Buffy the Vampire Slayer and waiter—before breaking into acting and overcoming his stutter. He landed his Xander Harris role following only four days of auditioning. Ryan Reynolds and Danny Strong also auditioned for the part. Strong later played the role of Jonathan Levinson, a recurring character for much of the series run. Alyson Hannigan was the last of the original six to be cast. Following her role in "My Stepmother Is an Alien", she appeared in commercials and supporting roles on television shows throughout the early 1990s. In 1996, the role of Willow Rosenberg was originally played by Riff Regan for the unaired "Buffy"
Surprise (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) the Judge, also played Luke in "Welcome to the Hellmouth". Both episodes were two-parters in which his character died in the second part. "Surprise" was the final episode to air on Monday nights on The WB. Together with "Innocence," the show transitioned from Mondays to Tuesdays as a lead-in for The WB's then newest debuting series "Dawson's Creek". Both "Buffy" and "Dawson's Creek" would go on to become two of the network's signature series. Surprise (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Surprise" is episode 13 of season two of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". It was written by Marti Noxon