In 2014, he played the role of the villainous John Garrett in "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", and a supporting role in "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014). He starred alongside Jon Bernthal, Rose McGowan and John Malkovich as a playable character in the 2014 video game "" (downloadable "Exo Zombies" mode). In February 2016, Paxton was cast as Detective Frank Rourke for "Training Day", a crime-thriller television series set 15 years after the events of the eponymous 2001 movie; it premiered a year later.