Matthew Ellis

Matthew Ellis was the 45th President of the United States in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He was in office from 2012 to 2020. He was elected in 2012 replacing President Barack Obama, and was later re-elected in 2016.

Ellis was targeted multiple times during his presidency. In december of 2012 he was kidnapped and nearly assassinated by terrorist Aldrich Killian, but was rescued by Tony Stark's Iron Man and James Rhodes' Iron Patriot. During the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. in 2014, Ellis was targeted by HYDRA, but was saved by Steve Rogers' Captain America.

As a result of the Inhuman outbreak in 2015, Ellis authorized the creation of the ATCU (Advanced Threat Containment Unit), an agency tasked with dealing with threats that would previously have been dealt with by S.H.I.E.L.D. Time later, Ellis allowed the relegitimization of S.H.I.E.L.D., putting Jeffrey Mace in charge.

Early Life
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Presidency
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Post-presidency
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Barack Obama
President Barack Obama has been mentioned in Marvel Cinematic Universe a multitude of times which leads people to conclude that he most likely was the president preceding President Ellis. However in the real world Obama was first elected in 2008 and later re-elected in 2012, the year President Ellis was elected. This leads people to believe that Obama only served for one term and was later replaced by President Ellis after the Battle of New York in The Avengers. This can also be seen as evidence that Matthew Ellis probably wasn't a Democrat since he probably was running against Obama in the election of 2012. While it is possible that Ellis won against Obama in the primaries, he is most likely Republican or independent.

Donald Trump
As 45th President, Ellis replaces President Donald Trump in the timeline. However due to multiple references to Trump's campaign in the MCU, it is possible that Trump actually ran against Ellis in 2016 but lost.

Media appearances
The character of Matthew Ellis was portrayed by William Sadler.


 * Iron Man 3
 * Captain America: The Winter Soldier (pictured)
 * Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * 3.01 Laws of Nature
 * 3.11 Bouncing Back
 * 3.13 Parting Shot
 * WHiH Newsfront (promotional webseries)
 * WHIH Newsfront: The Avengers and The White House (footage)
 * WHIH Newsfront Exclusive: President Ellis Discusses the Avengers
 * WHIH Breaking News: Attack in Lagos
 * Games
 * Iron Man 3 - The Official Game
 * Captain America: The Winter Soldier - The Official Game