Cobie Smulders made her first screen appearance in the Episode: "The Wish" of the American sci-fi/comedy television series ‘Special Unit 2’ in 2002. The following year, she joined the main cast of the television program ‘Veritas: The Quest’ where she grabbed the role of ‘Juliet Droil.’ The series aired 13 episodes and was concluded after one season. She went on to make her big-screen debut in the 2004 American action film ‘Walking Tall’ directed by Kevin Bray. The film generated a mixed response from critics. In 2005, she became a part of the American sitcom ‘How I Met Your Mother’ created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. She portrayed ‘Robin Scherbatsky’ in the series which earned her the ‘EWwy Award.’ The show ran for 9 seasons before going off-air in 2014. Smulders played the role of ‘Maria Hill’ in the 2012 American superhero film ‘The Avengers’ directed by Joss Whedon. The film earned praise from critics and was a massive box office success, grossing over $1.519 billion on a budget of $220 million. She continued to star in films like ‘Safe Haven’ (2013), ‘Delivery Man’ (2013), ‘The Lego Movie’ (2014), ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ (2014), ‘Unexpected’ (2015), ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015), and ‘The Intervention’ (2016).Â
In 2016, she portrayed ‘Major Susan Turner’ in the American action-thriller film ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ directed by Edward Zwick. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $162.1 million on a budget of $65 million. She next starred in films like ‘Literally, Right Before Aaron’ (2017), ‘Killing Gunther’ (2017), ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018), ‘Alright Now’ (2018), ‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’ (2019), ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019), and ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ (2019). In 2019, she joined the lead cast of the American crime drama television series ‘Stumptown’ created by Jason Richman. She played the role of ‘Dexadrine "Dex" Parios’ and remained a part of the show until it went off-air in 2020. She next appeared in television shows like ‘The Simpsons’ (2020), ‘What If...?’ (2021), ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ (2021), and ‘How I Met Your Father’ (2022). She was last seen voicing ‘Stella Chimeric’ in the Episode: "The Great Medieval London Fire of 1135" of the American computer-animated comedy streaming television series ‘The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib’ in 2022.