 times - show films
Emily Deschanel - 38 times - show films
J. August Richards - 36 times - show films
Alexis Denisof - 36 times - show films
T.J. Thyne - 31 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 28 times - show films
Ian Toynton - 24 times - show films
Joss Whedon - 19 times - show films
Allan Kroeker - 13 times - show films
James A. Contner - 10 times - show films