List of Agent Carter characters

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Agent Carter is an American television series created for ABC by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, inspired by the films Captain America: The First Avenger and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and the Marvel One-Shot short film of the same name.[1] It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise.

The series stars Hayley Atwell, reprising her role of Peggy Carter from the film series, as well as James D'Arcy, Chad Michael Murray, and Enver Gjokaj; Shea Whigham also stars in the first season. In addition to original characters, several other characters from Marvel Cinematic Universe films and Marvel One-Shots, along with other characters based on various Marvel Comics properties, also appear throughout the series.

This list includes the series' main cast, all guest stars deemed to have had recurring roles throughout the series, and any other guest who is otherwise notable.

Overview

Key:
     = Does not appear / is not yet confirmed to appear
Character Portrayed by Appearances
First Season 1 Season 2
Main characters
Peggy Carter Hayley Atwell "Now is Not the End" Main
Edwin Jarvis James D'Arcy Main
Jack Thompson Chad Michael Murray Main
Daniel Sousa Enver Gjokaj Main
Roger Dooley Shea Whigham Main
Recurring characters
Howard Stark Dominic Cooper "Now is Not the End" Recurring Guest
Angie Martinelli Lyndsy Fonseca Recurring Guest
Ray Krzeminski Kyle Bornheimer Recurring
Rose Roberts Lesley Boone Guest Recurring
Miriam Fry Meagen Fay "Bridge and Tunnel" Recurring
Dottie Underwood Bridget Regan "Time and Tide" Recurring
Johann Fennhoff Ralph Brown "The Iron Ceiling" Recurring
Whitney Frost Wynn Everett "The Lady in the Lake" Recurring
Jason Wilkes Reggie Austin Recurring
Calvin Chadwick Currie Graham Recurring
Ana Jarvis Lotte Verbeek Recurring
Aloysius Samberly Matt Braunger Recurring
Vernon Masters Kurtwood Smith Recurring
Vega Rey Valentin "Better Angels" Recurring
Joseph Manfredi Ken Marino "The Atomic Job" Recurring

Main characters

Peggy Carter

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Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Carter (portrayed by Hayley Atwell) was an officer with the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR) who worked with Captain America during World War II, falling in love with him before he apparently sacrificed himself to stop the Nazi-division Hydra. Following the end of the war, Carter is working in a secretarial role despite her status as an agent. Approached by Howard Stark, whom she had also worked with during the war, to help clear his name after being framed for selling weapons to the USSR, Carter agrees to go behind the backs of her superiors. Her treason is eventually discovered by Agent Daniel Sousa, but she is let off when she helps stop the Russians.

Atwell, who portrayed Carter in Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the Agent Carter short film, expressed interest in returning as the character,[2] before ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee confirmed her involvement in the series in January 2014.[3] Atwell said it was "thrilling" to explore "the backdrop of this male-dominated world, where women are still in the workforce, unspoken for and struggling to find a place outside the home" and how it affects Carter, who must deal with this along with the missions she receives.[4] For Carter's costume, though some vintage pieces were used, most of her outfits were custom made to accommodate the scripted action scenes.[5] Costume designer Giovanna Ottobre-Melton explained that "For the overall design silhouette, there is an hourglass style with strength in the tailoring and defined shoulders, but not overly exaggerated." For the character's "tactical gear", World War II underground military looks were referenced.[6] Gabriella Graves portrays a young Carter.[7]

Executive producer Tara Butters has said that "her superpower is the fact that other people underestimate her. And she often uses that to her advantage, because she doesn't have superstrength."[8] Speaking about the influence that the apparent death of Steve Rogers has on Peggy, Atwell explained that "It's only been a year and she's grieving him and I think what keeps her going is he was the greatest person she ever knew – even before he took the serum and became Captain America. She knew his character and she saw a kindred spirit in him. So I think she's grieving the loss of him but she's also determined to make sure that his work wasn't in vain. That gives her a tremendous amount of determination to carry on despite the obstacles that she comes across."[9] Following the first season, Atwell stated, "In the end, she doesn’t necessarily win everyone’s respect. Jack Thompson, for example, takes the credit that she probably deserves. But as she says, she knows her value so she doesn’t need that praise. I think the first season is not so much that she’s able to establish herself to everyone as an equal, but yet, for herself, she uses it as a source of strength for her own worth. In that respect, she’s a lot more confident."[10]

For the second season, Fazekas explained, "[Carter] put a lot of things emotionally to bed in the first season; she let go of Captain America, she found her place in the world at the SSR. In the second season, we meet a different Peggy, in a lot of ways. She's more open to looking at her life and figuring out, does she want a relationship? She feels comfortable in her work environment, except for what she's starting to realize is her own idealism, in some ways, hindering her from being able to see that there is corruption within the SSR ... she starts to, I don't want to say be a more cynical Peggy, but I think she starts to have to recognize that not everybody has her ideals."[11]

The A.V. Club named Atwell's performance as one of the "Best Individual Performances" of 2015.[12] Atwell was nominated for Best Actress in a Television Series at the 41st Saturn Awards.[13]

Edwin Jarvis

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Edwin Jarvis (portrayed by James D'Arcy) was charged with treason during the war after he forged the signature of his superior officer in an attempt to save the woman that would become his wife, Ana. Saved from this by Howard Stark, Jarvis becomes Stark's butler and is eventually offered to Carter as support for her mission. Befriending Carter, Jarvis continues to aid her when possible, even with matters unrelated to Stark.

It was revealed that Edwin Jarvis, the character who will eventually be a tutor to Tony Stark and inspire his J.A.R.V.I.S. artificial intelligence, would appear in the series in July 2014,[14] and that September D'Arcy was cast in the role.[15] Fazekas, explaining the introduction and development of Jarvis in the series, stated that "Some of it has come from the comics and some of it we've developed ourselves. Some of it is influenced by James D'Arcy himself and his strengths."[16] D'Arcy was initially nervous about portraying Jarvis's comedic side, given his history of "predominantly play[ing] psychopaths",[17] and did not study Paul Bettany's performance as J.A.R.V.I.S. when approaching the character.[18] Ottobre-Melton explained, in terms of costume design, that "Jarvis is a tweed suit man. He has a large responsibility handling Howard Stark's affairs, and needs to look polished at all times. He's a well-paid employee who can afford custom-made 3-piece suits, and has a British sensibility, so we put him in a finely tailored bold black and grey Herringbone suit."[5]

Atwell referred to Carter's relationship with Jarvis as the series' "comic relief", and said "I think, from her point of view, she doesn't need any help. But she needs someone who is in contact with Howard to help kind of run this mission. So they have this very witty banter back and forth ... They both have that wit and that satire. Their language is a game of chess".[9] Fazekas called Carter's relationship with Jarvis "the center relationship of the show", and stated that "Jarvis has a nice arc over the course of the [second] season. He really got a taste for adventure with Peggy in the first season, so, when she comes back into his life, he's so happy because he's so bored with being Howard Stark's butler...what that starts is a really interesting story for him, which is, how much did he really understand about what Peggy does? For him, it's like a fun diversion, even though he's in danger and even though his life is threatened...we will see in Jarvis' story how he grows to understand that and where he comes out in the end. It will have a cost for him, and it will have an impact on his relationship with Peggy".[11]

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson (portrayed by Chad Michael Murray) is a war veteran and agent with the SSR who accidentally killed surrendering enemy soldiers, but hid the mistake, instead being praised as a hero. He takes the credit for Carter's work in defeating Leviathan, and is promoted to Chief of the New York SSR office. At the end of the second season, Thompson is shot by a mysterious person looking to take the redacted case file he has on "M. Carter".

Murray was cast in August 2014.[19] He noted that, unlike his character on One Tree Hill, Thompson does not serve as the "moral compass", which meant that he wouldn't be "confined to a box" and would instead be allowed to "really play things up and do what's unexpected."[20] The costumes for the SSR agents in the series are meant to be distinctive to help explain their characters:[5] Thompson wears single breasted suits with suspenders.[6]

Murray described the character as chauvinistic and "chest-puffing",[8][21] and compared him to Indiana Jones, stating that "he's working his way up to become the head of the SSR. His goal in life is to just be great at his job. So he has a large chip on his shoulder, which gives him an attitude."[22] Butters stated that "The problem with Thompson is, he’s such an opportunist, and he so wants to succeed above all other things, that he sometimes makes bad choices. I think he’s not a bad guy, he just gets blinded by ambition. And it’s going to trip him up and put him actually at odds with Peggy and Sousa".[23]

Daniel Sousa

Daniel Sousa (portrayed by Enver Gjokaj) is a war veteran and agent with the SSR who experiences prejudice due to his crippled leg, for which he uses a crutch to support himself. Sousa's own investigation leads to him discovering Carter's status as a traitor. In the second season, he becomes the chief of the Los Angeles SSR office, and begins a relationship with Carter.

Gjokaj was cast in the role in August 2014.[19] "He was a soldier, and he had been very active all his life, and now he has to figure out how to use his brains, how to try to be smart," Gjokaj explained of the character. "He accepts his injury, he accepts his compromised status in society ... Peggy says, 'Forget this. I'm Peggy Carter. I'm going to do something else.' I think that's the difference between the two of them."[24] Considering a potentially romantic relationship between Sousa and Carter, Gjokaj said, "I think there’s definitely a situation where … if she hadn't dated Captain America, he might ask her out for a drink. It’s like if your new girlfriend dated Ryan Gosling. It’s going to make you sweat a bit."[25] For the second season, on the character, Gjokaj said, "you’ll see him deal with actually being part of the machine. Not trying to get into the machine, but being the boss. The first season was him trying to be listened to, and now he’s being listened to by a lot of people."[26] The costumes for the SSR agents in the series are meant to be distinctive to help explain their characters:[5] Sousa wears "sweater vests under his sport coats and pleated pants".[6]

Atwell talked about Sousa's decision to become the Los Angeles SSR chief between the first and second seasons, saying "Unbeknownst to [Carter], he kind of had to leave; he had to get out of New York. The tension between them and that it wasn’t really amounting to anything was really painful to him. He got a lead to go out and run the SSR as a chief, and so of course, as it was an actual promotion for him, it was the perfect time for him to go out and have a new life. She’s sent out there under false pretenses, not realizing that Chief Sousa didn’t know that she was coming. He asks for reinforcements and Peggy’s sent. So personally, it throws his world upside-down, and she is also having to realize that he wasn’t actually the one who called her out there so she’s been rejected."[10] On Carter and Sousa's relationship heading into the second season, Fazekas said, "At the end of the last season Sousa gets up the nerve to ask her out and she says, 'Oh, let me take a rain check. I have something to do.' They both walked away from that interaction with very different impressions. You saw it on his face, he was like kicking himself like he felt like he missed an opportunity there. She has this little smile on her face like, 'Oh, maybe that’s something I might consider.'...Sousa moves to L.A. to open up the SSR offices in part because it’s like, 'I can’t work with her anymore.' They haven’t spoken since he left. There’s that interesting awkward when they start working together again. But now Sousa has got a girlfriend and it’s very serious, so that’s a new thing for Peggy to deal with."[27]

Roger Dooley

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Roger Dooley (portrayed by Shea Whigham) is the chief of the New York SSR office. After talking to Russian psychiatrist Johann Fennhoff about his marital issues, Dooley is hypnotized by the latter into aiding the Russians before being placed in an exploding vest designed by Stark. Dooley manages to jump out a nearby window before the vest explodes and kills him, saving the SSR agents.

In September 2014, Whigham was cast as Dooley,[28] a character who was always intended to die during the first season's penultimate episode, to help build stakes for the series given that "everyone knows Peggy lives", so from the beginning Whigham was only hired for the seven required episodes.[29] The costumes for the SSR agents in the series are meant to be distinctive to help explain their characters: Dooley wears "the classic 1940s double-breasted looks. Many of his closet pieces are sourced 1940s vintage suits."[5]

Because of a lack of "rich comic book history to draw from", Whigham created his own background for the character, on which he said "I don't think Dooley is a political appointee. I think I worked my way up through good hard work. I don't think I'm a politician in any respect. Dooley's got a pretty wicked sense of humor."[30] Unlike many of the other agents, Whigham believes that Dooley does respect Carter, saying "I think he likes her. I think he cares deeply. I'm not sure that he can always show that, but I think you'll see that he cares deeply about Carter. And these are things that keep him up at night, as well as the other boys, when I send them out on missions."[30] When asked whether Dooley's death was what brings Carter and the other SSR agents together, Fazekas said that this was not necessarily the case, as Carter had already begun to earn that herself, but she did feel that it "sort of focuses everyone and affects everyone"[29]

Recurring characters

Introduced in season one

Howard Stark

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Howard Stark (portrayed by Dominic Cooper) is a weapons developer who worked with the SSR during the war but is now a fugitive, having been framed for selling weapons to America's enemies. One of the weapons he created was Midnight Oil, designed to give soldiers extra stamina during war, but instead it caused psychosis and led to them killing each other. The U.S. military stole Midnight Oil and used it on the Russians, and Fennhoff blames Stark for the massacre. Fennhoff hypnotises Stark into bombing New York using his guilt over Captain America's fate, but Carter is able to convince Stark to stop. He moves on to set up his own film studio in Los Angeles.

In March 2014, Markus and McFeely stated that Howard Stark, the father of Tony Stark, the CEO of Stark Industries, and a founding member of S.H.I.E.L.D.,[31][32] would be a recurring character, contingent on Cooper's involvement.[33] In June 2014, Atwell confirmed that Cooper would be involved with the series.[31] Ottobre-Melton designed Stark's outfits with his fugitive-status in mind, aiming to have him look "rich, comfortable, and sexy all rolled up into one." Stark doesn't wear a tie while on the run, unlike many men during the time, and tends to wear casual shirts with custom made jackets and vintage pants.[34]

In describing the character, Cooper said "He's up to all sorts of things. You don't know what he does in the depths of the evening, and he's gallivanting around. So he's a fun person to play. I love dipping into or researching a bit of it, and seeing some of that material of Howard Hughes, which I'm sure he's kind of been likened to. There's certainly a sort of swagger about him, which I like to observe and steal ... That's my challenge with that character as well, is to not make it too broad and go too far. It's about keeping it very realistic, but at the same time, tongue-in-cheek as well."[35] On Carter and Stark's relationship in the second season following his lying to her about the last of Steve Rogers blood in the first, Atwell said, "there’s a new comfort level between Stark and Peggy because of what they went through in the first season [with his betrayal], and she realizes how fragile human beings are and comes around to his way of thinking about why she was betrayed [by him]. Because of that, they’re on a bit more of an even level. She respects him hugely, but is also not afraid to comment on his lifestyle choices and how disgustingly misogynistic she finds him ... he has these kind of floozies around, and he does use women as a form of escapism for him and his Dionysian ways, but when it comes to Peggy, he doesn’t see her as big boobs and red lips. He sees her as someone he can actually have a proper conversation with. Which probably scares the hell out of him, as well, because he’s very confused by it all."[10]

Cooper was nominated for Best Guest Performance in a Television Series at the 41st Saturn Awards.[13]

Angie Martinelli

Angie Martinelli (portrayed by Lyndsy Fonseca)[36] is a waitress and aspiring actress who befriends Carter. Near the end of the first season, Angie learns of Carter's true job.

Fonseca was drawn to Martinelli's "funky personality", which differed from her much more serious previous role of Alexandra Udinov on Nikita. Fonseca and Atwell discussed keeping their characters as friends, rather than falling to "jealousy or cattiness. There's nothing but just support and interest and friendship, because a lot of times it's more complicated than that on shows."[36] Fazekas said that Angie's appearance in the second season is her acting as Carter's conscience in the dream sequence, "speaking the things that Peggy maybe can’t say to herself. It ties things back together from the first season and it’s connecting all of these things in a way that only a dream can do."[37]

Ray Krzeminski

Ray Krzeminski (portrayed by Kyle Bornheimer)[38] is a misogynistic SSR agent who clashes with Carter and cheats on his wife. He is killed by Dottie Underwood.

Rose Roberts

Rose Roberts (portrayed by Lesley Boone)[39][40] is a switchboard operator who works for the SSR in New York and later in Los Angeles.

Fazekas stated that the opportunity presented itself to "bring [Rose] out to L.A." for the second season, in order for Carter to have another person to talk to, "who knows her secrets and knows a lot about what's going on."[11] Boone called Rose "a little bit of a bestie," trying to get information from Carter and Sousa to help "move things along" since she sees an attraction between the two. For the second season, Rose goes into the field, with Boone saying, "She gets recruited and she is beside herself excited that she gets to go out there and be a bad woman. I think she’s quite capable."[26]

Miriam Fry

Miriam Fry (portrayed by Meagen Fay)[41] is the strict proprietor of The Griffith Hotel for Women, a boarding house where Carter lives.

Dottie Underwood

Dorothy "Dottie" Underwood (portrayed by Bridget Regan)[42] is a Russian sleeper agent disguised as a small-town girl from Iowa who moves next door to Carter. She reveals her true allegiance in an attempt to capture Carter, and later escapes after being defeated in a fight with the latter. Dottie resurfaces in an attempt to raid a bank account, only to be stopped by Carter and the SSR. While Thompson tries to get more information about her bosses in Leviathan, the FBI show up and transfer her to their custody.

Underwood was created to give Carter a "strong female antagonist", and Butters noted that "we said, wouldn’t it be great to have one of those people who is living right there with her be actually a bad guy?"[43] In late January 2015, Butters and Fazekas revealed that Underwood is a product of the precursor to the Black Widow program.[44] Regan did not know the character was a Black Widow when auditioning, but quickly learned after being cast, as the showrunners wanted her to change her then current red hair, in order to avoid being "a tip to the audience, because of Natasha [Romanoff]. They didn’t want to imply that every Black Widow had red hair and they didn’t want the audience to see it coming."[45] Regan trained with a Tae Kwan Do expert and studied Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow choreography from the films in preparation for the character's fight scenes. Underwood's initial "small-town girl from Iowa" persona was based on Judy Garland's Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz.[46] Explaining the costume differences between Carter and the undercover Underwood, Ottobre-Melton explained that "Peggy’s wardrobe is sophisticated, tailored and I use saturated colors on her. Dottie, on the other hand, has an unstructured softness to her look with bits of lace and floral embroidery. A good example is the vintage burgundy hand-knit sweater seen in ["Time and Tide"].[34]

Butters and Fazekas stated that Underwood "doesn’t quite understand what it’s like to be a normal woman" after her upbringing in the program, and they compared her to Carter in the fact that she intrigues Underwood, while Carter herself "is intrigued by the "normal" lives of Angie and Jarvis".[47] Atwell said, "Peggy has male baddies that she fights, but to have someone who is physically her equal – she's a Black Widow, incredibly capable and very smart – I think that shows some balance for Peggy, like a flip side of the same coin."[48] On where the character is in the second season, Fazekas stated, "she’s a lone wolf right now. She’s a woman without a country right now, but she is more involved in the [overarching] case" for the season than it originally appears.[27] On Carter and Underwood's relationship in the second season, Atwell said, "I didn’t get much to do with her, really. This is a different relationship [this season]. In some ways, without spoiling anything, I need her, and also, I get to have scenes with her that are like a chess game. As an actor, that’s incredibly exhilarating because a lot of the scenes between us are filled with subtext. On the surface, [Dottie] has got this very elegant, very soft-spoken voice and yet you know she’s an assassin and it’s a very potent mix."[10] Regan added, "Her relationship with Peggy is very unique. She’s never seen anyone like her before and she’s never been beaten before. There’s this competitive but playful obsession with her" which is seen with Underwood's "flirtation" and "feminine prowess". Regan continued, "She knows that to be on top she has to beat Peggy... So Dottie does want to get under her skin. She tries to make her feel uncomfortable and that might be with a look or a glance or what she says."[45]

Johann Fennhoff

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Johann Fennhoff (portrayed by Ralph Brown)[49] is a Russian hypnotist working for Leviathan, who infiltrates the SSR under the guise of rescued psychiatrist Dr. Ivchenko. After being defeated by Thompson and Sousa, he is arrested and gagged, before being imprisoned with Arnim Zola.

Introduced in season two

Whitney Frost

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Whitney Frost (portrayed by Wynn Everett) is the stage name of Agnes Cully,[50] an actress and a scientific genius forced to hide behind her husband, senatorial candidate Calvin Chadwick, due to the sexism of the age. She accidentally absorbs Zero Matter, which leaves her with a Zero Matter scar on her forehead, and the ability to absorb any living thing she touches. After the gamma cannon purges her of the Zero Matter, Frost goes insane and is committed to an asylum.

In August 2015, Butters and Dingess confirmed that Madame Masque would appear in the season, and that an actress had been cast in the role.[51] Everett was confirmed to be playing the character that October.[52][53] After being cast and seeing a picture of the comic version of the character, Everett felt "'They got the wrong girl,' only because I look nothing like her. I was very nervous about it ... [and] thought, 'They will probably dye my hair dark, and I'm going to need to work out a bit. And those are some pretty big boobs.'"[54] However, the producers were looking to take a different approach to the character created for Tales of Suspense #98, taking inspiration from "Hollywood icons like Hedy Lamarr and Lauren Bacall".[52] The character also does not wear the gold mask from the comics, though the show does give "a nod to that,"[55] with masks appearing in the background of many scenes featuring Frost.[54] Everett enjoyed stepping into the world of the 1940s for the series, with the costumes, hair, and makeup.[56] Ivy George and Olivia Welch portray younger versions of Cully during her time growing up in Broxton, Oklahoma.[7]

On the character, Fazekas said, "Peggy can see through Whitney’s façade of being a glamorous actress. Whitney is used to people treating her with a certain amount of deference, because she’s a famous actress, and she’s met her match in Peggy."[55] Fazekas also added that in the series, "You see the makings of a villain, but she doesn't start off evil. She starts off manipulative and not the nicest person you've ever met, but she's not a bad guy when you first meet her. We have the time to understand, how do these two women who are –she and Peggy are both smart and beautiful, and they ended up in very different places in their lives, and [we'll explore], how did it happen?" Fazekas additional noted how the sexist themes of the times were handled, by showing "that the only way Whitney Frost felt she could exert power in the world was through her husband, because she had been told her whole life, 'Nobody cares how smart you are, they care about how pretty you are.'"[11]

On Frost's relationship with Chadwick, Everett called him "her best friend. And like many friends and family, you end up [fighting], but he’s always there. You know he’s always there at the end of the day. He’s behind me; he’s got my back. He knows I can do what I say I can do, especially in the science world. So he’s really the only one who gets me." Everett also felt that Carter was a character who would understand what Frost was going through, saying, "I feel we’re in the same place in life even though we’re going about it in different ways. We’re both women in very much a man’s world ... We’re both trying to assert ourselves and ground ourselves in this world that’s dominated by men."[56]

Jason Wilkes

Jason Wilkes (portrayed by Reggie Austin) is a scientist for Isodyne, the only company willing to hire him as a black man, who informs Carter of the company's Zero Matter discovery. He is rendered invisible and intangible following exposure to the substance. The Zero Matter is later purged from his body, making him tangible again.

Austin joined the cast as Wilkes in October 2015.[52][53] Wilkes, who originates from the comics, was changed to a black character for the series, which allowed the series to address racism during the 1940s. On the race of the character, Austin said "it does play a factor. It can’t not, really. It’s Los Angeles—or [rather], America—in 1947. So race does play a factor, and ... I think [it] is handled really, really well when it’s addressed."[57] Butters added, "We wanted to tell a rich story around [the blatant racism that existed] and not feel like you’re preaching about it, you know, 'Racism is not good.'"[23] On how Wilkes connects to Carter, Austin said Wilkes is "one of the top scientists in his field [working at Isodyne], but he’s had to work hard to get there. It’s sort of a similar struggle of an African-American and a woman in the 1940s to try to succeed, so I think that they both see that in one another and that’s part of where the chemistry and connection comes from." Expanding on the love triangle that forms between Wilkes, Sousa and Carter, Austin said, "we’re very nice to each other. We’re professional. I think that Sousa likes Wilkes enough and it’s the same the other way, so it’s not like they’re heated rivals or anything, there’s none of that going on. The relationship dynamic in every way, from Wilkes to Sousa, and Wilkes to Peggy, and Sousa to Peggy, is just nice. You’re rooting for everybody, which is fun to see."[57]

Calvin Chadwick

Calvin Chadwick (portrayed by Currie Graham) is Frost's husband, owner of Isodyne Energy, member of the Council of Nine, and a senatorial candidate who befriends Vernon Masters.[11][53][58] He is absorbed by Frost with the Zero Matter after he tries to sacrifice her to the Council.

Graham was announced cast in the role in October 2015.[52] Graham enjoyed entering the world of the 1940s for the series, saying, "There’s something really fun about the formality of the ‘40s, where people really got dressed. You didn’t just go out to work in your sweatpants and flip-flops. I see the women come to set and I’m just like, 'My God, you look beautiful!'" Graham compared his relationship to Frost to that of Bill and Hillary Clinton, calling them "a power couple" and adding, "I think that Chadwick was probably attracted to her because of her beauty, [but she’s] also a very smart woman, very successful, also probably a Type A. We really strive, both of us I think, as a very successful actress and with a very successful business. The world is our oyster. We’re going to make as many pearls as we can."[56]

Ana Jarvis

Ana Jarvis (portrayed by Lotte Verbeek) is the "free-spirited wife of Edwin Jarvis",[52] who quickly befriends Carter.[53] She is later wounded by Whitney Frost which resulted in some internal complications that render her unable to have children.

The character was revealed to be appearing in the second season in July 2015,[59] and Verbeek was cast in the role by October 2015.[52] Though she did not fit into the story for the first season, Fazekas stated it was always intended to introduce Ana.[11] Verbeek was in Europe when she auditioned for and got the part, and Agent Carter had not yet begun airing there, so Verbeek "didn't really know anything. I just talked to the showrunners, what is it about, what is the character about. I wanted to do more than just being 'the wife of' ... It's always great if there's a lot of anticipation, because fans love the show and they're just talking about who is she going to be, what is she going to look like. I think it's somewhat unexpected with Jarvis being who he is. I love how James plays the character. Ana just brings a whole different dimension to him."[60] Verbeek, who is Dutch, has "spent a lot of time in Budapest", which helped with the character's Hungarian accent.[61]

On creating the character, Fazekas said the writers "wanted to be really specific about who the woman is that Jarvis is just madly in love with" in order to highlight the strong, platonic relationship Jarvis has with Carter. Fazekas added, "It makes sense in that, Jarvis likes Peggy Carter, so of course the woman he's in love with would not be a quiet, prim and proper lady. She would be someone different, someone who challenges him, someone who excites him. We also wanted to be very clear that Peggy and Ana really like each other, and that there's no jealousy from Ana. Ana and Jarvis are so comfortable in their relationship, they're not going to be jealous of other people coming in and out of their lives."[11] On some of the differences between Ana and Edwin, Verbeek said, "The first scene we had I walk in and I smack him on his ass, which is a sort of sexual, playful, fun thing they have. That's not something he would do, that's something she does, and he loves it."[60] D'Arcy later revealed that Verbeek had improvised this on their first day on set, after having ""just flown in", calling it "brilliantly courageous, first of all to do it to an actor you don’t know, and then also because it was so perfectly what they were hoping that Ana would be like."[62]

Aloysius Samberly

Aloysius Samberly (portrayed by Matt Braunger) is an SSR lab tech.[27][63] He eventually goes out into the field with Carter, Sousa, Jarvis and Roberts to help them retrieve old atomic bombs at Roxxon Oil.[63]

On the character, Fazekas said, "He’s a comedy guy, who plays the lab tech who is kind of disgruntled. He feels like, 'You agents, you just look down your nose at the lab techs,' and he’s a thorn in Sousa’s side. He’s so funny because everything he says is completely earnest, but hilarious. He just annoys everyone. But he’s great. He also has his little hero moments as well." Butter called Braunger "a great comic addition to our cast."[27]

Vernon Masters

Vernon Masters (portrayed by Kurtwood Smith) is "a veteran of the War Department with a keen understanding of how to work the system."[64] He is Thompson's mentor and boss in the war department,[27] and a subordinate of the Council of Nine.[58]

In October 2015, Smith was cast in the "major recurring role" of Masters for the second season, having previously worked with Butters and Fazekas on their television series Resurrection.[64] Though the executive producers never thought that they would be able to get Smith for the series, they developed and wrote Masters with the actor in mind.[65] The writers decided to leave Masters' fate "ambiguous", shooting a version where he was "definitively" dead, as it was in the original version of the script. They decided not to show his "death" as they enjoyed working with Smith, with Fazekas saying, "The nice thing about that is we could go both ways on it. Maybe we never see him again or maybe we see him again and by the way he’s full of Zero Matter now. The last thing you saw was Whitney Zero Mattering him and then getting interrupted. But it’s still in him. Either way, we wanted to keep our options open".[66]

Vega

Vega (portrayed by Rey Valentin) is an SSR agent.[67]

Joseph Manfredi

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Joseph Manfredi (portrayed by Ken Marino) is the leader of the Maggia crime syndicate branch in Los Angeles who aids Frost, having previously dated her.[27][68] He is also revealed to be an old acquaintance of Howard Stark.

Marino was cast in November 2015.[68] On casting Marino, Fazekas said, "what I love about him is so versatile. He’s obviously very funny, but he also is a great dramatic actor. We had talked about him for a different role, but it was too small of a role. Then we knew we wanted him in Manfredi role. So that role became so much bigger because it was Ken." Adding about the character, Fazekas said, "What I love about Manfredi is he’s funny, he can flip on a dime and be a total psycho, and he is madly in love with Whitney and genuinely so — even when she’s cuckoo. Their scenes together, there’s such a tenderness to them, even though he’s also really funny."[27] Since the character differs from its comic counterpart, Marino said "the two things [vital to the character]" were defining that Manfredi "definitely was the muscle for Whitney, and that he did have a true love for her." Marino wanted to make sure Manfredi "felt like he was an old-school tough guy" and felt that Frost was "the one true love for him", comparing their relationship to Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe's.[69]

Guest characters

The following is a supplementary list of guest stars that appear in lesser roles or make significant cameo appearances. The characters are listed by the MCU media or season in which they first appeared.

Introduced in films

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See also

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