▁life ▁in ▁ways ▁that ▁you ▁may ▁not ▁expect ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁in ▁time ." ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Par m inder ▁Nag ra ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁rec urr ing ▁role ▁of ▁an ▁anti - In human ▁politician . ▁The ▁next ▁month , ▁her ▁character ▁was ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁Senator ▁R ota ▁N ade er , ▁to ▁first ▁appear ▁in ▁" U pr ising ", ▁alongside ▁main ▁cast ▁members ▁Clark ▁Gre gg ▁as ▁Phil ▁C oul son , ▁M ing - Na ▁W en ▁as ▁Mel inda ▁May , ▁Ch lo e ▁Ben net ▁as ▁Johnson , ▁I ain ▁De ▁Ca este cker ▁as ▁Leo ▁Fitz , ▁Elizabeth ▁Hen str idge ▁as ▁J em ma ▁Sim m ons , ▁Henry ▁Sim m ons ▁as ▁Al ph onso ▁" M ack " ▁Mac K en zie , ▁and ▁John ▁Hann ah ▁as ▁Hold en ▁Rad cl iffe . ▁N ade er ' s ▁first ▁name ▁was ▁later ▁revealed ▁to ▁actually ▁be ▁Ellen . ▁The ▁episode ▁introdu ces ▁back story ▁concerning ▁her ▁brother , ▁and ▁her ▁reasoning ▁for ▁being ▁anti - In hum ans , ▁to ▁be ▁expl ored ▁in ▁later ▁episodes . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Nag ra , ▁guest ▁stars ▁for ▁the ▁episode ▁include ▁Natal ia ▁Cord ova - B uck ley ▁as ▁El ena ▁" Y o - Y o " ▁Rod rig uez , ▁Jason ▁O ' M ara ▁as ▁the ▁Director , ▁L una ▁as ▁Rob bie , ▁Mall ory ▁J ansen