10 Hollywood Stars Who Gave Great Performances in Uniform

What do Bradley Cooper, Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner all have in common?  They’ve played military men in unforgettable portrayals in the movies.  Join us as we salute some of the movies’ best performances in uniform. 

In a powerhouse performance, Tom Cruise is Lt. Daniel Kaffee, a slick young Navy lawyer who can't handle the truth in this film adaptation of screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's Broadway play.

As Lt. Col. Nathaniel Sterling, a former tank commander during Desert Storm, Washington is responsible for mistakenly ordering the destruction of an enemy tank only to find out it was one of his own. 

In J.J. Abram’s reboot of the iconic Gene Rodenberry franchise, Chris Pine took on the part of the Starship Enterprise's James Tiberius Kirk, stepping into the role made famous by William Shatner.

In this sci-fi action thriller, Cruise plays Maj. William Cage, a man caught in a time loop which sends him back in time to relive – and die – the same day over and over again.

A Zack Mayo, Richard Gere enlists in the Navy to become a pilot, Louis Gossett Jr.'s whipping boy, and Debra Winger's Knight in White Uniform.

Bradley Cooper was nominated for an Academy Award ® as Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, a role the actor said "stayed with him" long after filming was completed.

In a truly career-making role, Jeremy Renner was nominated for an Academy Award ® for his portrayal of Sgt. First Class William James who struggles in Iraq… and even more so with everyday life back home.

As U.S. Army Special Forces Veteran Archie Gates, Clooney leads a team of soldiers on a quest to steal Saddam Hussein's hidden stash of gold in this war film satire.

Fassbender is Lt. Archibald "Archie" Hicox, a model British soldier who tries to pass himself off for German in Quentin Tarantino's black comedy war film.  In real life, Fassbender was born in Germany and is of German and Irish descent.

Sgt. ("Hoot") Hooten realizes that civilians will never understand why soldiers do what they do - they just think he's some kind of war junkie.  In truth, "It’s about the men next to you and that’s it.  That’s all it is."