Sniper (film series)

Series of action and war films

Sniper

Created by|

* Michael Frost Beckner
* Crash Leyland

Original work| Sniper (1993)
Years| 1993–present
Films and television
Film(s)| Sniper (1993)
Television film(s)| Sniper 2 (2002)
Direct-to-video|

* Sniper 3 (2004)
* Sniper: Reloaded (2011)
* Sniper: Legacy (2014)
* Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)
* Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)
* Sniper: Assassin's End (2020)
* Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022)
* Sniper: G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team (2023)
* Sniper: The Last Stand (2025)

Sniper is a series of action and war films beginning with the 1993 film Sniper, which center upon the characters of Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) and Gunnery Sergeant Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins), who work as Force Reconnaissance Scout Snipers in the United States Marine Corps.

## Films

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Film  | U.S. release date  | Director(s)  | Screenwriter(s)  | Producer(s)

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Sniper | January 29, 1993  | Luis Llosa | Michael Frost Beckner & Crash Leyland  | Robert L. Rosen
Sniper 2 | December 28, 2002  | Craig R. Baxley | Ron Mita & Jim McClain  | Carol Kottenbrook & Scott Einbinder
Sniper 3 | September 28, 2004  | P. J. Pesce | J.S. Cardone & Ross Helford  | Carol Kottenbrook & Scott Einbinder
Sniper: Reloaded | April 26, 2011  | Claudio Fäh | John Fasano | Claudio Fäh & David Wicht
Sniper: Legacy | September 30, 2014  | Don Michael Paul | John Fasano & Don Michael Paul  | Jeffery Beach, Phillip J. Roth & Scott Einbinder
Sniper: Ghost Shooter | August 2, 2016  | Chris Hauty | Jeffery Beach & Phillip Roth
Sniper: Ultimate Kill | October 3, 2017  | Claudio Fäh  | David Zelon
Sniper: Assassin's End | June 16, 2020  | Kaare Andrews | Oliver Thompson  | Greg Malcolm, Vicki Sotheran & Oliver Thompson
Sniper: Rogue Mission | August 16, 2022  | Oliver Thompson  | Rhonda Baker, Bay Dariz & Mark Montague
Sniper: G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team | September 26, 2023  | Bay Dariz & Paul Parker
Sniper: The Last Stand | January 21, 2025  | Danishka Esterhazy | Sean Wathen  | Lance Samuels

### Sniper (1993)

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Main article: Sniper (1993 film)

Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett, an experienced sniper, and Richard Miller are sent on a mission to assassinate a Panamanian General.

### Sniper 2 (2002)

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Main article: Sniper 2

Thomas Beckett and Jake Cole are tasked with assassinating a Serbian general responsible for ethnic cleansing attacks.

### Sniper 3 (2004)

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Main article: Sniper 3

Sniper Thomas Beckett is hired by NSA officials William Avery and Richard Addis to perform a covert operation to eliminate a suspected terrorist kingpin in the People's Republic of Vietnam who was providing support for Jemaah Islamiyah.

### Sniper: Reloaded (2011)

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Main article: Sniper: Reloaded

With the assistance of Richard Miller, Marine Sergeant Brandon Beckett, son of Thomas Beckett, takes up the mantle set by his father and goes on a mission of his own.

### Sniper: Legacy (2014)

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Main article: Sniper: Legacy

After military leaders are assassinated, Gunnery Sergeant Brandon Beckett receives word that his father is one. Attempting to track down the assassin, Brandon finds out that his father is not dead, realizing that he is being used as bait.

### Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)

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Main article: Sniper: Ghost Shooter

Gunnery Sergeant Brandon Beckett is given yet another mission where he is tasked with protecting a Georgian gas pipeline from Arab-sponsored terrorists; however, things become complicated when a professional terrorist sniper named Ravshan Gazakov enters the fray.

### Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)

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Main article: Sniper: Ultimate Kill

Master Sergeant Brandon Beckett is tasked with protecting a DEA agent from a drug cartel sniper, known as "The Devil".

### Sniper: Assassin's End (2020)

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Main article: Sniper: Assassin's End

Legendary sniper Thomas Beckett and his son, Special Ops sniper Brandon Beckett, are on the run from the CIA, Russian mercenaries, and a Yakuza-trained assassin with sniper skills that rival both legendary sharp shooters.

### Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022)

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After discovering a human sex trafficking ring working with a corrupt agent, Brandon Beckett teams up with allies from his past, Agent Zeke "Zero" Rosenberg and Yuki "Lady Death" Mifune, to discover the identity of the agent and stop the ring.[1][2][3][4][5]

### Sniper: G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team (2023)

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When an international terrorist cult threatens global political stability and kidnaps a fellow agent, Ace Sniper Brandon Beckett and the newly formed Global Response & Intelligence Team (G.R.I.T.) — led by Colonel Stone must travel across the world to Malta, infiltrate the cult, and take out its leader to free Lady Death and stop the global threat.[6]

### Sniper: The Last Stand (2025)

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To stop an arms dealer from unleashing a deadly superweapon, Ace sniper Brandon Beckett and Agent Zero are deployed to Costa Verde to lead a group of elite soldiers against an unrelenting militia. Taking an untested sniper under his wing, Beckett faces his newest challenge: giving orders instead of receiving them. With both time and ammo running low in a race to save humanity, the team must overcome all odds just to survive.

## Cast and crew

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### Principal cast

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Characters  | Films

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Sniper | Sniper 2 | Sniper 3 | Sniper:
Reloaded | Sniper:
Legacy | Sniper:
Ghost Shooter | Sniper:
Ultimate Kill | Sniper:
Assassin's End | Sniper:
Rogue Mission | Sniper:
G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team | Sniper:
The Last Stand
1993  | 2002  | 2004  | 2011  | 2014  | 2016  | 2017  | 2020  | 2022  | 2023  | 2025
Master Gunnery Sergeant Tom Beckett  | Tom Berenger | Mentioned | Tom Berenger  | Mentioned | Tom Berenger  |  | Mentioned
Brandon Beckett  |  | Chad Michael Collins
Richard Miller  | Billy Zane | Mentioned |  | Billy Zane  |  | Billy Zane  |
Colonel Chester Van Damme  | J. T. Walsh |
Corporal Doug Papich  | Aden Young |
Jake Cole  |  | Bokeem Woodbine |
Pavel  |  | Tamás Puskás  |
CIA Agent James Eckles  |  | Dan Butler |
Colonel Dan McKenna  |  | Linden Ashby | Mentioned |
CIA Director Bill Avery  |  | Denis Arndt |
Paul "Finn" Finnegan  |  | John Doman |
Detective Quan  |  | Byron Mann |
Lieutenant Ellen Abramowitz  |  | Annabel Wright  |
Martin Chandler  |  | Patrick Lyster  |
Colonel Ralf Jäger  |  | Richard Sammel |
Major Guy Bidwell  |  | Dominic Mafham |
Gabriel "The Colonel" Stone  |  | Dennis Haysbert |  | Mentioned | Dennis Haysbert  | Mentioned
Kate Estrada  |  | Danay García |
Agent John Samson  |  | Joe Lando |
Zeke "Zero" Rosenberg  |  | Ryan Robbins
Yuki "Lady Death" Mifune  |  | Sayaka Akimoto | Luna Fujimoto  |
Gildie  |  | Brendan Sexton III |
Pete  |  | Josh Brener | Mentioned

### Additional crew

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Crew/detail  | Film

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Sniper | Sniper 2 | Sniper 3 | Sniper:
Reloaded | Sniper:
Legacy | Sniper:
Ghost Shooter | Sniper:
Ultimate Kill | Sniper:
Assassin's End | Sniper:
Rogue Mission | Sniper:
G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team | Sniper:
The Last Stand
Director  | Luis Llosa | Craig R. Baxley | P. J. Pesce | Claudio Fäh | Don Michael Paul | Claudio Fäh  | Kaare Andrews | Oliver Thompson  | Danishka Esterhazy
Composer(s)  | Gary Chang | Tim Jones | David Safritz
Marcus Trampp  | Frederik Wiedmann | Patric Caird | Oliver Thompson  | Robert Allaire  | Andries Smit
Writer  | Michael Frost Beckner
Crash Leyland  | Ron Mita and
Jim McClain  | J. S. Cardone
Ross Helford  | Screenplay
John Fasano

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Story by
Ross Helford
John Fasano  | Screenplay
John Fasano
Don Michael Paul

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Story by
John Fasano  | Chris Hauty | Oliver Thompson  | Sean Wathen
Characters by  | Michael Frost Beckner and Crash Leyland

## References

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1. ^ "Sniper: Rogue Mission Blu-ray". Blu-ray. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
2. ^ "Sniper: Rogue Mission - Exclusive Official Trailer". IGN. July 6, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
3. ^ "Sniper: Rogue Mission - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. TV Guide. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
4. ^ Simpson, K.T (July 7, 2022). "Trailer : Sniper : Rogue Mission starring Chad Michael Collins". Moviehole. Retrieved September 3, 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. ^ Shockey (July 7, 2022). "The Sniper Films Return With Sniper: Rogue Mission New Trailer". LRMonline. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
6. ^ "Sniper G.R.I.T.: Global Response & Intelligence Team". Sony Pictures. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

## External links

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* Sniper on Instagram
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* Sniper: Legacy (2014)
* Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)
* Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)
* Sniper: Assassin's End (2020)
* Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022)
* Sniper: G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team (2023)
* Sniper: The Last Stand (2025)

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