The series revolves around the character of Phil Coulson, with Clark Gregg reprising his role from the film series, and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, who must deal with various unusual cases and enemies. Several characters from Marvel Cinematic Universe films and Marvel One-Shots appear throughout the series, while some episodes directly crossover with films or other television series. It is produced by ABC Studios, Marvel Television, and Mutant Enemy Productions, with Jed Whedon, Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell serving as showrunners.
Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson:
Reprising his role from the MCU films Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Marvel's The Avengers, and the Marvel One-Shot short films The Consultant and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer,[ Gregg headlines the series, and has appeared in every episode. He was the first principal actor cast in the series. Speaking of his character's resurrection after dying in The Avengers, Gregg said, "the mystery and the complexity and the unanswered questions about Phil Coulson standing there trying to deal with this, I found it so fascinating and so true to the world of the comics and mythology in general as I understand them that I was immediately in."
Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May:
Originally listed with the name Agent Althea Rice on casting sheets, Melinda May was created by Joss Whedon, who "has had rolling around in his head". Wen was cast in the role in October 2012. In preparation for the role, Wen was "given a couple of background stories about her", but found it challenging to play a character who is respected by those around her, even though the audience doesn't know why, stating "It's a challenge in different ways. I think, at this point, I really am starting to know who she is and the stuff that I use to help me understand what could have happened to her to have brought her out of the field and into a desk job, I think we've all pretty much experienced that. So I use some of my own personal experience where we've been scarred or we've been greatly disappointed".
Brett Dalton as Grant Ward:
"Relative newcomer" Dalton was cast as Ward in November 2012. Talking about creating an original character, Dalton said "In some ways, originating gives you a kind of freedom because there’s not volumes of comic books behind you that you need to live up to." On working with the showrunners he said, "They’re really good at what they do. It feels like how real human beings talk. Also real human beings who have a sense of humor and a sense of humanity and heart. I had a feel for it as soon as I read it. I felt like okay, this is a full character. Because of Marvel’s super secrecy, we only had like three pages to read. We didn’t have a full script, but I felt like there was a full character there on the page. From the very beginning I thought I get this, I get this world and I’d really like to be a part of it."
Chloe Bennet as Skye:
In December 2012, Bennet became the final primary cast member for the first season. Concerning Joss Whedon's tendency for writing strong female characters, Bennet said, "The best part about Joss casting and writing these sharp female roles is that he doesn't think it's a big deal, because it shouldn't be a big deal. The media attacks out when people write strong male roles, so why isn't something like that talked about when [there are] female roles. To him that's just obvious that it should be done, and that's what I love about it the most." Responding to a comparison between her character, Buffy, Faith, and Willow, Bennet said, "I get that a lot! I guess people see the similarities, but I like to think that she is her own character and is going to be even more so coming up through the season, because it does get pretty crazy."
Iain De Caestecker as Leo Fitz:
De Caestecker was cast in November 2012, and later said that "Fitz has got this funny kind of temper. He’s quite passionate about what he does. So those moments where – I don’t think he’s someone that really responds very quickly to emotion; he doesn’t really understand emotions as much, so when you do see that kind of side to him, I think it’s quite interesting." Fitz has a lot of interaction with Simmons in the series, with De Caestecker explaining "My character, he’s Engineering, so he’s on the computer and tech side of everything. He’s consumed within that world, and he works very closely with Simmons, who’s Biochem. They’ve got this kind of weird chemistry together, and they just kind of fit each other in a very weird way."
Elizabeth Henstridge as Jemma Simmons:
Henstridge was also cast in November 2012, describing her character as "a biochem expert. She’s young and hungry and she’s a great woman to play because she’s intelligent and focused and curious and she doesn’t apologize for it. She’s got a wonderful relationship with Fitz. They kind of bounce off each other." She also talked about the characters being separated, saying "That's interesting because then you see that they've never been without each other. When you see them without each other, that brings a whole new dynamic just to them as characters in discovering what it's like to have to be independent because this whole S.H.I.E.L.D. team has come together and everybody is on their own apart from Fitz-Simmons. We will get to see that and it's quite funny."
Nick Blood as Lance Hunter:
Blood was announced as cast in the second season at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con, and in September 2014, he was confirmed to be a member of the principal cast for the season. The character was a mercenary, then decides to become a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
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