David Boreanaz
David Patrick Boreanaz was born on 16 May 1971 in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Philadelphia. His father was a TV weatherman for WPVI in Philadelphia.
David Boreanaz plays Special Agent, Seeley Booth of the FBI Homicide Investigations Unit in the Fox series, Bones.
Boreanaz studied at Ithaca College and to earn a crust whilst trying to make it as an actor he took a variety of odd jobs.
David Boreanaz's first significant role was as a boyfriend of Kelly Bundy in a 1993 episode of Married with Children.
He was such a success as Angel in Buffy the Vampire Slayer that Boreanaz was given his own spin-off show to star in - not surprisingly entitled Angel.
David Boreanaz also acted in feature films including Valentine, Aspen Extreme and These Girls.
His theatrical credits include roles in Hat Full of Rain, Fool for Love, and Cowboy Mouth.
He and his first wife Ingrid Quinn divorced in 1999 and David Boreanaz then married actress and former Playboy Playmate, Jaime Bergman. They have a son, Jaden Rayne.
David Boreanaz has a phobia of either chickens or birds generally (both have been reported); and is a keen golfer.
In 2007, Alan Cumming said of David Boreanaz, his co-star in Suffering Man's Charity: "I just really admire him. I like the quality that he has - it's so great for this character."