Burrows was a minor character in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. He was a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who had been assigned as an aide to Jeffrey Mace when the latter became the new Director of the agency. Appearing in numerous episodes throughout Season 4, Burrows assisted Mace whenever the Director needed to make public appearances. He kept a briefcase on him at all times which contained syringes full of Patriot Serum, the substance that provided Mace with his superhuman strength.
Death[]
In the episode "The Patriot", a group of mercenaries attempted to assassinate Director Mace during a ceremony in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. While a sniper took a shot at Mace during the event, another mercenary planted a bomb on the Quinjet that the Director would use to escape. Mace survived the sniper's shot and he, Phil Coulson, Alphonso Mackenzie and Burrows boarded the Quinjet to flee the scene.
As the Quinjet was flying over Freyer National Park, Burrows got up from his seat, complaining about not being able to get a phone signal. Suddenly, an explosion occurred that blew out the cabin door and Burrows was sucked out of the aircraft. After the Quinjet crashed, Mace took charge and ordered Coulson and Mack to help him find Burrows and the briefcase he was carrying. Of course, Burrows hadn't survived the fall, and when the agents found his body, they witnessed a group of mercenaries chopping off his hand in order to retrieve the briefcase.