Barney Ross — The Expendables Character Profile

About Barney Ross

Veteran mercenary and fearless leader of The Expendables.

Barney Ross — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Tactical leadership, Expert marksman, Hand-to-hand combat

• Strength: 8.5/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 9/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

Quick Facts about Barney Ross

Occupation

mercenary

Barney Ross appears in 4 titles

• The Expendables (2010)
• The Expendables 2 (2012) — character page
• The Expendables 3 (2014) — character page
• Expend4bles (2023) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Sylvester Stallone

Appears in

The Expendables (2010)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Barney Ross — Alliance Teammate — Lee Christmas (Jason Statham)

  Trusted leader and right-hand man operating as core teammates.

• Barney Ross — Alliance Teammate — Yin Yang (Jet Li)

  Close-quarters combat specialist and loyal team member.

• Barney Ross — Professional Leader/Subordinate — Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren)

  Commanding officer who disciplines and later redeems the explosives expert.

• Barney Ross — Alliance Teammate — Toll Road (Randy Couture)

  Heavy weapons specialist and reliable combat partner.

• Barney Ross — Alliance Teammate — The Brit (Gary Daniels)

  Stealth specialist serving within the same mercenary team.

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• Lee Christmas (Jason Statham)
• Yin Yang (Jet Li)
• Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren)
• The Brit (Gary Daniels)
• James Monroe (Eric Roberts)
• Paine (Steve Austin)
• Tool (Mickey Rourke)
• Paul (Hank Amos)
• Gunner's Goon (R.A. Rondell)
• General Garza (David Zayas)
• Hale Caesar (Terry Crews)
• Toll Road (Randy Couture)