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Alexander Pierce was the head of the World Security Council and a former leader within S.H.I.E.L.D. until it was revealed that he was the mastermind leading HYDRA from within th… 

Alexander Pierce was the head of the World Security Council and a former leader within S.H.I.E.L.D. until it was revealed that he was the mastermind leading HYDRA from within the government organisation. While serving as Secretary of Defense, Alexander Pierce was involved in a hostage situation in Bogota where he met S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury, who successfully saved the hostages including Pierce's daughter. Pierce had hoped to win the situation through negotiation, but Fury disagreed...

Alexander Pierce was the head of the World Security Council and a former leader within S.H.I.E.L.D. until it was revealed that he was the mastermind leading HYDRA from within the government organisation. While serving as Secretary of Defense, Alexander Pierce was involved in a hostage situation in Bogota where he met S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury, who successfully saved the hostages including Pierce's daughter. Pierce had hoped to win the situation through negotiation, but Fury disagreed...

Nick Fury : Why make me head of SHIELD?

Alexander Pierce : Because you're the best. And the most ruthless person I ever met.

Nick Fury : I did what I did to protect people.

Alexander Pierce : Our enemies are your enemies, Nick. Disorder, war. It's just a matter of time before a dirty bomb goes off in Moscow, or an EMP fries Chicago. Diplomacy? Holding action, a band-aid. And you know where I learned that; Bogota. You didn't ask, you just did what had to be done. I can bring order to the lives of seven billion people by sacrificing twenty million. It's the next step, Nick, if you have the courage to take it.

Nick Fury : No, I have the courage not to.

[Moves to the retinal scanner] 

Alexander Pierce : You don't you think we wiped your clearance from the system?

Nick Fury : I know you erased my password. Probably deleted my retinal scan. But if you want to stay ahead of me, Mr. Secretary...

[removes his eye patch] 

Nick Fury : ... you need to keep both eyes open.

Alexander Pierce, portrayed by Robert Redford, was S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secretary to the World Security Council, as well as the highest ranking undercover Hydra agent working within the organization.

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Alexander Pierce's devotion to order swayed him to join Hydra's silent ranks hidden within various state organizations and S.H.I.E.L.D.  He eventually became the top-ranking member of Hydra, and developed a decades long plot to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. from within, and in the process gaining total control over the world.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Alexander Pierce worked alongside several prominent S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, including Melinda May. He was also a friend and ally to John Garrett, as well as other Hydra agents working undercover throughout the organization.

Shortly after joining Hydra, Pierce used his position within S.H.I.E.L.D. to secure the release of Werner Reinhardt, a Hydra general who was active during World War II, and who had been caught by Peggy Carter. Pierce instructed Hydra agents to release Reinhardt from prison and transport him to Austria.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Pierce is the creator and executor of Project Insight (a plan involving three self-sufficient helicarriers to eradicate potentially dangerous individuals) and the true villain behind the film. He was able to command Hydra's forces from within S.H.I.E.L.D. After trying to kill Natasha Romanoff, Nick Fury shot Alexander Pierce twice in the chest. Shortly after his death, with Captain America, Falcon, and Maria Hill successfully executing a plan to have the helicarriers destroy each other. 

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Who plays Secretary Pierce in Captain America: The Winter Soldier?

Alexander Pierce, portrayed by Robert Redford, was S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secretary to the World Security Council, as well as the highest ranking undercover Hydra agent working within the organization.

Who is Alexander Pierce in MCU?

Secretary Alexander Goodwin Pierce was one of HYDRA's leaders and its top undercover operative within the United States government. Following an incident in Bogotá, he lost faith in diplomacy and was recruited by HYDRA.

Why is Alexander Pierce in endgame?

Pierce appears in Endgame when Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, and Scott Lang travel back to New York in 2012 to retrieve the Space, Time, and Mind Stones. Again like the original timeline, Pierce and the HYDRA operatives posing as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents head to the Stark tower after the Battle of New York.

Is Pierce a good guy in Captain America?

Alexander Goodwin Pierce is the main antagonist of the 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, while his 2012 self appeared as a minor antagonist in the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame and a background character in the 2021 Disney+ series Loki.