Guide Note

American actor David Boreanaz first caught the eye of audiences in Buffy the Vampire Slayer as the vampire Angel. The popularity of the character led to the spinoff show Angel. When the show was canceled in 2004, Boreanaz picked up a new starring role almost immediately, in FOX's hit crime show Bones. With three hit TV shows under his belt, Boreanaz is now a certified television star.

Fast Facts

1. Birth date: May 16, 1969
2. Home town: Buffalo, New York
3. Fan: Philadelphia Flyers hockey team
4. Appeared in: Dido's "White Flag" video
5. First wife: Ingrid Quinn
6. Current wife: Jaime Bergman
7. Son: Jaden Rayne
8. Only actor to appear in the first and final episodes of both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
9. Father: Philadelphia weatherman Dave Roberts
10. Graduate: Ithaca College

Vampire with a soul Angel was born as Liam in 1727 in Ireland. A wastrel with a love of debauchery, he was turned into a vampire at the age of 26, and his soul vanished. He renamed himself Angelus, and cut a bloody swath across Europe, eventually creating the vampire who would later become known as Spike. In 1898, a group of Gypsies, angered at his torture and murder of a Gypsy woman, cursed him with a soul. The only thing that would lift the curse was a moment of true happiness. His conscience will not allow him to kill humans. Almost a hundred years later, he falls in love with the vampire slayer Buffy, and helps her fight evil. After a terrible break-up, he moves to Los Angeles to continue his fight for good.

FBI agent Seeley Booth is the liaison between the Bureau and the Jeffersonian Institution, modeled after the real-world Smithsonian Institution. He works in particular with Dr. Temperance Brennan (whom he has nicknamed Bones), a forensic anthropologist who helps him crack crimes, and her team of researchers, whom he calls "squints". Booth is a former Army Ranger, and has a previous relationship with Dr. Camille Saroyan.