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Nov 2, 2023 · By Rafa Boladeras. Published Nov 2, 2023. Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down had an all-star cast of unknown actors who would become future stars. Here's where they are today! Sony Pictures...
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- 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...
Black Hawk Down (2001) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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- Josh Hartnett (Matt Eversmann) Josh Hartnett was one of most bankable young stars in Hollywood by the time he joined the Black Hawk Down cast as Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann in 2001, with movies like The Faculty, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, and Pearl Harbor under his belt.
- Eric Bana (Norm “Hoot” Gibson) Already a massive star in his native Australia by the time Black Hawk Down came around in December 2001, Eric Bana got one of his first big breaks in Hollywood with his portrayal of Delta Force Sergeant First Class Norm “Hoot” Gibson.
- Ewan McGregor (John “Grimesey” Grimes) Ewan McGregor gave a tremendous performance as Army Rangers Specialist John “Grimesey” Grimes in Black Hawk Down, a movie that came out in the middle of one of the Scottish actor’s most successful runs (the film was released between Moulin Rouge!
- Tom Sizemore (Danny McKnight) Just a few years after Saving Private Ryan and only months following the release of Pearl Harbor, Tom Sizemore tried his hand at the military drama genre with his portrayal of Colonel Danny McKnight in Black Hawk Down.
Aug 9, 2021 · If there’s one thing to remember in combat it’s this: Whatever you do, don’t panic. Norm Hooten knows this better than most. Nearly 27 years ago, Hooten and other Delta Force soldiers, as ...
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The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Piven, Ioan Gruffudd, Ewen Bremner, Hugh Dancy, and Tom Hardy in his first film role. Orlando Bloom, Ty Burrell, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau also have minor roles.
Morshower has appeared in many blockbusters since Black Hawk Down. Those include the Transformer movies, Moneyball and X-Men. Brian Van Holt played Struecker (one of the best parts in the movie). Van Holt played Bobby Cobb on the television series Cougar Town from 2009 to 2015. Enrique Murciano played Ruiz.
