List of Generation Kill characters

Generation Kill follows the Marines of the 1st Recon Battalion through the first four weeks of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The characters are drawn from this group of Marines.

The recurring characters are part of the 1st Marine Division. The division is under the command of Major General James "Maddog" Mattis, played by Robert Burke. His callsign is "Chaos".

1st Marine Regiment

Character	Position	Actor
Colonel Joe D. Dowdy	Regimental Commander	Wayne Harrison

1st Recon Battalion

Nearly all of the recurring characters are members of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (1st Recon), commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen "Godfather" Ferrando (played by Chance Kelly). His command staff include Major Todd Eckloff played by Benjamin Busch and Sergeant Major John Sixta, played by Neal Jones. Nabil Elouahabi plays the battalion's translator, "Meesh." The battalion surgeon, Lieutenant Alex Aubin (Andrew Spicer) also appears.

Character	Position	Actor
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen "Godfather" Ferrando	Battalion Commander	Chance Kelly
Major Todd Eckloff	Battalion Executive Officer	Benjamin Busch
Sergeant Major John Sixta (referred to twice as "Mr. Potato Head")	Battalion Sergeant Major	Neal Jones
"Meesh"	Battalion Translator	Nabil Elouahabi
Lieutenant Alex Aubin, USN	Battalion Surgeon	Andrew Spicer
Sergeant Christopher Wasik	Battalion Driver	Daniel Janks

Alpha Company

Alpha Company is commanded by Captain Bryan Patterson played by Michael Kelly. The company operations chief, Gunnery Sergeant Rich Barret, is played by Eric Kocher, a team leader in Bravo's third platoon during the invasion; Kocher is played by Owain Yeoman. The company callsign is "Assassin".

Character	Position	Actor
Captain Bryan Patterson	Company Commander	Michael Kelly
Gunnery Sergeant Rich Barrett	Company Operations Chief	Eric Kocher

Character	Position	Actor
Sergeant Damon Fawcett	Team 2-3, Team Leader	Theo Landey
Corporal John Burris	Team 2-3, Driver	Kyle Siebert
Corporal Smith	Team 2-3	Jeffrey John Carisalez
Corporal Cody Scott	Team 2-3, Gunner	Darron Meyer

Bravo Company

Bravo Company is commanded by Captain Craig Schwetje played by Brian Wade. The company callsign is "Hitman". Schwetje is nicknamed "Encino Man" when out of earshot, a reference to the titular character from the film of the same name. This is meant to invoke stupidity and incompetence.

Character	Position	Actor
Captain Craig "Encino Man" Schwetje	Company Commander	Brian Wade
Gunnery Sergeant Ray "Casey Kasem" Griego	Company Operations Chief	David Barrera

2nd Platoon

Team	Vehicle	Character	Position	Vehicle position	Actor
Team 1	V-01	Sergeant Brad "Iceman" Colbert	Team 1, Team Leader/Squad Leader of Bravo 1	Truck Commander	Alexander Skarsgård
		Corporal Josh Ray Person	Team 1, RTO (Receiver/Transmitter Operator)	Driver	James Ransone
		Lance Corporal Harold James Trombley		Driver Rear	Billy Lush
		Corporal Walt Hasser		Turret position	Pawel Szajda
		Evan "Rolling Stone" Wright	Civilian journalist embedded with Team 1	Passenger Rear	Lee Tergesen
	V-02	Sergeant Antonio "Poke" Espera	Team 1, Assistant Team Leader/Squad Leader of Bravo 1	Passenger	Jon Huertas
		Corporal Jason Lilley		Driver	Kellan Lutz
		Corporal Nathan Christopher		Passenger rear	Stefan Otto
		Corporal Hector Leon		Driver rear	Sal Alvarez
		Corporal Gabriel "Gabe" Garza		Turret position	Rey Valentin
Team 2	V-03	Staff Sergeant Larry Shawn "Pappy" Patrick	Team 2, Team Leader/Platoon Scout Sniper	Passenger	Josh Barrett
		Sergeant Rodolfo "Fruity Rudy" Reyes		Driver	himself
		Corporal James Chaffin		Driver rear	Eric Ladin
		Sergeant Michael "Budweiser" Brunmeier		Passenger rear	Justin Shaw
		Corporal Anthony "Manimal" Jacks		Turret position	Rich McDonald
	V-04 (Command Vehicle)	First Lieutenant Nathaniel "Nate" Fick	Platoon Commander	Passenger	Stark Sands
		Gunnery Sergeant Mike "Gunny" Wynn	Platoon Gunnery Sergeant, Command vehicle	Driver	Marc Menchaca
		Corporal Evan "Q-Tip" Stafford		Passenger rear	Wilson Bethel
		Private First Class John Christeson		Driver rear	Daniel Fox
Team 3	V-05	Sergeant Steven Lovell	Team 3, Team Leader	Passenger	Langley Kirkwood
		Sergeant Leandro "Shady B" Baptista		Driver	Mike Figueroa
		Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Robert Timothy "Doc" Bryan, USN	Platoon Medical Support	Passenger rear	Jonah Lotan
		Corporal Teren "T" Holsey		Driver rear	Sydney Hall
		Corporal Michael Stinetorf		Turret position	Bjorn Steinbach

3rd Platoon

Vehicle	Character	Role	Vehicle Position	Actor
Command vehicle	Captain Dave "Captain America" McGraw	Platoon Commander	Passenger	Eric Nenninger
	Sergeant Eric Kocher	Team 2, Team Leader	Passenger	Owain Yeoman
	Corporal Jeffrey "Dirty Earl" Carisalez		Driver	J. Salome Martinez
	Corporal Daniel Redman		Turret Position	Sean Brosnan

Charlie Company

1st Recon Battalion's third rifle company. Members are featured in a short scene in Episode 4: "Combat Jack", but no Marines are specifically named. The company commander's call sign is "Raptor".

Delta Company

Company of USMC reservists attached to 1st Recon Battalion. Members are featured in Episode 6: "Stay Frosty", but only one Staff Non-commissioned officer who has an acquaintance with 2nd platoon of Bravo Company is named.

Character	Role	Actor
Gunnery Sergeant Jason Swarr	Battalion Parachute Rigger	Michael Mosley

References

• "HBO: Generation Kill Cast & Crew". HBO.com. n.d. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
• "Generation Kill (TV Mini-Series 2008– ) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". IMDb. n.d. Retrieved 20 August 2017.