Actor
James D. Dever
East Meadow, New York, U.S. · 16 films
James D. Dever was born in 1955 in East Meadow, New York. He served 25 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as a Sergeant Major in 1998. He founded 1 Force, Inc. and began advising on Heartbreak Ridge (1986) for Clint Eastwood, which launched his Hollywood career as a military consultant and actor. His notable acting roles include Windtalkers (2002, dir. John Woo, with Nicolas Cage), Che: Part Two (2008, dir. Steven Soderbergh, with Benicio del Toro), Battle: Los Angeles (2011, with Ryan Phillippe), American Sniper (2014, dir. Eastwood, with Bradley Cooper), Godzilla (2014, dir. Gareth Edwards), and Megan Leavey (2017, with Kate Mara). He also served as military technical advisor on Iron Man 3, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Captain America: Civil War.
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Best known for
American Sniper
2014 · Funeral Detail OIC
On Netflix
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009 · Platoon Leader
On Disney Plus
Godzilla
2014 · Captain Freeman
On fuboTV
Brothers
2009 · Sgt. Major Dever
On YouTube Free
Battle: Los Angeles
2011 · Sgt. Major
On Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
Spectral
2016 · Sgt Robin
On Netflix
Filmography 15
Megan Leavey
2017 · Marine Captain
On Kanopy
Spectral
2016 · Sgt Robin
On Netflix
The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima
2016 · Producer
On fuboTV
One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper
2015 · Self
American Sniper
2014 · Funeral Detail OIC
On Netflix
Godzilla
2014 · Captain Freeman
On fuboTV
Battle: Los Angeles
2011 · Sgt. Major
On Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
Brothers
2009 · Sgt. Major Dever
On YouTube Free
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009 · Platoon Leader
On Disney Plus
Che: Part Two
2008 · Major Ralph 'Pappy' Shelton
Stop-Loss
2008 · Captain Dever
"Jarhead" Diaries
2006 · Self
Jarhead: Background
2006 · Self
Hostage
2002 · SWAT Team Member
Windtalkers
2002 · Field Hospital Colonel
On Plex