Lindsey McDonald

Lindsey McDonald
Angel character
Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald
First appearance	"City Of" (1999)
Created by	Joss Whedon
Portrayed by	Christian Kane
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Affiliation	formerly Wolfram & Hart Special Projects Division occasional ally of Angel Investigations
Notable powers	Mystical runic tattoos render him invisible to both mystical and technological surveillance devices. Telekinetic and transmutation abilities. Skilled in sorcery. Unknown mystical process grants him superhuman physical abilities roughly equal to those of a vampire of Angel's age. Exceptional skills in swordplay and hand-to-hand combat.

Lindsey McDonald is a fictional character from the television series Angel. He debuted in the series' first episode, "City of," and is featured prominently in the story arcs of Seasons 1, 2, and 5. Lindsey is the only character besides Angel himself to appear in both the first and last episodes of Angel. Lindsey is portrayed by Christian Kane.

While primarily an antagonist, Lindsey is shown to be morally ambiguous. Serving as both an enemy and an ally to the Angel Investigations team, he occasionally allied himself with them to stop some of Wolfram & Hart's particularly heinous agendas. There were moments where he could have genuinely switched sides and others where he displayed camaraderie, affection, and, in later episodes, admiration for Angel despite their history. Kane has described the character as being driven by cynicism and ambition: "I still think this cat looks at the glass as being half empty. And so, damn it, I’m going to drink the rest of that water."

Born into a dirt-poor dysfunctional family in the south-central United States, Lindsey worked hard to overcome his upbringing. His exact origin is ambiguous though he has an Oklahoma license plate on his truck in "Dead End", Angel comments in "You're Welcome" Lindsey was "a tiny Texan". While studying at University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Lindsey was recruited for the corrupt corporation known as Wolfram & Hart. Starting in the mailroom, he quickly worked his way up, becoming one of Wolfram & Hart's most valued lawyers. Lindsey legally represented many a vampire and demon, as well as evil humans. He also became a regular at the Host's Caritas club, associating with vampires and demons even in his private life, often not only singing for the Host to gauge his future but even providing his own music on guitar. He developed respect for the Host's sanctuary rules, which declared everyone welcome; in Season Two, he even, though enraged, refuses to fight Angel on the club's premises because of this. In turn, the Host did not judge Lindsey's evil actions for the firm.

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