Meet the Cast
SPC William (Billy) Lynn
Billy Lynn's in the Army because he didn't want to go to jail for seriously messing with his sister's ex-fiancé.Yeah, oops.Just your average guy from Stovall, Texas, Billy might not seem like the...
Staff Sergeant David (Dime) Dime
Dime is like the foul-mouthed, verbally abusive father figure you've never known you wanted. He's a stereotypical drill sergeant who leads Bravo with "instructional aggression" (whatever that is) a...
Sergeant (Shroom) Breem
Like Yoda, but UglierShroom may have died before our book even begins, but he's still one of the most important characters in the whole thing. His thoughts on life, love, death, and survival have h...
Ray Lynn
Wannabe Glenn BeckOne of the reasons Dime becomes a father figure at the ripe young age of 24 is the fact that no one in Bravo has had a particularly good home life. Billy's family is no exception:...
Norman Oglesby
Norm is super duper rich, super duper fake, and super duper good at getting his way. He's also the owner of the Dallas Cowboys.Check it out:Billy is thinking if you took every person he's ever know...
Albert Ratner
Albert's a big-shot movie producer with three Best Picture Oscars from a few decades ago. He took a break from da biz after a monumental flop, but now he's back from his self-enforced sabbatical, a...
Faison Zorn
Faison—which apparently sounds like "pheasant" with a Texan accent—is Billy's true love. His "zing." Or at least he thinks she is. What he does know for sure is that Faison is a cheerleader for...
Bravo Company
SPC Lodis (Load) BeckwithLodis is that good-natured guy everyone picks on because he takes it so well. His most memorable contribution to our story has to be when Dime singles him out to make him l...
The Lynn Family
Denise LynnWe can't help but feel bad for Denise, Billy's mom. She's one of those people who has been beaten down for so long that they're hardly capable of standing up for themselves anymore. Sinc...
Texas Stadium Characters
EnnisEnnis is the Cowboys' equipment manager. He gives Dime and Billy a behind-the-scenes tour of all the crap it takes to run a football empire.F-Bomb ExecAn guy who doesn't even deserve a name, B...
Minor Characters
Pastor RickPastor Rick is "the tanned, portly founder of one of the largest megachurches in America." He's the guy who did the invocation for Bravo's rally at the Anaheim Convention Center for the...