Grant Ward

Agent Grant Douglas Ward is the tritagonist turned true secondary antagonist of the ABC series ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He is an agent of HYDRA who was one of many that infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. He strategically got himself placed inside a team of agents lead by Phil Coulson and while he feigned interest and emotional investment in most of them, he developed genuine feelings towards Rising Tide ''hacker Skye. He answers directly to the Clairvoyant, who is actually his mentor at S.H.I.E.L.D. John Garrett. He has a very troubled childhood that rooted from tension with his family, particularly with the most trouble coming from his older brother,Christian. He's killed a number of S.H.I.E.L.D agents, including Victoria Hand and Eric Koenig. He has also indirectly tried to kill his former friends Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons (although he technically saved their lives). Melinda May, his ex-lover from Coulson's team, defeated him in combat, partly fracturing his larynx and putting 3 nails in his foot.He's now imprisoned by Coulson in the Playground base,where he's giving Hydra intel.He escaped custody while being transferred to his brother Christian,now an Anti-S.H.I.E.L.D. senator,as a peace-maker between him and Coulson.

He is played by Brett Dalton.