Fictional character in the television show The Shield
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Fictional character
Vic Mackey
The Shield character
Vic Mackey portrayed by Michael Chiklis
First appearance
"Pilot" (2002)
Last appearance
"Family Meeting" (2008)
Created by
Shawn Ryan
Portrayed by
Michael Chiklis
In-universe information
Full name
Victor Samuel Mackey
Gender
Male
Title
Analyst
Occupation
Detective (Season 1 - Season 7) ICE Analyst (Season 7)
Spouse
Corinne Mackey (ex-wife)
Children
Cassidy Mackey (daughter) Matthew Mackey (son) Megan Mackey (daughter) Lee Sofer (son)
Victor Samuel Mackey, played by Michael Chiklis, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the FX crime drama series The Shield, which ran for seven seasons.[1] Mackey is portrayed as a corrupt and brutal detective in the Los Angeles Police Department.[2] He leads a small anti-gang unit primarily tasked with curbing the rampant drug trade in the fictional Farmington district of Los Angeles.[3] He commits several crimes throughout the series including drug dealing, extortion, police brutality, and murder. He is often depicted justifying his crimes as a means to an end.[4] Despite his actions, Mackey considers himself a devoted father and family man.[5][6]
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combined with the then-recent Rampart scandal, became the impetus for VicMackey. Ryan has said "The interesting question to me was: 'What do we allow...
from the FX Networks television series The Shield. Michael Chiklis – VicMackey (2002–2008) Glenn Close – Monica Rawling (2005) Catherine Dent – Danielle...
is the Strike Team, led by Detectives VicMackey, Shane Vendrell, Curtis Lemansky, and Ronnie Gardocki. Mackey and the Strike Team use criminal methods...
known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective VicMackey on the FX police drama The Shield (2002–2008), for which he won the Primetime...
the beginning of series five and serves as the primary antagonist to VicMackey. He has been described as an anti-villain. Both the character, and Whitaker's...
portrayed Cassidy Mackey on the TV show The Shield, the daughter of her real-life father, who played corrupt police officer VicMackey. Chiklis was not...
episodes of The Shield as the former training officer of main character VicMackey. Weathers provided the voice for Colonel Samuel Garrett in the Pandemic...
with VicMackey meeting Ronnie Gardocki and telling him that Shane didn't show up at the drop off, and that Vic's wife Corinne was arrested. Vic also...
of corruption, starting with Detective VicMackey and the controversial yet effective Strike Team that Mackey leads. Aceveda works with the Justice Department...
the role of Lauren Riley, a love interest of Michael Chiklis' character VicMackey. The following year, Zea won her first series regular role on primetime...
praised Ally Walker's performance, comparing her character to The Shield's VicMackey. Critic Alan Sepinwall said the season was "interesting but uneven", noting...
on subsequent cable TV protagonists, saying, "Without Tony, there's no VicMackey of The Shield, no Al Swearengen of Deadwood, no Don Draper of Mad Men...
Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh, who was determined to prove that the lead character, VicMackey (Michael Chiklis), is a dirty cop. As opposed to his previous character...
of the series' plot. In the TV series The Shield, the main character VicMackey regularly threatens recalcitrant suspects with only the name of the prison...
Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail" 2002 (54th) Michael Chiklis VicMackey The Shield "Pilot" FX Kiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer 24 "11:00 p.m. – 12:00...
We've had a lot of anti-heroes on TV in recent years, with guys like VicMackey and Tony Soprano challenging the audiences' loyalty and asking us to see...
episodes of season five. In the role, she is hired by lead character VicMackey to protect his team of corrupt police officers against an Internal Affairs...
characters. TV Guide columnist Matt Roush stated, "Without Tony, there's no VicMackey of The Shield, no Al Swearengen of Deadwood, no Don Draper of Mad Men...
FX drama series The Shield, which starred Michael Chiklis as Detective VicMackey. The Armenian Might is a minor antagonist in seasons 1 and 2, the main...
Gandolfini for The Sopranos in 2000 and 2001) for his performance as VicMackey in The Shield whilst becoming FX's first ever acting win. When Band of...
V. Club compared season 1-era Hank to a "veiled (and unacknowledged) VicMackey parody," but praised his development which began with his suffering PTSD...
he enjoys watching and has great admiration for Judge Judy, as well as VicMackey on The Shield. In "The Negotiation", Roy Anderson attacks Jim, because...
praised Ally Walker's performance, comparing her character to The Shield's VicMackey. Critic Alan Sepinwall said the season was "interesting but uneven", noting...
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