The First Actor Cast In Joss Whedon’s ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Spinoff Is A Familiar Face

Avengers alum Clark Gregg will reprise his role as Agent Phil Coulson in the network’s adaptation of the Marvel comic series, Marvel announced Saturday at New York Comic-Con.

Gregg, who previously co-starred on The New Adventures of Old Christine, played the character — a member of the elite task force — in Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, and voiced the role in Disney XD’s Ultimate Spider-Man.

The casting brings Agent Coulson back to life after the character died in Disney’s The Avengers.