NICK FURY (played by Samuel L Jackson)
Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D., which, during his time as director, became the world's leading international military espionage agency. Fury becomes the driving force that eventually sees the different heroes become a unique response team known as the Avengers. While his past at the current time is unknown, he is a gifted leader and a capable operative on his own. Fury is currently in hiding and is assumed deceased by the general public.
MARIA HILL (played by Cobie Smulders)
Maria Hill was an espionage agent formerly working for S.H.I.E.L.D., where she was Nick Fury's second in command. Following the destruction of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hill was employed by Stark Industries as part of Tony Stark's campaign to privatize global security.
ERIK SELVIG (played by Stellan Skarsgard)
Dr. Erik Selvig is an astrophysicist and mentor of Jane Foster and Darcy Lewis. Dr. Selvig is a Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics at Culver University. His notes on thermonuclear astrophysics are key to understanding the Tesseract. He was undr the mind control of Loki for most of the first Avengers film, but came to his senses after being knocked out by the force of the portal. He then guided Black Widow in using Loki's scepter to close the portal.
PEGGY CARTER (played by Hayley Atwell)
Margaret "Peggy" Carter was a British officer representing the Strategic Scientific Reserve and Steve Rogers's World War II girlfriend. After the war, Agent Carter secretly assisted Howard Stark, who found himself framed for supplying deadly weapons on the black market. They found those responsible and disposed of the weapons which led to the mysterious organization Leviathan. Peggy, along with Howard, founded S.H.I.E.L.D. with Colonel Chester Phillips. She is now retired and living at a retirement facility.
JAMES RHODES aka WAR MACHINE/IRON PATRIOT (played by Don Cheadle)
James Rhodes, commonly called Rhodey, is a colonel in the U.S. Airforce a jet pilot, and Aerospace engineer. He is a good friend of Tony Stark, and is the liaison between Stark Industries and the military in the department of acquisitions. His power comes from his high-tech battle suit known as the Iron Patriot armor, which grants him extraordinary strength, durability, flight capabilities and various on-board weaponry.
SAM WILSON aka FALCON (played by Anthony Mackie)
Sam Wilson is an ex-military officer and hero known as Falcon. Sam Wilson joined the United States Air Force and became a Pararescue. He was a test pilot for the EXO-7 Falcon, developed by Stark Industries. After the death of his best friend Riley, Wilson found serving difficult, and eventually became a counselor to veterans with PTSD in Washington, D.C. Sam joined forces with Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Maria Hill and Nick Fury in shutting down the 3 Insight Helicarriers, to prevent them from destroying billions of lives.
HEIMDALL (played by Idris Elba)
Heimdall is an Asgardian blessed with sensory capabilities far beyond those of other Asgardians, and these senses have been put to use placing Heimdall in the role of gatekeeper to Asgard at his observatory on the Bifrost Bridge, watching for any attacks on Asgard.
