Detective Victor Samuel "Vic" Mackey, portrayed by Michael Chiklis, is a fictional Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, former Los Angeles Police Department detective and the former leader of the Strike Team, a four-man anti-gang unit in the FX crime drama series The Shield. Mackey was a corrupt yet effective police officer; he stole from drug dealers, routinely beat suspects and committed murder on at least three occasions. While two of th...
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Detective Victor Samuel "Vic" Mackey, portrayed by Michael Chiklis, is a fictional Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, former Los Angeles Police Department detective and the former leader of the Strike Team, a four-man anti-gang unit in the FX crime drama series The Shield. Mackey was a corrupt yet effective police officer; he stole from drug dealers, routinely beat suspects and committed murder on at least three occasions. While two of the victims were violent gangsters, one was a member of his own team who was secretly working to expose Vic and his unit. Mackey sees his tactics as a means to an end. Despite his misdeeds, he is a devoted father and a loyal partner to his teammates and will readily protect those he sees as innocent victims.
On Bravo TV's countdown of the 100 Greatest Television Characters, Michael Chiklis described Mackey as "a cross between Hannibal Lecter and Dirty Harry."
Little is known about Mackey's early life, although he once mentioned that his father...
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