When Band of Brothers premiered in 2001, HBO’s 10-part saga was the costliest miniseries ever made, with a reported price range of $125 million.

Based mostly on Stephen E. Ambrose’s bestselling non-fiction e-book about Simple Firm — the 506th Regiment of the Military’s one hundred and first Airborne Division — the docudrama depicted the troopers’ harrowing journey from boot camp via the top of World Struggle II, interspersed with interviews from the real-life topics.

Produced by Saving Non-public Ryan (1998) collaborators Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, and that includes a solid of up-and-coming actors like Damian Lewis and Tom Hardy, the battlefield epic was a essential success. It picked up a Peabody Award and earned 20 Emmy nominations, successful seven, together with Excellent Miniseries.

It’s been over 20 years since Band of Brothers first stormed viewers’ screens. Learn on to search out out the place the solid is now.

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Damian Lewis (Richard D. Winters)

Damian Lewis was Simple Firm's commander, and the sequence’ important character, Main Richard D. Winters.

Lewis advised PEOPLE in 2018 he was hungover the day he landed the function. “I’m going out and get completely hammered… I come again at 3 within the morning and I get a cellphone name at 8 o’clock. ‘Damian, Steven [Spielberg] want to meet you now, are you able to be right here by 9?’… I’ve three showers, 17 cups of espresso, and I’m going in shaking. And Steven is there, and he’s already obtained his video on his shoulder after which they supplied me the function, there within the room.”

The London-born thespian was unknown to American audiences on the time. The majority of his quick résumé concerned British TV, together with Poirot (1995).Following his HBO breakout, he continued his Hollywood rise within the Stephen King adaptation Dreamcatcher (2003), then went on to smaller motion pictures like The Escapist (2008) and Keane (2005).

Lewis took on a sequence lead on the crime drama Life (2007–2009) and gained additional acclaim as Marine turned terrorist Nicholas Brody on Homeland (2011–2014). The latter efficiency earned him an Emmy and a Golden Globe.

After receiving extra Emmy and Golden Globe nominations as Henry VIII in Wolf Corridor (2015), he went mano-a-mano with Paul Giamatti on Billions (2016–2023) and made a cameo as film icon Steve McQueen in As soon as Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019).

Lewis was married to actress Helen McCrory from 2007 till her loss of life in 2021. They shared two kids.

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Ron Livingston (Lewis Nixon)

Ron Livingston was the hard-partying, easygoing Captain Lewis Nixon.

“[Nixon] was a rare man and the foundations didn’t fairly apply to him,” he defined on HBO’s Band of Brothers Podcast. “That was the important thing with him, having that entitlement. He felt snug telling folks what to do.”

Livingston made his display screen debut within the Dolly Parton comedy Straight Discuss (1992) earlier than starring within the indie hit Swingers (1996) and the slacker traditional Workplace Area (1999).

He landed a bit half within the not-quite-true-story Adaptation (2002) and performed Berger, the boyfriend who infamously dumps Carrie through Submit-It word on Intercourse and the Metropolis (2002–2003). He’s been a go-to participant in comedies like Dinner For Schmucks (2010), Consuming Buddies (2013), and Tully (2018), however has additionally flexed his dramatic chops in Sport Change (2012), The Conjuring (2013), and The Tender Bar (2021). The actor has been significantly prolific on TV, together with roles on Boardwalk Empire (2013), Search Social gathering (2016–2021), and Loudermilk (2017–2020).

Livingston has been married to actress Rosemarie DeWitt since 2009. The couple have two kids.

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Scott Grimes (Donald G. Malarkey)

Scott Grimes performed good-humored Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey.

"There's 1,000 platoons that did one thing superb in World Struggle II, however they simply occurred to write down about this one,” he advised UPI. “I'm so blissful the world obtained to find out about Don Malarkey as a result of he’s nonetheless to at the present time the strongest man I’ve ever met in my life.”

A working actor for the reason that early '80s, he starred in Critters (1986) as a child and later appeared in Crimson Tide (1995), Thriller, Alaska (1999), and Social gathering of 5 (1994–2000).

After Brothers, he joined the solid of ER (2003–2009), then went on to Robin Hood (2010) and a visitor arc on Justified (2015). Following appearances on Legislation & Order: SVU (2016) and NCIS: Los Angeles (2013–2017), he grew to become an everyday on Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville (2017–2022). The 2 have been frequent collaborators; Grimes voiced characters on Household Man (2011–2020) and American Dad! (2005–current), and now stars within the Ted (2024–current) prequel sequence.

Grimes and his ex-wife Daybreak Bailey share two kids. He wed his Orville costar Adrianne Palicki in 2019, however they filed for divorce two months later. The pair briefly reconciled earlier than submitting for divorce a second time in 2020.

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Donnie Wahlberg (C. Carwood Lipton)

Former teen idol Donnie Wahlberg performed the stoic, gritty Lieutenant Carwood Lipton.

“It was like struggle, you realize?… It was actually, actually onerous,” he advised Venice journal about making the present. “We needed to actually be troopers for that interval. And satirically, like troopers we complained [laughs]… However like World Struggle II, when the struggle and the distress ended we got here dwelling to glory, you realize?”

The Boston native rose to stardom within the late '80s as a part of the boy band New Youngsters on the Block. Submit-NKOTB, Wahlberg transitioned to performing with supporting roles in Ransom (1996), Southie (1998), and a memorable opening scene in The Sixth Sense (1999).

The singer turned actor led the short-lived cop drama Boomtown (2002–2003) and reunited with Lewis in Dreamcatcher. He starred in Annapolis (2006), Righteous Kill (2008), and three Noticed installments earlier than discovering a house on Blue Bloods (2010–2024). Wahlberg has additionally dabbled in actuality TV, particularly Wahlburgers (2014–2019) along with his household, together with brother Mark Wahlberg, and reunited with New Kidsin 2008. They’ve since launched two albums and proceed to tour.

Wahlberg was married to Kimberly Fey from 1999 to 2008. They’ve two sons. He wed Jenny McCarthy in 2014.

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Michael Cudlitz (Denver “Bull” Randleman)

Michael Cudlitz was the cigar-chomping Sergeant Denver “Bull” Randleman.

He advised Smithsonian magazinethat actual bonds have been shaped throughout taking pictures: “We get collectively every year at my place in Los Angeles… Whoever is on the town reveals up… We’ve additionally bonded with the [veterans’] households. We advised the tales of their fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers with respect, reverence, and love.”

Along with constructing units as a building coordinator, Cudlitz constructed a protracted résumé as a personality actor on Rising Pains (1991–1992), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1992–1993), A River Runs By way of It (1992), and Grosse Pointe Clean (1997).

After Brothers, he popped up on 24 (2002–2003) and Misplaced (2004–2010), then went on to star in Southland (2009–2013) earlier than becoming a member of The Strolling Lifeless (2014–2018) as Sergeant Abraham Ford. Cudlitz was a sequence lead on The Youngsters Are Alright (2018–2019) and Clarice (2021) earlier than taking over the mantle of Lex Luthor on Superman & Lois (2023–2024).

Cudlitz and his spouse, Rachel, have two kids.

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Neal McDonough (Lynn “Buck” Compton)

Neal McDonough was Lieutenant Lynn “Buck” Compton, a fan favourite beloved for his management and braveness.

The actor was a well-recognized face by the point he was solid in Brothers. He performed Lou Gehrig within the TV film Babe Ruth (1991) and landed main TV visitor roles all through the ’90s. On the massive display screen, he performed one other ballplayer in Angels within the Outfield (1994), a redshirt in Star Trek: First Contact (1996), and a cannibalized soldier within the cult traditional Ravenous (1999).

McDonough parlayed his Brothers relationships into different roles, together with Spielberg’s sci-fi potboiler Minority Report (2002). He added Timeline (2003), Strolling Tall (2004), and Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers (2006) to his résumé earlier than his memorable run on Determined Housewives (2008–2009) as Nicolette Sheridan’s shady new husband.

Starting with Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), he donned the bowler hat of Timothy “Dum Dum” Dugan within the MCU, whereas additionally bringing DC villain Damien Darhk to life within the Arrowverse. McDonough appeared on Fits (2014–2019) and had a memorable flip as a ruthless out-of-town mobster on Justified (2012). His latest film work consists of 1922 (2017) and Sonic the Hedgehog (2019). After reserving roles in Yellowstone (2019) and American Horror Story (2021), he not too long ago joined the solid of Sylvester Stallone’s Tulsa King (2024–current).

McDonough met his spouse, mannequin Ruvé Robertson, whereas filming Band of Brothers. The couple obtained married in 2003 and have 5 kids.

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David Schwimmer (Herbert Sobel)

David Schwimmer performed in opposition to sort because the merciless drill teacher Capt. Herbert Sobel.

By the point he appeared within the WWII epic, Schwimmer had achieved worldwide fame as Ross Geller on Buddies (1994–2004). He picked up his share of film roles as properly, together with The Pallbearer (1996), Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), and Apt Pupil (1998).

He traded the sitcom soundstage for the London stage in Neil LaBute’s Some Lady(s), adopted by his Broadway debut in a 2006 manufacturing of The Caine Mutiny Court docket-Martial. The actor earned a second Emmy nod for his portrayal of Robert Kardashian in The Individuals v. O.J. Simpson (2016).

Along with voicing the Madagascar franchise’s skittish giraffe Melvin, he’s appeared in John Carter (2012) and The Laundromat (2019), and at present stars in Goosebumps (2025–current).

Schwimmer was married to British artist Zoe Buckman from 2010 to 2017. They’ve one baby, Cleo.

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Michael Fassbender (Burton P. Christenson)

Michael Fassbender booked his first substantial function as Technical Sergeant Burton Christenson.

“The primary day of Band of Brothers I keep in mind really going besides camp,” he advised Vainness Truthful. “We obtained into all our Military gear, after which we obtained on a bus and we headed off besides camp for 10 days.”

The Irish-German actor made his cinematic debut in 300 (2007), however his profession took off after his award-winning efficiency in Steve McQueen’s Starvation (2008). He re-teamed with McQueen for the intercourse addict drama Disgrace (2011) and 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which he earned his first Oscar nomination.

Inglourious Basterds (2009) introduced him additional consideration, adopted by his casting as Magneto in X-Males: First Class (2011) and its sequels. He stole Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), whereas including acclaimed work in David Cronenberg’s A Harmful Methodology (2011), Ridley Scott’s The Counselor (2013), Macbeth (2015), and Steve Jobs (2015), for which he earned one other Oscar nod. Most not too long ago, he headlined David Fincher’s The Killer (2023) and the spy sequence The Company (2024–current).

Fassbender has been married to Alicia Vikander since 2017. They’ve two sons.

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Tom Hardy (John A. Janovec)

Newcomer Tom Hardy performed the energetic, macho, in the end tragic Non-public John Janovec.

“Band of Brothers was my first job so I used to be nearly out of the frying pan and into the fireplace,” he advised IGN. “I'd not had earlier expertise with working in entrance of the digicam."

After making his movie debut in Black Hawk Down (2001), he was solid because the villain in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and continued to e-book small roles in motion pictures whereas making his title on TV, together with Wuthering Heights (2009). However his breakthrough was a maniacally intense efficiency in Bronson (2008), adopted by a high-profile flip in Christopher Nolan’s Inception (2010). Then, the floodgates opened, from leads in Warrior (2011) and Locke (2013) to supporting elements in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Lawless (2012). He was the supervillain Bane in The Darkish Knight Rises (2012), twin gangsters in Legend (2015), and Max in Mad Max: Fury Street (2015).

The English actor earned his first Oscar nomination for The Revenant (2015), added a scene-stealing function in Dunkirk (2017), and scored an excellent(anti)hero franchise with Venom (2018). As his film stardom rose, he maintained a presence on TV with Peaky Blinders (2014–2022) and Taboo (2017). He not too long ago appeared on a Harley-Davidson in The Bikeriders (2023).

Hardy was married to Sarah Ward from 1999 to 2004. He was in a long-term relationship with Rachael Pace from 2005 to 2009, and so they have a son collectively. He married actress Charlotte Riley in 2014, and so they share two sons.

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Eion Bailey (David Kenyon Webster)

Eion Bailey performed aspiring author Non-public First Class David Kenyon Webster.

Previous to Brothers, audiences might have acknowledged Bailey as the primary Venture Mayhem volunteer in Struggle Membership (1999), or as Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner in Almost Famous (2000). Many might have additionally identified him from appearances in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) or Dawson's Creek (1998).

He re-teamed with HBO for And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003), starred in season 11 of ER (2004–2005), and received a Daytime Emmy for the TV film Lifetime of the Social gathering (2005). The actor landedguest arcs on As soon as Upon a Time (2012–2017), Ray Donovan (2014), and seduced Liz Lemon on 30 Rock (2011). He appeared in The Stand (2020–2021)and is at present an everyday on the horror sequence From (2022–current).

Bailey and his spouse, Weyni Mengesha, have been married since 2011 and have two kids.

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Kirk Acevedo (Joe Toye)

Kirk Acevedo performed tough-as-nails Workers Sergeant Joe Toye.

He first caught viewers’ consideration as Miguel Alvarez on HBO’s Oz (1997–2003), for which he was nominated for 4 ALMA Awards. He later received an ALMA for his function in Terrence Malick’s The Skinny Purple Line (1998).

He reunited with Malick for The New World (2005) and gained a foothold on community TV in Legislation & Order: Trial by Jury (2005–2006). He's amassed an intensive TV résumé since, with elements on Fringe (2008–2011), 12 Monkeys (2015–2018), Arrow (2017–2019), and Star Trek: Picard (2023).

Acevedo has been married to actress Kiersten Warren since 2005. They’ve one baby.

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Matthew Settle (Ronald C. Speirs)

Matthew Settle was Captain Ronald Speirs, a personality equal elements fearless and brutal.

The actor performed Inexperienced Lantern in a Justice League of America (1997) pilot, then made his function debut in I Nonetheless Know What You Did Final Summer season (1998). He additionally had roles in U-571 (2000) and The In Crowd (2000).

Submit-Brothers, he guested on ER (2002), appeared in The Divine Secrets and techniques of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002), and performed Warren Beatty within the made-for-TV film The Thriller of Natalie Wooden (2004). Settle switched from actor to host for the Historical past Channel’s Decisive Battles (2004), and re-teamed with Spielberg for the miniseries Into the West (2005). The actor later landed a long-term gig on Gossip Lady (2007–2012) as Rufus Humphrey however has not appeared onscreen since 2017.

Settle was married to actress Naama Nativ from 2006 to 2011. They share one baby.

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