J. August Richards Biography

Fast Facts

• The Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanzine named him No․ 10 of the Top Ten Sexiest Men of the Buffy universe
• Is of Afro-Panamanian descent
• Quote: "I always want to play the person behind the superhero․ Even when I'm playing a lawyer or a doctor, I want to play a person․ A human being․ It's challenging physically, mentally, emotionally and even in the circumstances of the production․ The makeup and the costumes․ It's a huge challenge, but it's something that I love so much․"
• Best known for his role on "Angel" as a vampire hunter named Charles Gunn
• In 2005, he appeared in a stage production of "Lobby Hero" at the Old Globe in San Diego
• Has appeared in television commercials for Hallmark Cards and the AMC channel
• He believes the best TV series is "The Wire․"