Bertha Doss — Hacksaw Ridge Character Profile

About Bertha Doss

Desmond's mother, who was threatened by her husband Tom with a gun. This incident profoundly shapes Desmond's lifelong aversion to firearms and commitment to pacifism.

Character Facts

Played by

Rachel Griffiths

Appears in

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Hacksaw Ridge

• Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield)
• Captain Glover (Sam Worthington)
• Sgt Howell (Vince Vaughn)
• Dorothy Schuttle (Teresa Palmer)
• Smitty Ryker (Luke Bracey)
• Tom Doss (Hugo Weaving)
• Lieutenant Manville (Ryan Corr)
• Ralph Morgan (Damien Thomlinson)
• Colonel Stelzer (Richard Roxburgh)
• Vito Rinnelli (Firass Dirani)
• Milt 'Hollywood' Zane (Luke Pegler)
• Harold "Hal" Doss (Nathaniel Buzolic)