Buffy The Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon caught on video 'slashing his wrists in suicide attempt,' confesses to fans he tried to kill himself

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Troubled former Buffy The Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon has been caught on video appearing to slash his wrists in an apparent suicide attempt.

The 44-year-old actor, who said he is checking into rehab on Monday, later confessed to fans on social media he has tried to kill himself on multiple occasions as fears mount over his state of mind.

It comes after he was arrested at the end of last month for allegedly choking his girlfriend during a fight.

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Suicide attempt: Buffy The Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon was caught on video apparently slashing his wrists 

Footage obtained by RadarOnline shows the former teen idol apparently hacking at his wrists with a knife twice in the area of Saratoga Springs in New York last month.

He ends up sitting on a sidewalk before being confronted by a passerby, which is when the short clip ends.

In a Facebook post on Saturday he said: 'Hey guys. I can't tell you how much your support and kind comments mean to me.

'I love you all so much and if I can help just one person by sharing my struggles and how I'm battling them than its all completely worth it.

'It's been bad for me the last three years and I've had failed attempts at suicide. I really just want to live and love and be filled with Joy.'

He made the admission after posting that he was going to go into rehab for a 90 day treatment program. 

Reaching out: The star wrote a lengthy and heartfelt note to his worried supporters on Facebook

Brendon said: 'I love and appreciate you all so much. I of course will post before I go into treatment. Again thank you for having my back. Life is worth living so let's f***ing live it!!"

The actor, who plays recurring character Kevin Lynch in Criminal Minds, also urged anyone with similar problems to get help in a Facebook post on Thursday, saying: 'I am getting help and if you or anyone that you know is struggling please reach out for help and don't be ashamed to do so. Depression is real.'

He was arrested on at the end of September in upstate New York after allegedly choking his girlfriend during a fight. 

Booked: Brendon after being arrested in upstate New York after allegedly choking his girlfriend last month

The thespian faces a charges of robbery, obstruction of breathing and criminal mischief, said Saratoga Springs police Lieutenant Bob Jillson

Brendon played Xander Harris in the show.

Police said the girlfriend told officers called to a downtown hotel she had gone to return property to Brendon and intended to leave. 

They said Brendon allegedly objected, took her car keys and cellphone and started choking her. 

Hit show: Brendon is shown with Alyson Hannigan, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Charisma Carpenter in a 2003 still from Buffy The Vampire Slayer

'We got to the room and we found a 33-year-old female there by herself, and she reported that she had been in a domestic incident with Nick, and he had subsequently left before we got there. She did not have any physical injuries that we were aware of,' Jillson told People.  

Brendon was arrested nearby without incident, and was released from jail after posting bond.

The performer was charged with felony robbery in third degree and misdemeanor counts of criminal mishchief and obstruction of breathing. 

Left the set: The actor left the set of the Dr. Phil Show in August

The arrest is the latest in a string for the Los Angeles resident over the past year. 

Brendon walked off the set of the Dr Phil show in August claiming that he wasn't ready to share 'the darkest parts of himself on national TV'. 

The move came after Brendon completed his fourth stint in rehab. 

Troubled star: Brendon said he wasn't prepared to share 'his darkest parts' on television

Police found the troubled actor bleeding in an alley on July 3 after he smashed a window with his bare hands following an argument with a woman.

Though police made contact no arrest was made.

He also was arrested in May for alleged public intoxication during a trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Brendon also was arrested in Tallahassee, Florida in March after allegedly damaging a hotel room after demanding an upgrade because he was a 'TV star'.

The former Buffy star was found by an officer in soiled pyjamas and struggling to walk.

Multiple arrests: The television actor has been arrested several times in the past year

Brendon was arrested in February for allegedly trashing another Florida hotel room just days after announcing the end of his four-month marriage to Moonda Tee.

The actor also was arrested in October 2014 at a hotel in Boise, Idaho the night before a Comic-Con event and was charged with malicious injury to property and resisting and obstructing police officers.

Brendon also was arrested in 2010 in Santa Monica, California on suspicion of vandalism, resisting arrest and battery on a police officer, according to the Los Angeles T‫imes.

The Criminal Minds star checked into rehab following that incident and earlier sought treatment in 2004.

Popular series: David Boreanaz, Gellar and Brendon are shown in a 2003 promo still from the show