The cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International (L-R: Gregg, Wen, Dalton, Bennet, Caestecker)

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., or simply Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., is an American television series created for ABC by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division). The series stars Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker and Elizabeth Henstridge, and revolves around the character of Phil Coulson, who assembles a team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to investigate superhuman occurrences. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and features a number of actors who have reprised their roles from the films and One-Shots within the franchise including; Gregg, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Maximiliano Hernández, Titus Welliver and Jaimie Alexander.

Principal characters

All principal cast members first appeared in the "Pilot" episode, and have appeared in all episodes of the series, unless otherwise noted.

Character Portrayed by Notes/References
Phil Coulson Clark Gregg A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who oversees many of the division's field operations.[1]
Melinda May Ming-Na Wen A S.H.I.E.L.D ace pilot and weapons expert whose nickname is "the Cavalry".[2]
Grant Ward Brett Dalton A S.H.I.E.L.D. black ops specialist.[3]
Skye Chloe Bennet A civilian recruit who is a computer hacker and member of the hacktivist group called "the Rising Tide."[4]
Leo Fitz Iain De Caestecker An agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who specializes in engineering, especially weapons technology.[4][5]
Jemma Simmons Elizabeth Henstridge An agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who specializes in life sciences (both human and alien).[4][5]

Recurring characters

These characters appear in multiple episodes in significant roles.

Character Portrayed by First appearance No. of episodes Notes/References
Mike Peterson J. August Richards 101 – "Pilot" 4 An ordinary man that was artificially enhanced with the Extremis virus by Project Centipede,[6] Peterson later joins S.H.I.E.L.D.[7] and falls under the control of the "Clairvoyant" after losing his right leg,[8] which was replaced with a bionic prosthetic as part of "Project Deathlok."[9]
Edison Po Cullen Douglas 105 – "Girl in the Flower Dress" 3 An elite member of Project Centipede with connections to the "Clairvoyant."[7] He was later killed through his phone by the "Clairvoyant."[8]
Ian Quinn David Conrad 103 – "The Asset" 4 A wealthy mining philanthropist and the CEO of Quinn Worldwide,[10][11] with connections to the "Clairvoyant" and Project Centipede.[12]
Raina Ruth Negga 105 – "Girl in the Flower Dress" 3 An elite member of Project Centipede. She serves as Project Centipede's recruiter.[13]

Guest characters

These characters appear infrequently as guest stars or make significant cameo appearances.

Character Portrayed by First appearance No. of episodes Notes/References
Akela Amador Pascale Armand 104 – "Eye Spy" 1 An ex-S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and Coulson's former protégé.[14]
Felix Blake Titus Welliver 106 – "F.Z.Z.T." 1 A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Welliver reprises the role from the Marvel One-Shots short film Item 47.[15]
Quan Chen Tzi Ma 105 – "Girl in the Flower Dress" 1 A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who was Scorch's handler. He was killed by Scorch.[16]
Dr. Debbie Shannon Lucio 101 – "Pilot" 2 A scientist that works for Project Centipede.[6] She was later incinerated by Scorch in the "Girl in the Flower Dress".[16]
Seth Dormer Daniel Zovatto 112 – "Seeds" 1 A cadet at S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Sci-Tech Academy who helped Donnie Gill create a weather device and has a father that works as a lawyer at Quinn Worldwide. He went into cardiac arrest after an incident with the device.[12]
Tobias Ford Robert Baker 109 – "Repairs" 1 A technician who worked on the Particle Acceleration Complex at StatiCorp and was responsible for the explosion there.[17]
Nick Fury Samuel L. Jackson  102 – "0-8-4" 1 The Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.[18]
John Garrett Bill Paxton 114 – "T.A.H.I.T.I." 1 A high-level S.H.I.E.L.D. agent/munitions expert who is a former cohort of Coulson and works alongside Ward and May.[19][20]
Donnie Gill Dylan Minnette 112 – "Seeds" 1 A cadet at S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Sci-Tech Academy who created a weather device. After an incident with the device, he receives cryogenic abilities.[12]
Dr. Franklin Hall Ian Hart  103 – "The Asset" 1 A former S.H.I.E.L.D. researcher, who can manipulate gravity with his "gravitonium" generator.[11][21]
Victoria Hand Saffron Burrows  107 – "The Hub" 2 A high-ranking agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who runs the S.H.I.E.L.D. base called the "Hub."[22]
Maria Hill Cobie Smulders  101 – "Pilot" 1 The Deputy Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.[23]
Petra Larsen Erin Way 108 – "The Well" 1 Co-leader of a Norwegian paganist hate group.[24]
Lorelei Elena Satine  114 – "T.A.H.I.T.I." 2 An Asgardian with the ability to seduce any man.[25]
Richard Lumley Boyd Kestner 112 – "Seeds" 1 A former S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent and partner to the late Linda Avery who helped to secure an infant Skye 24 years ago.[12]
Miles Lydon Austin Nichols 105 – "Girl in the Flower Dress" 1 A member of the Rising Tide and Skye's ex-boyfriend.[16]
Carlo Mancini T.J. Ramini 113 – "T.R.A.C.K.S." 1 The head of the Cybertek Inc. security team that was delivering the "Project Deathlok" leg to Ian Quinn. He and his security team were killed by Mike Peterson for failing the "Clairvoyant" and leading S.H.I.E.L.D. to Ian Quinn.[9]
Jakob Nystrom Michael Graziadei 108 – "The Well" 1 Co-leader of a Norwegian paganist hate group.[24]
Dr. Elliot Randolph Peter MacNicol 108 – "The Well" 1 An Asgardian living in Spain and posing as a college professor.[24]
Lloyd Rathman Rob Huebel 111 – "The Magical Place" 1 A businessman and CEO of an unnamed company that the government has been investigated for tax evasion.[8]
Camilla Reyes Leonor Varela 102 – "0-8-4" 1 An officer in the Peruvian military and Coulson's former ally.[18]
Luca Russo Carlo Rota 113 – "T.R.A.C.K.S." 1 A member of the Italian Police who sold out Coulson's mission to the Cybertek Inc. security team. He is later killed by Melinda May.[9]
Sif Jaimie Alexander 115 – "Yes Men" 1 An Asgardian warrior and Thor's childhood friend, based on the mythological deity of the same name. Alexander reprises her role from Thor and Thor: The Dark World.[25]
Jasper Sitwell Maximiliano Hernández  107 – "The Hub" 2 A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.[26]
Dr. Streiten Ron Glass 101 – "Pilot" 2 A S.H.I.E.L.D. physician.[6][27]
Train patron Stan Lee 113 – "T.R.A.C.K.S." 1 Cameo appearance.[28]
Antoine Triplett B.J. Britt 114 – "T.A.H.I.T.I." 1 An associate of Garrett who specializes in combat/weapons.[19][29]
Mr. Vanchat Aiden Turner 111 – "The Magical Place" 1 A black market dealer.[8]
Anne Weaver Christine Adams 112 – "Seeds" 1 A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and the headmaster of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy's Science Division.[12]
Chan Ho Yin / Scorch Louis Ozawa Changchien 105 – "Girl in the Flower Dress" 1 A Hong Kong street magician with pyrokinetic abilities that was abducted by Project Centipede. He was killed by Melinda May.[16]

Future appearances

The following character(s) have been announced to appear on the show.

Character Portrayed by Scheduled appearance Notes/References
Glenn Talbot Adrian Pasdar TBA [30]
Eric Koenig Patton Oswalt TBA [31]
Audrey Amy Acker 119 A cellist from Portland, who was involved with Coulson before the events of The Avengers.[32]

See also

References

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