Matthew James played snitch-demon Merl in Angel. He also played The Dude in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, with Eliza Dushku, and has appeared in Clean and Til Night.

Merl was a tongue-less parasite demon, whose snitchy services were often used by Angel Investigations, sometimes for money, sometimes using physical and verbal violence. He hung around mostly at Lorne’s …

The episode 3.03 That Old Gang Of Mine begins with Angel apologising to Merl for treating him badly. Merl says,

“What do I want? Huh? I tell you what I want. …