Nicholas Brendon Biography – Wiki
Nicholas Brendon is also charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly misidentifying himself when detained by police. Actor Nicholas Brendon was arrested in Indiana last week after he allegedly used false information to obtain prescription drugs.
Former Buffy star the Vampire Slayer is charged with prescription fraud, jail records show. He was being held at the Vigo County Jail but has since been released at his own expense.
Nicholas Brendon is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Xander Harris on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) and Kevin Lynch on Criminal Minds (2007-2014).
Brendon played Xander Harris for seven years and appeared in all but one of the 144 episodes. For his role as Xander, Brendon was nominated for a Saturn Award in 1998 and 1999 for Best TV Genre Actor and in 2000 for Supporting Actor. He continues to regularly attend comic book conventions and science fiction conventions. He has been involved in the development of Xander’s character in subsequent comics and has been credited as a writer by various issues.
Although Brendon has continued to work as an actor with recurring roles on television series and starring roles in limited-release films such as Coherence and Big Gay Love, his struggles with substance abuse and depression have overshadowed his professional career and Brendon has attracted attention. from the public for his multiple arrests and convictions on a variety of charges since 2010.
Age
Nicholas Brendon is 50-years-old.
Married to His Wife
Brendon was married to actress Tressa DiFiglia from 2001 to 2006.
Charged & Arrested
Brendon is also charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly misidentifying himself when stopped by police. According to documents obtained by TMZ, Brendon gave police a California ID with the name Kelton Schultz when asked to identify himself.
The actor told police that Schultz was his brother, TMZ reports. Brendon has an identical twin brother, although his name is Kelly Donovan.
It is unclear if Brendon has pleaded guilty to any of the charges at this time. His attorney, Christopher Eskew, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Brendon was detained by Terre Haute police on Aug. 18 for failing to signal and swerving down the road, TMZ reports based on the police affidavit.
When officers approached his vehicle, Brendon “appeared nervous due to a visibly racing pulse in his neck and shaking hands,” the report says, according to TMZ.
While searching his vehicle, officers found a pill bottle containing a prescription for “Nicholas Bender.” Another prescription for amphetamine salts was also found in the car, and it was prescribed to Kelton Schultz, reports TMZ.
This is not your first encounter with the law. In 2015, the Criminal Minds actor pleaded guilty to criminal shenanigans in New York after he allegedly grabbed her girlfriend by her neck, stole her car keys, and broke her cell phone.
Brendon was arrested four times that year and entered rehab in June for substance abuse, depression, and alcoholism. In October 2015, he checked into another depression treatment center.
Police Affidavit
Police wrote in the affidavit that Brendon admitted to taking medication that had not been prescribed for him, according to the outlet.
The Terre Haute Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Brendon was serving a three-year probation sentence after pleading guilty last year to a misdemeanor domestic battery for allegedly attacking his girlfriend in a California hotel room, the Desert Sun reported at the time.
