ict ional ▁character ▁bi ography ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁stories , ▁Rad cl iffe ▁is ▁a ▁business man , ▁scient ist , ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁Hold en ▁Rad cl iffe ▁Corporation ▁who ▁is ▁interested ▁in ▁developing ▁android s ▁as ▁soldiers . ▁Rad cl iffe ▁forced ▁Dr . ▁A aron ▁Isa acs ▁on ▁the ▁run ▁after ▁his ▁chief ▁scient ist ▁destroyed ▁the ▁work . ▁ ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁searching ▁for ▁Dr . ▁Isa acs ▁who ▁had ▁created ▁the ▁robot ▁son ▁Adam ▁at ▁this ▁point , ▁he ▁kid n aps ▁Isa acs ▁along ▁with ▁Adam ▁and ▁his ▁friends . ▁Rad cl iffe ▁tort ures ▁Adam ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁brain w ash ▁and ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁" boy ", ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁r use ▁and ▁Rad cl iffe ▁is ▁later ▁killed ▁after ▁Adam ▁self - dest ruct s . ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁media ▁ ▁Hold en ▁Rad cl iffe ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁Ag ents ▁of ▁S . H . I . E . L . D . ▁port rayed ▁by ▁John ▁Hann ah . ▁This ▁iteration ▁is ▁more ▁sympath etic ▁than ▁his ▁com ic ▁book ▁counter part ▁( as ▁he ▁genu in ely ▁see ks ▁to ▁help ▁others ▁without ▁causing ▁harm ) ▁and ▁takes ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁Leo ▁Fitz ▁as ▁he ▁feels ▁that ▁he ▁respect s ▁his ▁work . ▁He ▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁" The ▁Sing ular ity " ▁where ▁Fitz ▁and ▁J em ma ▁Sim m ons ▁come ▁to ▁him ▁for ▁help ▁in ▁batt ling