John McClane — Live Free or Die Hard Character Profile

About John McClane

NYPD detective known for surviving terrorist attacks with grit and sarcasm.

John McClane — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Tactical improvisation, Marksmanship, Hand-to-hand combat, Crisis leadership, Resilience

• Strength: 8.5/10
• Intelligence: 7.5/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 8/10

Affiliations

• Los Angeles Police Department
• New York City Police Department

Quick Facts about John McClane

Occupation

vigilante, police detective

Nationality

Irish-American

John McClane's Known Relations

• Holly Gennero — Spouse
• Lucy McClane — Child
• Jack McClane — Child
• Los Angeles Police Department — Employer
• New York City Police Department — Employer

John McClane appears in 5 titles

• Die Hard (1988) — character page
• Die Hard 2 (1990) — character page
• Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) — character page
• Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
• A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Bruce Willis

Appears in

Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• John McClane — Alliance Teammate — Matt Farrell (Justin Long)

  Law enforcement detective and brilliant hacker form a core partnership to dismantle the cyberterrorist network.

• John McClane — Conflict Arch Enemy — Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant)

  The primary antagonist whose cyberwarfare campaign directly threatens the protagonist's life and national security.

• John McClane — Professional Supervisor — Deputy Director Miguel Bowman (Cliff Curtis)

  Federal official who coordinates field operations and directs McClane's involvement in the cyberterrorism investigation.

• John McClane — Conflict Assassin — Mai Linh (Maggie Q)

  Elite operative who personally confronts the protagonist during the superstation infiltration mission.

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More characters from Live Free or Die Hard

• Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant)
• Matt Farrell (Justin Long)
• Deputy Director Miguel Bowman (Cliff Curtis)
• Rand (Cyril Raffaelli)
• Lucy McClane (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)
• Asst. Deputy Director Molina (Zeljko Ivanek)
• Capt. Jack Scalvino (Chris Ellis)
• Del (Chris Palermo)
• Warlock - Frederick Kaludis (Kevin Smith)
• Mai Linh (Maggie Q)
• Trey (Jonathan Sadowski)
• Russo (Yorgo Constantine)