Agent Phil Coulson — The Avengers Character Profile

About Agent Phil Coulson

S.H.I.E.L.D. liaison and diplomat for the Avengers.

Agent Phil Coulson — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Diplomacy, Espionage, Team coordination

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 6/10

Affiliations

• S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Marvel Cinematic Universe

Quick Facts about Agent Phil Coulson

Full Name

Phillip J. Coulson<ref>{{Cite web

Occupation

field agent

Eye Color

Dark brown

Hair Color

Brown hair

First Appearance

Iron Man

Nationality

American

Agent Phil Coulson's Known Relations

• S.H.I.E.L.D. — Employer
• Hive — Enemy
• Hydra — Enemy

Agent Phil Coulson appears in 6 titles

• Iron Man (2008) — character page
• Iron Man 2 (2010) — character page
• Thor (2011) — character page
• The Avengers (2012)
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) — character page
• Captain Marvel (2019) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Clark Gregg

Appears in

The Avengers (2012)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Agent Phil Coulson — Professional Superior — Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)

  Fury directs Coulson's diplomatic work.

  Fury is the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Coulson acts as a S.H.I.E.L.D. liaison in the recruitment effort.

• Agent Phil Coulson — Professional Liaison — Tony Stark / Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.)

  Coulson connects Stark to the Tesseract investigation.

  Coulson visits Tony Stark so Stark can check Selvig's research.

• Agent Phil Coulson — Conflict Victim And Adversary — Loki (Tom Hiddleston)

  Coulson's death becomes the emotional catalyst for opposing Loki.

  Loki mortally wounds Coulson during his escape from the Helicarrier.

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