The FBI agent everybody likes
Jimmy is the friendly face of law enforcement in the MCU. In Ant-Man and the Wasp he is the FBI agent assigned to Scott Lang's house arrest after Scott broke the Sokovia Accords. He shows up for surprise checks, tries close-up magic tricks that do not quite work and seems to genuinely want Scott to succeed, even while he is clearly trying to catch him slipping. He is the comic foil, but a kind one.
His appearances in order
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (film, recommended)
- WandaVision (series, essential)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (film, essential)
- Marvel Zombies (animated series, optional)
The essential labels on WandaVision and Quantumania describe the titles themselves; his own part in Quantumania is small. Marvel Zombies is a voice role in an animated, alternate-reality story, separate from the main timeline.
WandaVision makes him a real detective
His big step up comes in WandaVision. A missing-person case leads him to a strange town in New Jersey called Westview, which nobody seems able to contact. Jimmy teams up with Monica Rambeau and Darcy Lewis to figure out what is happening inside, and the outside-world scenes with the three of them are some of the show's funniest and most charming.
This is also where Jimmy proves he is good at his job. He is methodical, curious and calm under pressure, and his whiteboard of questions became a fan-favorite joke. The series treats him as a capable investigator rather than just comic relief.
In Marvel Zombies, his voice returns in a much darker setting. Because that series takes place in an alternate reality, think of it as a what-if bonus rather than part of his main story.
People in his orbit
Jimmy's first big link is Ant-Man (Scott Lang), the man he spends a whole movie trying to catch. Scott's partners, Hope van Dyne and Hank Pym, give Jimmy plenty of headaches in the same film. In WandaVision he is on the outside of Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)'s world, trying to understand a situation that keeps rewriting itself.
Randall Park as Jimmy
Randall Park plays Jimmy in every appearance and gives him a likable, slightly awkward warmth. He can make a bad magic trick feel heartfelt. Away from Marvel, Park is best known for leading the sitcom Fresh Off the Boat, for co-writing and starring in Always Be My Maybe and for his turn as Kim Jong-un in The Interview.
Recommended viewing order
Watch Ant-Man and the Wasp first to meet him, then WandaVision, his most important appearance. Quantumania comes next mainly for the bigger story rather than for Jimmy. Save Marvel Zombies for last and only if you want the darker animated side of Marvel. Browse the MCU character pages to follow his teammates as well.