Pilots Super Six-Four when it is shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade. He survives the crash, is captured after the crash site is overrun, and is released after 11 days of captivity.
Oren Monash is the commander of the Messiah mission, sent with an international crew to alter the comet's course using nuclear explosives. When the comet shifts into sunlight, he is blinded, yet he escapes with the surviving crew and ultimately joins the final sacrifice inside the larger fragment.
Officer Gore is the policeman who stops Frank and Charlie while they are driving a Ferrari convertible. Although Frank is blind, he persuades the officer to let them go without discovering that fact. The encounter briefly demonstrates Frank's nerve, social skill, and willingness to challenge ordinary limitations.
Childhood friend who becomes an Irish Mob criminal. He and Tommy fatally shoot Nokes in retaliation. He is acquitted via perjured testimony but dies before age 30 from alcohol poisoning.
Member of the salvage crew. Confronts Jack on the bridge and shoots him, mistakenly believing he succeeded. The real Dodge is killed offscreen, and his identity is assumed by Jack to deceive Maureen and continue the soul-collecting scheme.
A local worker whose hangover led to Elizabeth's fatal accident. He is Alice's father. After a car crash while chasing her, he recovers at the hospital and reconciles with Jack Lamb to help rescue their children.
Anney's second husband and Bone's stepfather. Initially attentive, he descends into severe physical and sexual abuse after his newborn baby dies. He is brutally beaten by the family, rapes Bone again in a rage, and is ultimately forgiven and taken back by Anney despite his actions.
Lester is the sheriff's deputy who forcibly evicts Kathy but initially sympathizes with her and helps her move. He abandons his wife and children to become Kathy's protector, threatens Behrani's family, confines them, and uses violence to force a sale. His reckless actions contribute directly to the fatal confrontation, though he later confesses.
Mickey Bunce is Elizabeth's childhood friend, encountered after she is fired from the courthouse. He recalls the memories they shared and reminds her that other people once thought she was crazy because of Fred. His connection to Elizabeth helps bring her childhood history back into focus, and she visits him near the end.
One of the four working-class friends who work as clam diggers in The Hamptons in 1976 and who must face changing times in both their personal lives and their neighborhood.
Protagonist. A traumatized infantryman who survives the Hürtgen Forest, reluctantly accepts promotion to sergeant, commands a platoon of replacements, makes a harrowing decision to shoot a fleeing soldier to restore order, and later leads a dangerous pre-dawn tank raid, ultimately surviving with severe wounds.
A wealthy law student and one of the five graduate students. Initially participates in the murders and protests sparing the teenager. Dies along with the group after Norman's final toast.
Ron Eldard has 37 screen credits in a career dating back to 1989. Signature works include Deep Impact, Scent of a Woman, Ghost Ship. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
