12 Actors Joss Whedon Always Casts In His Work

4. Summer Glau

As a one time Terminator, Supergirl voice actor and Arrow villain, Summer Glau has notched up a number of fan-favourite parts over her career, but she pretty much owes all her acting success to Joss Whedon, who gave her her first role. Angel season three episode Waiting In The Wings features Glau as a prima ballerina (something Glau had actually trained to be before an injury put paid to that idea). Directly because of her performance here, Whedon immediately cast her as River Tam in Firefly, a role for which her finest hour came in the wrap-up movie Serenity. In 2009, Whedon brought her back into the fold to play recurring character Bennett across two seasons of Dollhouse. The pair haven't worked together since but it wouldn't be surprising if the old friends teamed up again in the future.
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