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This is a list of all the protagonists in the Die Hard scenario films.
Main Protagonists[]
- Alex Cross - High-ranking detective in Along Came a Spider and Alex Cross.
- Alex Shaw - SWAT officer in Speed 2: Cruise Control.
- Anthony Hubbard - Special FBI Agent in Charge taking down a terror cell in New York City in The Siege.
- Bryan Mills - Ex-CIA spy-turned-vigilante in the Taken trilogy.
- Cameron Poe - Ex-Army ranger in Con Air.
- Everly - Vigilante who goes up against the drug lords and prostitutes who wronged her in Everly.
- Casey Ryback - Navy SEAL turned cook in the Under Siege film series.
- Cornelius Morgan - Former police officer in Breakaway (A.K.A. Christmas Rush).
- Cross - Black Ops operative in Maximum Conviction.
- Darren McCord - Ex-firefighter in Sudden Death.
- Doctor David Grant - Army intelligence consultant in Executive Decision.
- Ethan Hunt - Impossible Missions Force leader in the on-going Mission: Impossible film series.
- Gabe Walker - Mountain climber and rescue ranger in Cliffhanger.
- Jack Bauer - Counter Terrorism federal Agent on the TV series "24".
- Jack Moseley - Alcoholic NYPD detective who tries to protect a witness in 16 Blocks.
- Jack Ryan - Tom Clancy novel character who appeared in the various film adaptations.
- Jack Traven - SWAT officer in Speed.
- Jacques Kristoff - NATO operative in Derailed.
- Jake Roenick - Police sergeant in Assault on Precinct 13.
- James Bond - MI6 superspy in the 1990s, 2000s and so forth film versions.
- James Marshall - President of the United States in Air Force One.
- Jesse Graves - Smokejumper in Firestorm.
- Jim Terrier - former contracted bodyguard and assassin in The Gunman.
- Joe - Biker turned drummer in Command Performance.
- John Cale - Capitol Policeman and failed Secret Service applicant in White House Down.
- John Clark - CIA officer and Rainbox Six team organizer in Clear and Present Danger among other film and videogame adaptations.
- John Cutter - Former police officer in Passenger 57.
- John Mason - Ex-SAS captain in The Rock.
- John McClane - NYPD cop in the Die Hard film series.
- Jonas Blane - (Codename: "Snakedoctor") One of the top Delta Force operatives and terrorist fighting figures on "The Unit".
- Judge Dredd - Famed and feared street judge in Dredd.
- Julia Kelly - Nuclear weapons expert protagonist in The Peacemaker.
- Kyle Pratt - Aircraft engineer in Flightplan.
- Vincent Hanna - Veteran LAPD homicide Lieutenant of detectives in Heat.
- Neil McCauley - Brilliant master-thief in Heat.
- Manning - Black Ops operative in Maximum Conviction.
- Marion Snow - CIA agent in Lockout.
- Matt Foster - Ski patrol bum in Icebreaker.
- Mike Banning - Ex-Army Ranger turned top Secret Service agent in the Has Fallen film series.
- Neville Flynn - FBI agent in Snakes on a Plane.
- Paul Blart - Mall cop in Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
- Ronald Fleury - FBI agent leading a terrorist manhunt in The Kingdom.
- Riley Hale - Air Force pilot in Broken Arrow.
- Rudy Ray - Former mercenary in Point Blank.
- Sasha Petrosevitch - Undercover FBI agent in Half Past Dead.
- Stanley Goodspeed - Chemical weapons specialist in The Rock.
- Thomas Barnes - Secret Service agent in Vantage Point.
- Thomas Devoe - Special Forces team leader tasked with stopping a nuclear weapon shipment in The Peacemaker.
Supporting Protagonists[]
- Al Powell - LAPD sergeant in Die Hard and Die Hard 2.
- Alexei Petrov - President of Russia in Command Performance.
- Anna Petrov - Alexei Petrov's daughter in Command Performance.
- Annie Porter - The passenger on the bus in Speed and the cruise ship in Speed 2: Cruise Control.
- Benjamin Asher - President of the United States in Olympus Has Fallen.
- Bobby Zachs - Train porter in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory.
- Carol Finnerty - Secret Service agent in White House Down.
- Camille Montes - Victim-turned-James Bond ally in Quantum of Solace.
- Chloe O'Brian - CTU hacker and loyal friend to Jack Bauer on the "24" series.
- Donnie Donaldson - White House tour guide in White House Down.
- Eddie Bunker - Witness and changed ex-con who tries to testify against corrupt cops in 16 Blocks.
- Emily Cale - John Cale's daughter in White House Down.
- Emily McCord - Darren McCord's daughter in Sudden Death.
- Hal Tucker - Gabe Walker's friend in Cliffhanger.
- Jack McClane - McClane's CIA operative son in A Good Day to Die Hard.
- James Sawyer - President of the United States in White House Down.
- Jessie Deighan - Gabe Walker's girlfriend in Cliffhanger.
- Jordan Tate - Playmate model in Under Siege.
- Judge Cassandra Anderson - rookie judge and psychic in Dredd.
- Kathryn Bennett - Vice President of the United States in Air Force One.
- Matt Farrell - Computor hacker who helps McClane in Live Free or Die Hard.
- Mikhail Kapista - FSB agent in Command Performance.
- Natalya Simonova - Computer expert and James Bond ally-turned-admirer in GoldenEye.
- Drucker - LAPD homicide Sergeant of detectives and Hanna's second-in-command in Heat.
- Chris Shiherlis - member of Neil McCauley's crew in Heat.
- Samantha Mendez - CIA courier in Maximum Conviction.
- Allan Trumbull - Speaker of the House of Representatives who becomes the acting president in Olympus Has Fallen, Vice President of the United States in London Has Fallen and President of the United States in Angel Has Fallen.
- Terry Carmichael - Park ranger in Broken Arrow.
- Tyler McCord - Darren McCord's son in Sudden Death.
- Venus - Pop star in Command Performance.
- Vince Larkin - U.S. Marshal in Con Air.
- Wai Lin - Chinese special agent and James Bond ally in Tomorrow Never Dies.
- Yana Petrov - Alexei Petrov's daughter in Command Performance.
- Zeus Carver - Harlem electrician and ally to John McClane in Die Hard with a Vengeance.
Protagonist Groups[]
- Impossible Missions Force
- Delta Force
- National Security Agency
- MI6
- Counter Terrorism Unit
- MI5
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Central Intelligence Agency
- United States Secret Service