Trivia / Julie Benz

• Cast the Runner-Up:
  • Julie auditioned for Buffy Summers but ended up cast as Darla.
  • She also auditioned for Debra Morgan in Dexter but was cast as Rita instead.
• The Cast Show Off: She plays a figure skater in an episode of Diagnosis: Murder, allowing her to show off her skating background.
• Creator Breakdown: Admitted to having nightmares while filming Saw V.
• Dyeing for Your Art: She's a blonde but went brown for Punisher: War Zone.
• Hostility on the Set: There was a lot of tension between her and Alyson Hannigan during Season 1 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Alyson alleging that Julie was mean to her. However they appeared to have patched things up by the 2000s and could be seen exchanging pleasantries on Twitter.
• Promoted Fanboy:
  • A huge fan of Michael C Hall, whom she starred alongside in Dexter.
  • On the flipside, she was cast in Rambo IV because Sylvester Stallone was a big fan of Dexter.
• Star-Making Role: Playing Darla first gave her a big boost, but then Dexter gave her an even bigger one.
• Those Two Actors: She's starred with Jaime Murray in Dexter and Defiance.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Darla was killed off in the unaired pilot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but Julie's performance impressed them enough to keep her on for longer.
  • She was originally cast as Matty Jensen in the film West of Brooklyn, but was replaced with Natalia Livingston.
  • She was up for a role in Eyes Wide Shut but backed out when she learned she'd have to be topless.
  • She and Meagan Good were originally scripted to spent most of Saw V in their underwear, but the filmmakers felt bad about asking them to do this and changed it.