![]() In Band of Brothers, he is one of the few members of Easy Company never to be seriously wounded, which means that he gets no respite from the fighting and ends up serving more consecutive time than any other member of the company. Nicknamed “Private Bulls**t” by David Schwimmer’s Sobel, Donald Malarkey is eventually promoted to the rank of first sergeant by the end of World War II. Matthew Settle is also known for playing Rufus Humfrey in Gossip Girl and Larson in U-571. When he later joins Easy Company during their capture of Foy, they witness his fearlessness and cool under fire first hand. Initially a leader of Dog Company in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Captain Ronald Speirs is viewed with trepidation and awe by the soldiers in Band of Brothers due to a number of stories circulating about him. David Schwimmer is best known for playing Ross Geller in the NBC sitcom Friends, and of course returned for HBO Max’s Friends reunion special. Donnie Wahlberg is a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block, and is also known for playing Eric Matthews in the Saw movie franchise.Īs first lieutenant and later captain of Easy Company’s 2nd Battalion during their training, Herbert Sobel becomes loathed by the men for his sadistic training regimens and his habit of seeking out and punishing the smallest infractions. Carwood Lipton begins Band of Brothers as a sergeant, having been recently promoted from the rank of private. Episode 7, “The Breaking Point,” focuses on Lipton’s perspective during the latter half of Easy Company’s time spent holding the line in Bastogne, and their capture of the nearby town of Foy. Neal McDonough is also known for playing Damien Darhk in The CW’s Arrowverse shows, Timothy “Dum Dum” Dugan in Captain America: The First Avenger, and General James Harding in Project Blue Book.Ĭ. Though a capable fighter and leader, Compton’s enthusiasm for the war is shaken first by a severe gunshot wound, and then by Easy Company’s nightmarish weeks in the woods of Bastogne. Ron Livingston is also known for his roles in Office Space, The Conjuring, and Loudermilk.īuck Compton is assigned as Easy Company’s 2nd Battalion assistant platoon leader during their training in Aldbourne, England. From early on in Band of Brothers he is portrayed as having a reliance on alcohol that is only further compounded by the struggles and trauma of war. ![]() Richard Winters’ close friend and fellow second lieutenant of Easy Company’s 2nd Battalion, Nixon shares many of Winters’ campaigns during the war but does not have the same trajectory up through the ranks.
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