– trike117
In season 1, Bill played hostile SHIELD agent John Garrett. In three episodes of Season 12, whose main appearance dates back to 1983, James played the role of young Garrett.
Bill passed away in 2017, but James said his late father would “feel really good” about him playing Garrett.
James auditioned for several different roles on the show before this role was offered to him.
In 2020, he told Marvel.com, “(Screenwriter Jed Whedon) said, ‘Hey, we auditioned you. We really like your work. We actually have something special in mind, but “I can’t tell you,” he said. ‘Nothing about that yet.’ Later he emailed me again and asked what I thought about playing young John Garrett.
I think it was their kindness and their memory of my father and wanting to honor him. Because my dad loved everyone who was on that show so much. “I remember talking a lot about how much fun it was while filming,” he said.
