Marcus Benson

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Marcus Benson
Real Name	Marcus Benson
Species	Human
Citizenship	American
Gender	Male
Title(s)	Doctor
Affiliation	Culver University S.H.I.E.L.D.
Status	Alive
Appearances
TV Series	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (5 episodes)
Actors/Actresses
Portrayed by	Barry Shabaka Henley

"I've already lost everything that matters. Death doesn't scare me."

―Marcus Benson^[src]

Doctor Marcus Benson is a Natural Sciences professor at Culver University. He was recruited by Alphonso Mackenzie and Melinda May to offer his expertise to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Biography

Recruitment into S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Studying a Body

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Dangerous Autopsy

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Studying Incan Myths

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Encounter with Izel

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Personality

"I'm not known for my tact, but more my honesty."

―Marcus Benson to Alphonso Mackenzie^[src]

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Abilities

• Genius-Level Intellect: Benson has an IQ of 160, which led Melinda May to suggest for Alphonso Mackenzie to recruit him as a fitting substitute to S.H.I.E.L.D. in the absence of Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons, but even he has referred to Fitz as "an idiot".
• Expert Scientist: To be added

Facilities

• Culver University: To be added
• Lighthouse: To be added

Relationships

Family Tom Benson † - Husband Father-in-Law Sister-in-Law Allies Culver University Andrew Garner † - Former Colleague and Friend S.H.I.E.L.D. Alphonso Mackenzie Melinda May Yo-Yo Rodriguez Fox † Damon Keller †

Enemies Sarge's Squad Pachakutiq/Sarge † Tinker † Jaco † Izel † Shrike † Tom Benson † (illusion)

Appearances

In chronological order:

• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Season Six
    • Missing Pieces
    • Window of Opportunity
    • Code Yellow
    • The Other Thing
    • Collision Course Part One (mentioned)
    • From the Ashes

Behind the Scenes

• The casting notes had the character listed as Professor L.