Cobie Smulders played the role of Robin Scherbatsky in the famous TV series "How I Met Your Mother" . She is a Canadian actress and model. Smulders was cast as television reporter Robin Scherbatsky on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother in 2005, remaining on the show for its entire nine-season run. Smulders also played Maria Hill in the 2012 film The Avengers.