Chloe Bennet rounds out the cast of Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D.

Joss Whedon's forthcoming S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot has found its sixth and final regular, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that actress Chloe Bennet (Nashville) has signed on to portray Skye, a character described as "a confident woman who is slightly obsessed with superhero culture and the shadow organisations that exist within it. She's edgy and can out-talk anyone with her unflappable nature."

The cast of Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D. will be led by Clark Gregg, who is set to reprise his role from the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Agent Phil Coulson. New recruits to the Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division include Ming-Na Wen (Stargate Universe) as Agent Melinda May, Elizabeth Henstridge (The Thompsons) as Agent Gemma Simmons, Iain De Caestecker (Coronation Street) as Agent Leo Fitz and Brett Dalton (Killing Lincoln) as Agent Grant Ward.

The pilot for S.H.I.E.L.D. is to be written by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, and is being eyed for a Fall 2013 premiere on ABC.