Band of Brothers (TV Miniseries) - Cast and Characters

Cast and Characters

Since Band of Brothers focuses entirely on the exploits of "E" (Easy) Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 101st Airborne Division during the Second World War, the series features a large ensemble cast, based on existing persons. The main character of the show is Major Richard Winters, played by Damian Lewis, who leads the cast for most of the episodes and is the main subject of the episodes "Day of Days", "Crossroads" and the final episode, "Points". Tom Hanks, co-executive producer of the miniseries, explained that they needed a central character to tie the story together, and felt that Damian Lewis was best for the role.

Ron Livingston portrays Captain Lewis Nixon, Major Winters' best friend and frequent confidant during the series. The episode "Why We Fight" largely centers on him, dealing with his problems with alcoholism, in particular. Captain Ronald Speirs, played by Matthew Settle, leads the Company into the field in the latter half of the series and is subject of rumors among the soldiers starting in the third episode, "Carentan."

Appearing alongside Winters and Nixon in all ten episodes are Donnie Wahlberg as Sergeant Carwood Lipton, Scott Grimes as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, Peter Youngblood Hills as Staff Sergeant Darrell "Shifty" Powers, and Shane Taylor as Technician Fifth Grade Eugene "Doc" Roe, although both were uncredited in the opening sequence. The episode "The Breaking Point" features Lipton prominently and the importance he played in maintaining the company's morale, while "Bastogne" features Doc Roe's experience as a medic during the siege of Bastogne.

Appearing in nine episodes are Rick Gomez as Technician Fourth Grade George Luz, Michael Cudlitz as Staff Sergeant Denver "Bull" Randleman, Nicholas Aaron as Private First Class Robert "Popeye" Wynn, and James Madio as Technician Fourth Grade Frank Perconte. Randleman was the subject of his own episode, "Replacements", which featured his escape from a German-occupied village in the Netherlands. Philip Barrantini as Private Wayne A. "Skinny" Sisk is uncredited in the opening sequence but also appears in nine episodes. First Lieutenant Frederick Heyliger was portrayed by Stephen McCole. Heyliger took part in the D-Day invasion force jump and part of Operation Market Garden prior to being wounded in a friendly fire incident.

Neal McDonough as First Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton, Dexter Fletcher as Staff Sergeant John "Pee Wee" Martin, Ross McCall as Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Liebgott appear in eight episodes. George Calil as Sergeant James "Moe" Alley Jr., Nolan Hemmings as Staff Sergeant Charles E. Grant and Rick Warden as First Lieutenant Harry Welsh and Robin Laing as Private First Class Edward "Babe" Heffron, although uncredited in the opening appear in eight episodes. Tom Hardy also appears as Private John Janovec in the last two episodes.

Credited in the opening in seven episodes or fewer are:

• Kirk Acevedo as Staff Sergeant Joseph Toye
• Eion Bailey as Private First Class David Kenyon Webster
• Dale Dye as Colonel (eventually Lieutenant General) Robert F. Sink
• Michael Fassbender as Sergeant Burton "Pat" Christenson
• Stephen Graham as Sgt. Myron "Mike" Ranney
• Colin Hanks as First Lieutenant Henry Jones
• Craig Heaney as Private Roy W. Cobb
• Frank John Hughes as Staff Sergeant William "Wild Bill" Guarnere
• Matthew Leitch as Staff Sergeant (served as First Sergeant for a time) Floyd Talbert
• James McAvoy as Private James W. Miller
• Alex Sabga as Cpl. Francis J. Mellet
• Tim Matthews as PFC Alex Penkala
• Rene L. Moreno as Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Ramirez
• Peter O'Meara as First Lieutenant Norman Dike
• Simon Pegg as First Sergeant William Evans
• David Schwimmer as Captain Herbert Sobel
• Douglas Spain as Technician Fifth Grade Antonio C. Garcia
• Richard Speight, Jr. as Sergeant Warren "Skip" Muck
• Rick Warden as First Lieutenant Harry Welsh
• Marc Warren as Private Albert Blithe