Celebrities who have served in the military - in pictures


  • Adam Driver as a US Marine in 2002. Injuries he sustained in a car accident meant he was medically discharged even before deployment. Photo: Marine Corps, Reuters
    Adam Driver as a US Marine in 2002. Injuries he sustained in a car accident meant he was medically discharged even before deployment. Photo: Marine Corps, Reuters
  • Bollywood actor Bikramjeet Kanwarpal followed his father into the Indian Army. Photo: @Bikramjeet Kanwarpal / Facebook
    Bollywood actor Bikramjeet Kanwarpal followed his father into the Indian Army. Photo: @Bikramjeet Kanwarpal / Facebook
  • Britain's Prince Harry in Afghanistan, where he served two tours in 2007 and 2012. Reuters
    Britain's Prince Harry in Afghanistan, where he served two tours in 2007 and 2012. Reuters
  • Korean actor Song Joong-ki conducted reconnaissance missions along the DMZ during his mandatory military service. Getty Images
    Korean actor Song Joong-ki conducted reconnaissance missions along the DMZ during his mandatory military service. Getty Images
  • Grammy-winning rapper Ice-T joined the US Army aged 19 and was stationed in Hawaii, where he discovered his love for music. Reuters
    Grammy-winning rapper Ice-T joined the US Army aged 19 and was stationed in Hawaii, where he discovered his love for music. Reuters
  • Oscar-winning 'It's a Wonderful Life' actor James Stewart flew 20 combat missions during the Second World War and was awarded the French honour of the Croix de Guerre. Photo: US Air Force, RKO Radio Pictures
    Oscar-winning 'It's a Wonderful Life' actor James Stewart flew 20 combat missions during the Second World War and was awarded the French honour of the Croix de Guerre. Photo: US Air Force, RKO Radio Pictures
  • 'The Hangover' actor Rob Riggle served 23 years in the US Marine Corps. Photos: @Rob Riggle / Facebook, 20th Century Fox
    'The Hangover' actor Rob Riggle served 23 years in the US Marine Corps. Photos: @Rob Riggle / Facebook, 20th Century Fox
  • South Korean model and actor Lee Jong-suk worked as a public service officer during his mandatory military service. Photo: EPA
    South Korean model and actor Lee Jong-suk worked as a public service officer during his mandatory military service. Photo: EPA
  • British actor Christopher Lee spent the latter part of 1945 tracking down Nazi war criminals after serving with the Royal Air Force. Getty Images
    British actor Christopher Lee spent the latter part of 1945 tracking down Nazi war criminals after serving with the Royal Air Force. Getty Images
  • Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman turned down a scholarship to study drama at university in favour of joining the US Air Force. Photo: Morgan Freeman
    Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman turned down a scholarship to study drama at university in favour of joining the US Air Force. Photo: Morgan Freeman