Nick Fury — The Avengers Character Profile

About Nick Fury

Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and architect of the Avengers.

Nick Fury — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Espionage, Leadership, Strategic planning

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 7/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• Central Intelligence Agency
• S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Marvel Cinematic Universe

Quick Facts about Nick Fury

Full Name

Nicholas Joseph Fury

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Black hair

First Appearance

Iron Man

Nationality

African-American

Nick Fury's Known Relations

• Central Intelligence Agency — Member of
• S.H.I.E.L.D. — Member of

Nick Fury appears in 12 titles

• Iron Man (2008) — character page
• Iron Man 2 (2010) — character page
• Thor (2011) — character page
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) — character page
• The Avengers (2012)
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) — character page
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) — character page
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — character page
• Captain Marvel (2019) — character page
• Avengers: Endgame (2019) — character page
• Secret Invasion (2023) — character page
• The Marvels (2023) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Samuel L. Jackson

Appears in

The Avengers (2012)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Nick Fury — Professional Colleague — Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg)

  Coulson operates as a trusted S.H.I.E.L.D. agent reporting to Fury.

• Nick Fury — Professional Colleague — Steve Rogers / Captain America (Chris Evans)

  Fury consults Rogers as a strategic asset for the incoming threat.

• Nick Fury — Conflict Authority — World Security Council (Donald Li)

  The Council overrides Fury's judgment by ordering a destructive strike.

• Nick Fury — Alliance Partner — Tony Stark / Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.)

  Fury strategically recruits Stark to form a unified defense team.

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