Main characters
Jason Hayes
| Jason Hayes | |
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| SEAL Team character | |
 David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes | |
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| Portrayed by | David Boreanaz |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Jason M. Hayes |
| Title | Bravo 1/1B / 1IC |
| Occupation | US Navy SEAL |
| Affiliation | US Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Red Squadron, Bravo Team |
| Family | David "Dave" Hayes (father) Linda Hayes (mother) |
| Spouse | Alana Hayes† (late wife) |
| Significant other | Amy Nelson (ex-lover) Dr. Natalie Pierce (ex-lover) Amanda Ellis (lover) |
| Children | Emma Hayes (daughter) Michael "Mikey" Hayes (son) |
| Relatives | Landon Massey (godson) |
| Nationality | American |
| Military career | |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | c. 1994–Present |
| Rank |  Master Chief Special Warfare Operator |
Master Chief Special Warfare Operator (E-9), Jason M. Hayes a.k.a. Bravo 1/1B, leader of a Navy SEAL team (Bravo Team), portrayed by David Boreanaz. In the series pilot, Jason is referred to as a Senior Chief Petty Officer. However, in the "Collapse" episode, he calls himself, "Master Chief." A
During Season 3, Jason mentions that he joined DEVGRU in June 2001, just a few months before 9/11, thinking he was going to be a "peacetime SEAL", and has spent his entire career fighting in the War on Terror. It is also revealed that he has twelve deployments in Afghanistan. A later flashback during the events of Season 5's "Nine Ten" revealed that his original enlistment was up in November 2001 and he was considering returning to civilian life, potentially becoming an emergency medical technician (having enjoyed the Special Operations Combat Medic Course) while Alana could go back to school and pursue her dream of becoming a lawyer. Those plans were ultimately scuttled after the events of 9/11, and Jason served as the junior team member/door breacher of the DEVGRU Team that took out the first high-value target of the Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan.
As revealed in "God of War", in 2007, Jason was serving as Bravo 3/3B under Team Leader Eddie Guzman (Bailey Chase).
In the pilot, Jason is still dealing with the loss of one of his best friends and teammates, Nate Massey, who was killed the previous December; he has also separated from his wife, Alana, in the intervening months, with whom he has two children, Emma (then age 16) and Michael "Mikey" (then age 11). [1] Although he and Alana attempt to reconcile, she ultimately asks him for a divorce just before his deployment to Jalalabad, Afghanistan in early 2018. Later that year, Alana dies following a car accident in season 2's "The Worst of Conditions". Jason takes a leave of absence from the Teams and even considers resigning in order to ensure that his children at least have one parent left (it was mentioned that Jason and Alana had frequently made plans should he be killed in action, but never even considered that she might be the parent who died first), but Emma convinces him to stay on Bravo Team.
In the aftermath of "Forever War", Jason decides to transfer off Bravo Team; as of "The New Normal", he is assigned as the N3 Operations Chief for DEVGRU while waiting for his enlistment to be up. Jason later changes his mind during "All In" and returns to Bravo Team at the start of "A Cover For Action."
In Season five, Jason starts suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI). Clay immediately notices this in the episode "Conspicuous Gallantry" when he pieced together what went wrong after an op went sideways and landed the whole team in the hospital; Jason was the one responsible for the incident, but he does not tell anyone about it. Jason and Clay's relationship is estranged in "Head On" after Jason believed Clay was trying overthrow him as team leader, though Clay was only protecting Bravo Team from Jason's reckless actions. Jason finally admits to Clay and Ray (who Clay told about Jason bringing down the building on Bravo Team) that he knows that he has TBI. Ray takes Jason to see Marc Lee, a former Army Ranger for help. In the next episode, Jason and Clay make peace with each other.
Awards and decorations
The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Master Chief Hayes.
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Clay Spenser
| Clay Spenser | |
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| SEAL Team character | |
 Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser | |
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| Portrayed by | Max Thieriot |
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| Full name | Clay Spenser |
| Title | Bravo 6/6B Bravo 2/2B / 2IC (temporary) Chalk-2 / 2IC (prior the series) |
| Occupation | US Navy SEAL |
| Affiliation | Naval Special Warfare Group 1, SEAL Team 3, Alpha Platoon (prior the series) US Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Red Squadron, Bravo Team (former) US Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Green Team |
| Family | Ash Spenser (father) unnamed mother (deceased) |
| Spouse | Stella Baxter (wife) |
| Significant other | Rebecca Bowen (ex-girlfriend) |
| Children | Brian Spenser (son) |
| Nationality | American |
| Military career | |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2009–2022 |
| Rank |  Special Warfare Operator First Class |
Special Warfare Operator first Class (E-6) Clay Spenser a.k.a. Bravo 6/6B, a second-generation Navy SEAL. He's portrayed by Max Thieriot.
During the first part of season 1, he is a member of Green Team training for Tier One status, and his readiness for combat is questioned. [1] His attitude changes after he loses his friend and fellow trainee Brian Armstrong during a parachuting training accident in the episode "Borderlines". In “Other Lives” he meets Stella, a grad student and the two soon begin dating. He becomes a member of Bravo Team at the end of "The Exchange".
In season 2, he briefly served as the team's second-in-command following Senior Chief Ray Perry's assignment to Green Team. After being injured in "Paradise Lost", Clay returns home to the United States to recover, during which time he makes it his mission to ensure that a fellow Navy SEAL, now retired and suffering from traumatic brain injury, could receive a Purple Heart.
During the events of Season 3 – particularly after meeting Ambassador Marsden – Clay begins to wonder how he can "point the spear, not just be the tip" (i.e. have some say in what missions the SEALs, especially Bravo, are deployed). In "The Strength of the Wolf", Master Chief Hayes and Senior Chief Perry speculate that in 10 years, Clay will be leading Bravo Team. In "Rules of Engagement", CAPT Lindell volunteers to nominate Clay for STA-21, one of the Navy's officer-commissioning programs; after spending a few weeks thinking about it (and although the nomination does not go over well with Jason or especially Sonny), Clay decides to explore the option of possibly becoming an officer.
In season 4, after coming forward in "Forever War" admitting to writing a letter to Ambassador Marsden's husband that was given to the media after the State Department declared Marsden a rogue diplomat in order to cover up Ray's participation of the act, CAPT Lindell immediately revoked his STA-21 nomination and assigned him to a desk job in the Logistics Division - and in "The New Normal", Clay is told that he will be able to operate again in the near future, but it will not be with Bravo Team. Clay's suspension from Bravo was temporarily rescinded after Jason volunteers himself and Clay to join Bravo's rescue efforts to save Ray from enemy captivity. Shortly after the rescue mission, Clay's suspension from Bravo was removed on a permanent basis. He and Stella start dating again and they get married at the end of the fourth season.
In Season 6, Clay's right leg is amputated from the knee down after being seriously injured during a mission with Bravo in Mali. [2] Clay decides to join Green Team as an instructor to teach recruits. [3] After Clay struggles with recovery and his altered physical ability, serious depression leads him to take a leave of absence when his emotional turmoil causes him to run from Stella and their son Brian. After Sonny, Jason and the rest of his Bravo "brothers" help him through this struggle, Clay decides to spend some time at Ray and Naima's veteran outreach facility where he de-escalates a troubled former Air Force drone operator named Ben. As Clay spends time with Ben, his priorities shift and he ultimately decides that perhaps it is time to leave Green team for good and so he asks Stella what she would imagine for their future away from the teams. Clay decides that maybe it would healthier to move on with her entirely when he receives a phone call from a troubled Ben. Clay stops Ben from vandalizing the Air Force recruitment center that "tricked" him and ultimately from committing suicide. Just as Clay gets Ben to relinquish his firearm, a security guard shows up and surprises Clay and Ben. Seeing the gun in his hand, the guard shoots Clay through the heart killing him instantly.
Clay had four deployments in Afghanistan, two with Team 3 and two with DEVGRU Bravo Team.
Awards and decorations
The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by SO1 Spenser.
Amanda Ellis
Officer Amanda Ellis [1] is Bravo Team's CIA liaison. She's portrayed by Jessica Paré.
Because she gave the Indians the location of a wanted terrorist and CIA asset to save Ray in "My Life For Yours", Mandy is demoted from her rank of officer and is made a CIA interrogator. [4] She rejoined Bravo around the time of their mission to Venezuela and after the conclusion of their deployment to Afghanistan in "Forever War", Mandy resigned from the CIA because of burnout.
Raymond "Ray" Perry
| Raymond Perry | |
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| SEAL Team character | |
 Neil Brown Jr. as Raymond Perry | |
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| Portrayed by | Neil Brown Jr. |
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| Full name | Raymond Perry |
| Nickname | Ray |
| Title | Bravo 2/2B / 2IC Mako One/1 / OIC |
| Occupation | US Navy SEAL |
| Affiliation | Naval Special Warfare Group 1, SEAL Team 3 US Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Green Team (season 2) US Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Red Squadron, Bravo Team |
| Family | Jamal Perry† Diane Perry |
| Spouse | Naima Perry (wife) |
| Children | Jameelah Perry (daughter) Raymond Junior Perry (son) |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Nationality | American |
| Military career | |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2003–Present |
| Rank |  Chief Warrant Officer 2 |
Chief Warrant Officer 2 (W-2) (promoted from Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (E-8)) Raymond "Ray" Perry a.k.a. Bravo 2/2B or Mako One/1 is Jason's most trusted friend and the longest tenured member of the team. [1] He's portrayed by Neil Brown Jr.
As revealed in "God of War", in 2007, Ray was the newest member of Bravo Team, serving as Bravo 6/6B under Team Leader Eddie Guzman (Bailey Chase).
During season 1, Ray lied about a shoulder injury due to the fear of losing the extra pay that came with deployment, which his family needed. When Jason learned about it during season 1's finale, Ray was reassigned to Green Team while he recovered. During season 2 premiere, set six months later, Jason rebuffed his attempts to return to Bravo, saying Ray had lost his trust. However, when Jason took a leave of absence in second season's episode "The Worst of Conditions", he requested Ray to return to Bravo.
During Season 3, Ray learns that he has been selected for promotion to Master Chief, but after some consideration (including for financial reasons as well as to remain with Bravo Team), Ray decides to put in for a warrant officer commission. Unknown to the rest of the team, Ray secretly wrote a letter defending Ambassador Marsden, only for Clay to take the blame on his own volition. In "Forever War", following their deployment to Afghanistan, Ray was notified that he would be spending the next two months in Newport, Rhode Island at Chief Warrant Officer School, and in "The New Normal", he returns to Bravo Team with his new rank.
Ray is married to Naima and they have a daughter, Jameelah, and a son, Raymond Junior. The family experiences financial difficulties during season 1 and 2. It was later revealed in "Nine Ten" that Ray had gotten injured in high school, resulting in the loss of his wrestling scholarship and leaving him somewhat aimless. On September 10, he was arrested but his father, Jamal, a Captain with the New York City Fire Department, was able to call in a favor and got the charges dropped. The next day, Jamal was one of the 343 firefighters who was killed in the September 11 attacks. These events exacerbated his aimlessness. As a result, it took him two more years to "get his life together and enlist."
Sonny Quinn
| Sonny Quinn | |
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| SEAL Team character | |
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| Portrayed by | A. J. Buckley |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Percival Quinn |
| Title | Bravo 3/3B / 3IC |
| Occupation | US Navy SEAL |
| Affiliation | Naval Special Warfare Group 2, SEAL Team 4 US Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Red Squadron, Bravo Team |
| Family | Emmet Quinn (father) Eileen Quinn (mother)† |
| Significant other | Lisa Davis (ex-girlfriend) Hannah Oliver (estranged girlfriend) |
| Children | Leanne Deirdre Oliver (daughter, w/ Hannah Oliver) |
| Relatives | three unnamed sisters |
| Nationality | American |
| Military career | |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2001–Present |
| Rank | Special Warfare Operator First Class |
Special Warfare Operator First Class (E-6) Percival "Sonny" Quinn a.k.a. Bravo 3/3B, a loyal but sometimes volatile SEAL from Texas who is at his best in firefights and prefers them over a leadership position. [1] He's portrayed by A. J. Buckley.
Since season 2, Sonny is involved in a secret relationship with Lisa Davis, which goes against the fraternization rules, until she breaks up with him in season 3's episode "The Strength of the Wolf". During the events of season 4, Sonny and Davis re-explore their chances of a relationship when they both agree to take different career paths outside of Bravo Team.
In "Rules of Engagement", Sonny gets into a scuffle with a patron in a Washington, D.C. bar who was falsely claiming to be a Navy SEAL. In "Last Known Location", CAPT Lindell, who had heard about the altercation through channels, temporarily reassigned Sonny to Laughlin Air Force Base for six weeks of advanced armory school, during which time he reconnected with his estranged father and his old high school best friend, Hannah Oliver (Rachel Boston). After completing his "punishment", Sonny returned to Bravo Team in Jalalabad in "No Choice in Duty". During the events of season 4, it is later revealed that Sonny fathered a daughter during his brief tryst with Hannah.
As revealed in "Nine Ten", Sonny, who had previously been crashing in Hannah's dorm room during her freshman year of college, enlisted in the Navy two days after 9/11.
Lisa Davis
| Lisa Davis | |
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| SEAL Team character | |
 Toni Trucks as Lisa Davis | |
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| Portrayed by | Toni Trucks |
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| Full name | Lisa Davis |
| Title | LTJG Davis |
| Occupation | DEVGRU Targeting Officer |
| Affiliation | SEAL Team 4, Logistics Specialist US Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Red Squadron, Bravo Team |
| Family | unnamed father unnamed mother |
| Significant other | Sonny Quinn (ex-boyfriend) Danny Cooper (ex-boyfriend) |
| Relatives | Ronnie Davis (sister) Michelle Davis† (sister) |
| Nationality | American |
| Military career | |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2011–Present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Junior Grade |
Lieutenant Junior Grade (formerly Logistics Specialist First Class) Lisa Davis, assigned to Bravo Team. [1] Earlier in her career, she was a Yeoman. In Season 2, after eight years in the Navy, she is accepted into Officer Candidate School and receives her commission upon graduation in "Rock Bottom". As of "Welcome to the Refuge", ENS Davis serves as a DEVGRU Intelligence Officer assigned primarily to Bravo Team, after accepting LCDR Blackburn's offer. In "The New Normal", ENS Davis is notified by CAPT Lindell that she is in line for a promotion. In "Rearview Mirror", Davis is seen wearing the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. She's portrayed by Toni Trucks.
Her past is explained in season 2's episode "Rock Bottom". When she was 11 years-old, Lisa's house burned. She tried to save her two sisters, Ronnie and Michelle, but could not reach the latter and had to take the decision to save Ronnie only. Her mother blamed her for Michelle's death because she was not about to blame herself. Ronnie still resents her for it and they are estranged as a result.
In season 1, Lisa dated former SEAL Danny Cooper, until he fell back into his drug addiction. During season 2, she started a relationship with Sonny Quinn, which was against the fraternization rules. She broke things off with him in season 3's episode "The Strength of the Wolf”.
Eric Blackburn
| Eric Blackburn | |
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| SEAL Team character | |
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| Portrayed by | Judd Lormand |
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| Full name | Eric Blackburn |
| Title | Havoc |
| Occupation | Executive Officer, DEVGRU |
| Affiliation | US Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Red Squadron, Bravo Team (former) |
| Nationality | American |
| Military career | |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1999–Present |
| Rank |  Commander |
Commander Eric Blackburn is Bravo Team's commanding officer (recurring season 1; main season 2–4 [5] ). He's portrayed by Judd Lormand.
In Season 4, LCDR Blackburn is promoted to Commander and named the new Executive Officer of DEVGRU, leaving Bravo Team.
Omar Hamza
| Omar Hamza | |
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| SEAL Team character | |
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| Portrayed by | Raffi Barsoumian |
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| Full name | Omar Hamza |
| Title | Bravo 2/2B / 2IC Foxtrot 2/2F / 2IC (former) |
| Occupation | US Navy SEAL |
| Affiliation | US Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Red Squadron, Foxtrot Team (former), Bravo Team |
| Family | unnamed father unnamed mother |
| Children | unnamed son |
| Nationality | American |
| Military career | |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2004–present |
| Rank |  Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator |
Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (E8) Omar Hamza was transferred to Bravo Team from Foxtrot Team when it was decommissioned. He's portrayed by Raffi Barsoumian
The son of Syrian immigrants, Omar has over fifteen years of experience in the SEALs. [6]
A Enlisted SEALs have Special Warfare Operator specific ratings. See US Navy SEAL ratings.
