David Boreanaz

**David Paul Boreanaz** (born May 16, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his role on the television series _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ and _Angel_. On both of these shows, he played the character Angel. From fall of 2005 to spring of 2017, he has played FBI agent Seeley Booth on _Bones_.

### Early life

David Boreanaz was born on May 16, 1969 in Buffalo, New York. He grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father is a television weatherman and his mother is a travel agent. He is of Italian descent. The surname Boreanaz is of Slovene origin.  He was raised Catholic.

Boreanaz went to high school in Malvern, Pennsylvania. He went to college at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. After graduating, Boreanaz moved to Hollywood, California to become an actor.

### Career

Boreanaz' first television acting job was a single episode on the hit American sitcom, _Married... with Children_. He played Kelly Bundy's biker boyfriend. He was cast in the television series _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_, after being seen by a producer when Boreanaz was walking his dog. In the series, he played Angel, a vampire with a soul. The series became very successful and Boreanaz starred in a spin-off series, _Angel_. This new series gave the character a chance to evolve. It was mainly about on Angel's battle for redemption. He appeared on _Buffy_ from 1997 to 1999, at which point he began starring in _Angel_, which ran until 2004. Totalling all of his appearances on _Buffy_ & _Angel_, including guest appearances, Boreanaz has been in more episodes of the 2 series than any other actor.

Boreanaz's only starring role in a major theatrical movie was in 2001's slasher horror movie, _Valentine_. This movie also starred Denise Richards and Katherine Heigl. In 2003, he appeared in the music video for singer Dido's "White Flag". He was also the voice of Leon (aka Squall Leonhart) in the video game _Kingdom Hearts_.

In 2005, Boreanaz began starring along with Emily Deschanel on the prime time television series, _Bones_. He most recently appeared in _These Girls_, a Canadian movie in which he played a biker. The movie was first shown at the Toronto Film Festival and the Vancouver International Film Festival. It was later shown in a small number of theaters in Canada in March 2006. His future roles include parts in the independent films _Mr. Fix it_ and _Suffering Man's Charity_. It is also rumored that Boreanaz will star in the upcoming movie _Jurassic Park 4_ which will be released some time in 2008. In that same year, he also voiced Hal Jordan in the direct to video DC Comics animated movie _Justice League: The New Frontier_.

### Personal life

Boreanaz lives in Los Angeles, California. He was married to Ingrid Quinn from June 7, 1997 to October 1999. He married actress and model Jaime Bergman on November 24, 2001. The couple has a son, Jaden Rayne Boreanaz, who was born on May 1, 2002. He and his wife are also good friends with Raven Symone. David attended her 21st birthday in December 2006.

### Movies

|Year|Film|Role|Other notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|1993|_Best of the Best 2_|Extra|uncredited|
|_Aspen Extreme_|Extra|uncredited|||
|1996|_Macabre Pair of Shorts_|Vampire's victim|||
|2001|_Valentine_|Adam Carr|||
|2002|_I'm With Lucy_|Luke|||
|2005|_The Crow: Wicked Prayer_|Luc Crash|||
|rowspan="3"|2006|_These Girls_|Keith Clark|limited release|
|_Mr. Fix It_|Lance Valenteen||||
|_The Hard Easy_|Roger Hargitay||||
|2007|_Suffering Man's Charity_|Sebastian|direct-to-video||
|2008|_Justice League: The New Frontier_|Hal Jordan/Green Lantern (voice)|direct-to-video animated movie||
|2010|_The Mighty Macs_|Ed Rush|awaiting release||

### TV shows

|Year|Show|Role|Other notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|1993|_Married... with Children_|Frank|1 Episode - Movie Show|
|style="text-align:center;"|1997 - 2003|_Buffy the Vampire Slayer_|Angel|57 Episodes - series regular season 2-3, guest star season 1, 4-5, 7|
|style="text-align:center;"|1999 - 2004|_Angel_|Angel|110 Episodes|
|style="text-align:center;"|2002|_Baby Blues_|Johnny|1 Episode - Teddy-Cam|
|style="text-align:center;"|2006|_Punk'd_|Himself|Boreanaz and wife Punk'd at a diner|
|style="text-align:center;"|2005 - 2017|_Bones_|Seeley Booth|94 episodes; co-producer since Season 3 with Emily Deschanel, Producer with Emily Deschanel since season 4|

### Video games

|Year|Game|Role|Other notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|2002|_Buffy the Vampire Slayer_|Angel||
|_Kingdom Hearts_|Squall Leonhart|_Did not return for Kingdom Hearts 2_|||

## Other websites

- Bullz-Eye.com interview  (November 1, 2006)
- the Globe & Mail interview  (October 10, 2005)

## Infobox (actor)

- **name**: David Boreanaz
- **image**: David Boreanaz Comic-Con 2012.jpg
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **caption**: Boreanaz at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International.
- **birth place**: Buffalo, New York, United States, U.S.
- **birthname**: David Paul Boreanaz
- **spouse**: Jaime Bergman (2001 - present) 1 child
 Ingrid Quinn (1997 - 1999; divorced)