VIC MACKEY
LAMBERT M. SURHONE, MARIAM T. TENNOE, SUSAN F. HENSSONOW
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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, main protagonist, former leader of the Strike Team and a four-man anti-gang unit in the FX crime drama series The Shield.
Mackey was a corrupt 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.
He is a devoted father and sees himself as a family man.
