The Hurt Locker movie poster used as film imagery for the Staff Sergeant William James guideFILM POSTER · The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker (2008)

Staff Sergeant William James

Film guide, starting point, and performer.

Staff Sergeant William James appears in The Hurt Locker (2008), portrayed by Jeremy Renner. This page focuses on that specific screen performance and the movie around it.

Film guide · 1 film · 2008 · 1 performer

THE MOVIE

Staff Sergeant William James on screen

One focused screen portrayal, with the performer and movie linked directly below.

Film guide · 1 film · 2008Main sequence runtime: 2h 11m
About the scores

Scores shown are MoviHero movie-guide scores. Missing scores stay blank, and tied top scores remain tied.

  1. 01The Hurt Locker poster
    Start hereThe Hurt Locker

    2008 · 2h 11m

    Portrayed by Jeremy Renner · screen performanceMovie guide
    MoviHero score85/100WORTH IT

THE PERFORMANCE

Who plays Staff Sergeant William James?

Meet the performer and open their full MoviHero profile. Coverage below refers to linked movie guides in this sequence.

Jeremy Renner portraitJeremy Rennerscreen performance

Jeremy Renner plays Staff Sergeant William James in The Hurt Locker.

1 linked movie guide in this sequence

WHY THE CHARACTER WORKS

What defines Staff Sergeant William James

Jeremy Renner’s performance in The Hurt Locker is the center of this character page. With only one film in the current screen path, the useful comparison is between the character, the performer and the role that film asks them to play—not an invented larger timeline.

WHO TO EXPLORE NEXT

Characters connected on screen

Keep moving through the same films and screen world with a character who shares meaningful movie history.

KEEP EXPLORING

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