Looks like SHIELD is giving Mack a promotion. Henry Simmons, who recurred as brawny and brainy mechanic Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie during Season 2 of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, has been upgraded to a series regular for the ABC drama’s upcoming third season. TVLine was the first to report the casting news.
Simmons first appeared on Agents of SHIELD in the show’s Season 2 premiere as part of the new SHIELD team that Coulson had assembled as director. The actor continued to appear in every single episode of Agents of SHIELD Season 2 following the premiere but was still billed as a guest star.
While it appeared that Mack was initially loyal to Coulson in Season 2, the series revealed that both he and Bobbi Morse (Adrianne Palicki) were working behind the director’s back for Robert Gonzalez (Edward James Olmos), who they believed to be one of the leaders of the “real SHIELD.” Much of the reason for Mack’s distrust of Coulson came from his belief that his boss was too forgiving and understanding of aliens and powered individuals (this was also born out of Mack’s mind being controlled by Inhuman technology in the Season 2 mid-season finale). Ultimately, though, Mack worked together with Coulson and the rest of the SHIELD team to stop Skye’s mother and others in the Season 2 finale.
Simmons is the second recent series regular promotion Agents of SHIELD has given out. The series also upped Luke Mitchell, who plays Inhuman Lincoln, to series regular status for Season 3 earlier this week.
Agents of SHIELD returns for Season 3 in its regular timeslot, Tuesdays at 9 p.m., this fall on ABC.
Agents of SHIELD fans, what do you think of this news? Are you happy that Simmons will now be a series regular, and are you excited for more of Mack in Season 3? Comment below and let us know your thoughts.
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pretty awesome, when i first saw him my first thought was.. Luke… Luke Cage?