SEAL TEAM showcases the best of the best with the elite military team. But who plays Trent Sawyer in the series?
SEAL Team fans have been following Trent Sawyer’s journey since season one of the action-packed CBS series. The character has been at the centre of some of the show’s most intense moments, never shying away from the thick of it. But who plays the iconic SEAL Team character?
Who plays Trent Sawyer in SEAL Team?
Trent Sawyer is a navy SEAL and Special Warfare Operator First Class of Bravo Team.
Throughout the series, he is referred to as B4 or Bravo Four and is played by Tyler Grey in the show.
Grey is a Consultant and Army Ranger in real life, alongside his acting career.
The star is a former 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta operator, and before that he was a sniper-qualified Army Ranger.
His career in the army ended when he was severely wounded on a mission in Iraq, leaving his arm with a visible disfigurement.
The actor works closely with the SEAL Team crew, not only portraying Trent Sawyer but also serving as a producer and consultant on the show.
Speaking to Military.com, Grey explained why he chose to work so closely with the SEAL Team crew and what originally drew him to the role.
The former military specialist explained: “I’ve been working on SEAL Team since the pilot. At the very beginning, it started with someone from the military with prior service who wanted to make something about Special Operations.
“The start was with a veteran and not the other way around. That’s very rare. SEAL Team also has four full-time advisors.”
The veteran also offered insight on what sets SEAL Team apart from other military television and film projects.
Grey continued: “I worked on a 200-million-dollar movie that had just three, to give you an example. They’ve really allowed more veteran involvement than I’ve ever seen or heard of.
“At the end of the day it’s a TV show, but the goal to capture the authenticity of what the military, what these continuous deployments are like and what it’s like to be deployed and come back home.”
Grey has starred in the series since the first episode of season one and has proved to be integral to the show both on and off-screen.
