Anglophile Joss Whedon has cast two British actors in the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show, with The Fades’ Iain De Caestecker and Elizabeth Henstridge reporting for duty. They join a cast that already includes Ming-Na and Clark Gregg.
S.H.I.E.L.D., which stands for Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division is the team that threads through the Avengers’ films and usually takes care of things when of Tony Stark or Steve Rogers are not around.
Gregg’s Agent Phil Coulson is the most recognisable face from the current crop, with Ming-Na playing ace pilot and weapons expert Melinda May. De Caestecker is tech guru Agent Leo Fitz, while Henstridge is aboard to play Agent Gemma Simmons, who is a science whizz. Apparently the pair spend their time together bickering.
The production team includes Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Jeffrey Bell and Jeph Loeb to run the show.
