Wesley Wyndam-Pryce

Played by Alexis Denisof

INFORMATION

When Wesley Wyndam-Pryce first arrived in Sunnydale to be Watcher to Slayers Buffy Summer and Faith Lehane, he was completely unprepared for life on the Hellmouth. Within months he faced an unorthodox Slayer in the form of Buffy, constant resistance from Giles and Buffy’s other friends, interference from Angel and a rogue Slayer in the forum of Faith. If that was not enough, there was also an apocalypse on the way. During the Mayor’s Ascension, Wesley elected to forget about protocol and aid the Slayer, but was knocked unconscious during the fight. Fired by the Watcher’s Council, Wesley ended up in Los Angeles as a rogue demon hunter, and became entwined in a case with Angel and Cordelia. Needing a purpose, Wesley aided Angel until he was given a job and remained with Angel Investigations for years. A year and a half after joining them, Wesley fell in love with Fred Burkle, but was forced to leave her behind when she chose Charles Gunn instead and when he betrayed Angel by kidnapping his baby son Connor and taking him to Daniel Holtz. For his trouble, Wesley was injured and left for dead, and rejected by his friends. Eventually, Wesley reunited with Angel to fight the apocalypse, and afterwards became head of research at Wolfram and Hart after Angel assumed control. Fred finally fell for his charms and the pair were united at last. Unfortunately, their happiness was short-lived, as Fred was killed by the rising of the demon Illyria. Illyria walked and talked liked Fred and even resembled her, and Wesley took it upon himself to aid the helpless demon cope in a new and strange world. When the group went up against the Circle of the Black Thorn, Wesley was killed by Cyvus Vail, but before he died, he allowed Illyria to impersonate Fred so that he could remember his one, true love.

APPEARANCES: ANGEL SEASON ONE