He is the actor’s twin brother Kelly donovan. He attended high school in the Chatsworth High School where he excelled playing baseball. His wish was to become a professional player for the Dodgers of Los Agneles, but had to change his plans after breaking an arm, a year after finishing high school.
He then attended the Pasadena City College and began to act to overcome his stuttering problem. During that time, he had many jobs, and also began to participate in small advertisements and as a production assistant.
His first appearance before the cameras was in an episode of the series “Married with Children“, in 1993. Two years more trade, he debuted in his first feature film, this was a horror film based on a story by Stephen King, “Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest“(1995), his brief role corresponded to”basketball player n. 1“.
That’s when he showed up for the auditions he was conducting Joss Whedon to work on the series where it would be released, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer“He got the role of Xander harris, which he played over 145 episodes, between 1997 and 2003.
Already in the new millennium, he got the role of Starcat, co-star, along with Lauren Ambrose Y Thomas gibson, from the horror movie in a comedy tone “Psycho Beach Party“(2000). He continued working on some films for television and feature films without much repercussion.
He currently has the recurring role of Kevin Lynch in the series “Criminal Minds“. He has also integrated the casts of”Kitchen Confidential” Y “American Dragon: Jake Long“, in addition to having been a guest artist in”Turbo dates“or”Without a trace“, among other.
In his personal life, Nicholas he married the actress in 2001 Tressa DiFiglia. The couple divorced in 2006. In his spare time, he plays baseball and camping; she is also actively working with a Foundation that deals with stuttering.