Wesley Wyndam-Pryce | |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel character | |
![]() Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce | |
First appearance | "Bad Girls" (Buffy, 1999) |
Last appearance | Not Fade Away |
Created by | Joss Whedon Doug Petrie |
Portrayed by | Alexis Denisof |
In-universe information | |
Affiliation | Watchers' Council Scooby Gang Angel Investigations Wolfram & Hart |
Classification | Watcher |
Notable powers | Sorcery Highly proficient marksman Encyclopedic knowledge of demons Genius-level intellect Polyglot |
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (also spelled Wyndam-Price[1] and Wyndham-Price[2]) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Played by Alexis Denisof, Wesley first appeared in the fourteenth episode of Buffy's third season in 1999, appearing in nine episodes before moving over to spin-off series Angel where he became a main character for all five seasons. Following Angel's final season, the character's story is continued in the 2007 canonical comic book series Angel: After the Fall.
Wesley is introduced as a member of the Watchers' Council — an organization which trains Slayers to fight monsters such as vampires and demons. Created as an irritating foil for the character of Rupert Giles, he was intended to be killed off shortly after his first appearance, but the character was popular with his creators and television viewers, and was instead written into Angel, in which he joined a supernatural detective agency. Over the course of Angel, Wesley went through dramatic character developments, becoming darker and less comedic.