Daniel Jordan Sousa is a fictional character portrayed by Enver Gjokaj in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). A war veteran and agent with the SSR (and later S.H.I.E.L.D.) who experiences prejudice due to his leg injury, he was created for Agent Carter (2015–2016). Gjokaj then signed a deal to return for the seventh season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2020).
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 Enver Gjokaj as Daniel Sousa in the seventh season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | |
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| Created by | Christopher Markus Stephen McFeely |
| Portrayed by | Enver Gjokaj |
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| Full name | Daniel Jordan Sousa[1] |
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| Nationality | American |
Fictional character biography
editAgent Carter
editIn the first season of Agent Carter, set in 1946, Sousa's own investigation into Howard Stark after he is framed for supplying deadly weapons to enemies of the United States leads to him discovering Peggy Carter's secret providence of him with assistance. In the second season, set in 1947, his relationship with Carter becoming complicated, Sousa accepts the position of chief of the Los Angeles SSR office to get some distance from her, and eventually begins a new relationship with Violet, a nurse. However, Violet leaves Sousa when she discovers that he still has feelings for Carter; Sousa eventually begins a relationship with Carter, once they defeat Whitney Frost together.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
editGjokaj reprises his role as Sousa during the seventh season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. In 1955, he first encounters the main time-travelling S.H.I.E.L.D. team after he encounters Jemma Simmons impersonating Peggy Carter, their relationship having ended. After preventing him from being assassinated by a Hydra agent sent by Wilfred Malick as he originally was in history, Sousa joins the team in their mission through time against the Chronicoms, entering a romantic relationship with Daisy Johnson after being trapped in a time loop. In the process, a new and more advanced prosthetic leg is built for him which enables him to walk and run normally again. One year after defeating the Chronicoms, Sousa joins the present day S.H.I.E.L.D. and continues to work alongside Daisy and Kora.[2]
Avengers
editBefore his role in Agent Carter, Gjokaj was cast in a short scene in Avengers as a policeman named Officer Saunders. Though there were discussions connecting Sousa to this policeman in later releases, it was never made official.
Concept and creation
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Gjokaj was cast in the role in August 2014,[3] having previously portrayed a police officer who encounters Steve Rogers in The Avengers.[4] "He was a soldier, and he had been very active all his life, and now he has to figure out how to use his brains, how to try to be smart," Gjokaj explained of the character. "He accepts his injury, he accepts his compromised status in society ... Peggy says, 'Forget this. I'm Peggy Carter. I'm going to do something else.' I think that's the difference between the two of them."[5] Considering a potentially romantic relationship between Sousa and Carter, Gjokaj said, "I think there's definitely a situation where ... if she hadn't dated Captain America, he might ask her out for a drink. It's like if your new girlfriend dated Ryan Gosling. It's going to make you sweat a bit."[6]
Characterization
editFor the second season of Agent Carter, Gjokaj said, "you'll see him deal with actually being part of the machine. Not trying to get into the machine, but being the boss. The first season was him trying to be listened to, and now he's being listened to by a lot of people."[7] The costumes for the SSR agents in the series are meant to be distinctive to help explain their characters:[8] Sousa wears "sweater vests under his sport coats and pleated pants".[9]
Ahead of the second season, Fazekas explained that after Carter turned Sousa down at the end of the first season, saying "Oh, let me take a rain check. I have something to do", Carter felt like a potential relationship was something she could consider, while Sousa "felt like he missed an opportunity there." Because of that, Sousa moved to Los Angeles to avoid Carter, and "They haven't spoken since he left. There's that interesting awkward [feeling] when they start working together again. But now Sousa has got a girlfriend and it's very serious, so that's a new thing for Peggy to deal with."[10] Though Sousa and Carter do eventually get together in the second-season finale, the executive producers warned that this did not necessarily mean Sousa is Carter's future husband,[11] who was first mentioned in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Alien Commies from the Future!". Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Season 7. Episode 3. June 10, 2020. ABC.
- ^ Agard, Chancellor (April 15, 2020). "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings back Agent Carter character in season 7 first look". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 29, 2014). "Enver Gjokaj Cast In ABC Series 'Marvel's Agent Carter'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ Sampson, Mike (April 5, 2016). "Here's Who Alfre Woodard Plays in 'Captain America: Civil War'". ScreenCrush. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Patrick (January 13, 2015). "Enver Gjokaj Reports For Duty on Marvel's Agent Carter". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ McIntrye, Gina (January 2, 2015). "'Agent Carter': Hayley Atwell reprises capable 1940s spy for Marvel TV show". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ Grauso, Alisha (January 19, 2016). "Interrogating Marvel's Agent Carter: Enver Gjokaj & Lesley Boone". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Weseman, Lisa (January 7, 2015). "Agent Carter Fashion: Inside the Premiere". ABC.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ Kucharski, Joe (January 5, 2015). "Sneak Peek at The Costumes of Marvel's Agent Carter!". Tyranny of Style. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (January 18, 2016). "Agent Carter bosses tease big changes for Peggy in season 2". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (March 2, 2016). "Agent Carter postmortem: Who (may have) paid the ultimate price?". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (January 12, 2015). "'Agent Carter': Who might be Peggy's future husband?". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
External links
edit- Daniel Sousa on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki, an external wiki
- Daniel Sousa on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki