His name was Angel. He was a vampire. A guilty soul's his curse to bear, but did the Gypsies do his hair? He moved to L.A. when he left Buffy. During five years of sturm und drang he found others to join his gang, but in 2004 the network said "No more." At least he got to be a puppet and had fights galore. He beat up stalkers, became a father, helped destroy his godlike granddaughter, then went to work for the Senior Partners. Vengeance and action and lots of door-smashing: that was Angel. Read the recaps. Created by Joss Whedon, the show was a spinoff from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Angelus
When Angel was a particularly nasty vampire, he went by the name of Angelus. Because "Latin" equals "evil." As Angelus, he was a lot more cheerful, but he did tend to engage in destructive habits like smoking and brutally torturing innocents.

Season 5
5-1: Conviction (10.1.2003)
5-2: Just Rewards (10.8.2003)
5-3: Unleashed (10.15.2003)
5-4: Hell Bound (10.22.2003)
5-5: Life of the Party (10.29.2003)
5-6: The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco (11.05.2003)
5-7: Lineage (11.12.2003)
5-8: Destiny (11.19.2003)
5-9: Harm's Way (01.14.2004)
5-10: Soul Purpose (01.21.2004)
5-11: Damage (01.28.2004)
5-12: You're Welcome (02.4.2004)
5-13: Why We Fight (02.11.2004)
5-14: Smile Time (02.18.2004)
5-15: A Hole in the World (02.25.2004)
5-16: Shells (03.3.2004)
5-17: Underneath (04.14.2004)
5-18: Origin (04.21.2004)
5-19: Time Bomb (04.28.2004)
5-20: The Girl in Question (05.5.2004)
5-21: Power Play (05.12.2004)
5-22: Not Fade Away (05.19.2004)

David Boreanaz (Angel)
Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndham-Pryce)
J. August Richards (Charles Gunn)
Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase)
Amy Acker (Winifred "Fred" Burkle)
Andy Hallett (Lorne)
Julie Benz (Darla)
Mercedes McNab (Harmony)
James Marsters (Spike)
Vincent Kartheiser (Connor)
Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald)