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Black Hawk Down (2001) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Josh Hartnett as Matthew Eversmann
- Hugh Dancy as Kurt “Doc” Schmid
- Eric Bana as Norm “Hoot” Gibson
- Ewan McGregor as John Grimes
- Tom Sizemore as Danny Mcknight
- William Fitchner as Jeff Sanderson
- Tom Hardy as Lance Twombly
- Ewen Bremner as Shawn Nelson
- Jason Isaacs as Mike Steele
- Sam Shepard as William F. Garrison
Josh Hartnett played Staff Sergeant Matthew Eversmann, a young soldier from the 75th Ranger Regiment who received his first command right before the mission. Eversmann led his squad through the chaotic 18 hours of the Battle of Mogadishu, and in real life he earned a Bronze Star Medal with Valor device for his actions during the crisis. Before bein...
Sergeant First Class Kurt Schmid was the medic for Eversmann’s squad in Black Hawk Down, but in real life, he worked with the Delta Force instead of the Rangers. Hugh Dancy was cast as Schmid after starring as David Copperfield in a television film adaptation. Dancy is best known for his role as Will Graham in Hannibal. He has also played Adam Raki...
Eric Bana joined the cast of Black Hawk Down as Delta Force soldier Sergeant First Class Norm “Hoot” Gibson. Although chafing against authority, Hoot showed his dedication by returning to the battle multiple times to aid his fellow soldiers. Hoot was a fictional character created to represent soldiers John Macejunas, Norm Hooten, Thanh Nguyen, and ...
Specialist John Grimes was a longtime desk clerk who saw first saw combat at Mogadishu. Although initially separated from Eversmann’s unit after an RPG explosion, the inexperienced Grimes managed to survive the battle. Grimes was a fictional character created to replace John Stebbins, who does not appear in Black Hawk Down’s cast of characters due ...
Tom Sizemore was cast in Black Hawk Down as Lieutenant Colonel Danny McKnight, who led the convoy evacuating the prisoners that the mission initially intended to capture. After delivering the prisoners to base, he returned to the crash site to aid his men. Although wounded in the battle, McKnight went on to complete a total of 28-and-half years of ...
William Fitchner played SFC Jeff Sanderson. Sanderson ended up stranded with fellow Delta Force soldiers and Eversmann’s squad after the helicopter crash but managed to make it through the resulting overnight standoff. He was a fictional character created to represent the real-life soldier Paul R. Howe. Before joining the cast of Black Hawk Down, F...
Actor Tom Hardy played Specialist Lance Twombly, a soldier that got separated from Eversmann’s squad with Specialist Shawn Nelson. Twombly and Nelson were able to reunite with the group and survive the Battle of Mogadishu. Black Hawk Down was Hardy’s debut role, and he went on to star in Mad Max: Fury Road,The Dark Knight Rises, Dunkirk, Venom, and...
Specialist Shawn Nelson got separated from Eversmann’s squad with Twombly. He was deafened by the sound of gunfire but still managed to make his way back to the group. Before Black Hawk Down, he was cast as Spud in Trainspotting and Red in Pearl Harbor, Michael Fry in The Secret World of Michael Fry, and Charlie in Wonder Woman. He most recently ap...
Captain Mike Steele led another group of Rangers struggling to reach the crash sites under heavy fire. After the real-life Battle of Mogadishu, he went on to take part in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Iron Triangle. In Black Hawk Down, he was played by Jason Isaacs. Among his many memorable roles, Isaacs has played Colonel William Tavington...
Sam Shepard played Major General William F. Garrison. As he led the mission from the command center, Garrison had to watch as his forces were pinned down and decimated by the Somali militia. He took full responsibility for the mission’s outcome, and he retired after the leader of the Somali National Alliance, Mohamed Farah Aidid, was killed. In add...
Jan 18, 2002 · Black Hawk Down: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana. The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.
- Ridley Scott
- 57
- 3 min
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan. It is based on the 1999 eponymous non-fiction book by journalist Mark Bowden , about the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu .
- $92 million
- Hans Zimmer
- December 28, 2001
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
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Mar 29, 2024 · Black Hawk Down features a talented cast of actors portraying the courageous soldiers involved in the real-life events. From Josh Hartnett as SSgt. Matt Eversmann to Ewan McGregor as Spec. John Grimes, the cast delivers impactful performances that bring the intense story to life.
