15 Facts About Marshall Flinkman

Marshall J Flinkman is a fictional character on the television series, Alias.

Marshall Flinkman has a quirky and eccentric personality, which contrasts with the stern nature of those around him.

Marshall Flinkman is socially inept, having a tendency to speak very rapidly, often babbling about tangential subjects in the middle of technical briefings.

Marshall Flinkman is always dressed well and wears his hair in a slick sidepart.

Marshall Flinkman has a fondness for unnecessary visual aids when giving a presentation, once even playing a full drum set to make a point.

When SD-6 is destroyed, Marshall Flinkman is brought into the CIA for real.

Marshall Flinkman serves as comic relief for the Alias series, but he has some serious moments when he is worried about those he cares about, including Sydney, but mostly revolving around Carrie and Mitchell.

Marshall Flinkman has discovered how hard it is to lie to those he loves, having to keep his job at APO a secret even from his wife.

Marshall Flinkman, delayed in arriving at HQ due to a problem with his baby, avoids being caught in the lockdown and becomes the only APO agent able to save Sydney.

Later in the mission, when required to make contact with an enemy agent while APO was still on lockdown and the man had already met Sydney, he accidentally shoots and kills the agent while attempting to keep him occupied while Sydney tracks a crucial item in his possession; it is not made clear whether this is the first time Marshall Flinkman has killed anyone.

Marshall Flinkman was later kidnapped from his home by Kelly Peyton and tortured, resisting admirably until at Sydney's urging he cooperated as part of a plan to rescue him and the -abducted Rachel, allowing him to pass on a discreet message that would help his wife Carrie track his online activity and identify his location.

Marshall Flinkman continued to provide tech support as the various members of APO raced around the world to thwart the endgames of Arvin Sloane and Irina Derevko, including remotely inputting the codes to stand down missiles Irina had targeted on Washington, DC, and London.

Marshall Flinkman quickly enlists Eric Weiss to become legally ordained online so he can marry the two, bolting at the last second to take his wife to the hospital.

Marshall Flinkman is unaware Marshall still works for the CIA, since APO is black ops and he is under orders to keep it secret.

Marshall Flinkman worked with APO to rescue Marshall and the -abducted Rachel, demonstrating technical prowess rivalling Marshall's, quickly understanding a discreet clue Marshall passed to Sydney that allowed her to track their location from the source of the digital activity.