Phil Coulson Fictional character
Phillip "Phil" Coulson is a fictional character portrayed by American actor Clark Gregg and presented in his likeness. The details of his character vary between portrayals, but he is always a spy working for the fictional espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D.. The character first appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), a shared fictional universe that is the setting of several superhero films and television series produced by Marvel Studios, and, due to his popularity, has gone on to appear in the mainstream Marvel Comics universe, animated television series, video games, and more expanded media. Within the films, Coulson was originally used to represent S.H.I.E.L.D.'s involvement in the plot, to the point of being described as "the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent" by Gregg.The character originally appeared in Iron Man (2008), the first film in the MCU. Gregg then signed a multi-picture deal with Marvel and the character went on to appear in Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), and The Avengers (2012). He is a primary character of Marvel Television's ensemble spy-fi series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–), has appeared in two Marvel One-Shots, and has been featured in multiple tie-in comics, all also set in the MCU.