‘Generation Kill’ Ended 15 Years Ago: Where’s the Cast Now?
Fifteen years ago, Generation Kill ended its run on HBO. But the Iraq War, the subject of the miniseries, dragged on years longer.
Developed by David Simon, Ed Burns, and Evan Wright — and based on Wright’s book of the same name and his experience as an embedded reporter — the series depicted the 2003 invasion of Iraq through the eyes of U.S. Marines on the ground. “The result is a vivid account of the soldiers and of the forces that guided them in an often-improvised initiative,” HBO’s logline added.
Generation Kill wrapped up on August 24, 2008, and went on to earn nearly a dozen Emmy nominations. And many of its cast members went on to bigger roles on TV, as you’ll see below.
Alexander Skarsgård (Sgt. Brad “Iceman” Colbert)
Skarsgård stayed on HBO after Generation Kill with roles on True Blood and Big Little Lies. Most recently, he starred as rival CEO Lukas Matsson in the HBO drama Succession.
Lee Tergesen (Evan “Scribe” Wright)
Tergesen recently appeared in episodes of Black Bird, A Friend of the Family, East New York, and Chicago P.D. You’ll also see him in the upcoming CBS drama Tracker.
Jon Huertas (Sgt. Antonio Espera)
Huertas has kept himself employed since Generation Kill, starring as Javier Esposito in the ABC cop series Castle and then playing Miguel Rivas on the NBC family drama This Is Us.
Stark Sands (Lt. Nathaniel Fick)
Earlier this month, Sands wrapped up his gig playing Shakespeare in the Broadway musical & Juliet. He previously graced the Great White Way in productions of American Idiot, Kinky Boots, and To Kill a Mockingbird.
Wilson Bethel (Cpl. Evan “Q-Tip” Stafford)
Pawel Szajda (Cpl. Walt Hasser)
After guest-starring roles on TV shows like Elementary, FBI: International, and The Blacklist, Szajda recurred as Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Poletov in the Apple TV+ sci-fi series For All Mankind last year.
Marc Menchaca (Gunnery Sgt. Mike “Gunny” Wynn)
In the last couple of years, Menchaca played Russ Langmore on Ozark, Captain Andrew Bennett on Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, and Carl Shoffler on White House Plumbers. He also married Lena Headey, a White House Plumbers costar of his, last year.
Kellan Lutz (Cpl. Jason Lilley)
Lutz hit the big screen after Generation Kill, appearing in the Twilight films and headlining 2014’s The Legend of Hercules. More recently, he starred as Special Agent Kenny Crosby in the first two seasons of the CBS cop drama FBI: Most Wanted.
Eric Ladin (Cpl. James Chaffin)
Ladin recently appeared in the TV shows The Cleaning Lady, NCIS: Hawai’i, and The Rookie: Feds. He also played reporter Scott Anderson in the Freevee crime drama Bosch: Legacy last year, reprising his Bosch role.
Chance Kelly (Lt. Col. Stephen 'Godfather' Ferrando)
Over the last two years, Kelly guest-starred on FBI and The Equalizer, recurred as client Ken Shaddock in the Showtime drama Billions, and played his second character on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Michael Kelly (Cpt. Bryan Patterson)
Kelly recently wrapped his role as CIA station chief Mike November on the Prime Video action series Jack Ryan. Now he’s playing another CIA character: Deputy Director Donald Westfield in the Paramount+ spy thriller Special Ops: Lioness.
David Barrera (Gunnery Sgt. Ray “Casey Kasem” Griego)
Barrera, seen here with wife Maria Canals-Barrera, played real-life Milwaukee police chief Philip Arreola in last year’s Netflix drama Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. He also recently guest starred on the TV shows PEN15 and Killing It.
Nabil Elouahabi (Meesh)
Elouahabi is still all over television in his native United Kingdom, appearing in the series Trigger Point, Unforgotten, and Blue Lights recently. He also lent his voice to the video games Elden Ring and Diablo IV.
