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M203 grenade launcher
NOTE: In some movies and TV shows, the Cobray 37mm Launcher is used to impersonate the M203. For a list of ways to tell the two launchers apart, visit the Cobray 37mm Launcher page.
The M203 grenade launcher (often mounted on a variant of the M16 rifle) has been used by the following actors in the following films, television series, and video games:
Film
- Dolan's Cadillac (2009)
- A-Team, The (2010) (Sgt. Bosco "BA" Baracas (Quinton Jackson) uses one the Frankfurt shootout.)
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Clay in The Losers (M203A1 - standalone)
- My Science Project (1985)
- Ewan McGregor as Specialist John Grimes in Black Hawk Down (mounted on M16A2)
- Jean Claude Van Damme as Luc Deveroux in Universal Soldier: The Return (mounted on M16A2)
- John Castle as Paul McDaggart in RoboCop 3 (mounted on XM177E2)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jericho Cane in End of Days (RM Equipment M203PI mounted on a Heckler & Koch MP5A3)
- Martin Hub as Ivan Podrov in XXX (mounted on AK-103)
- Radek Tomecka as Ivan Pedgrag in XXX (stand-alone version)
- U.S. Marines Peter Sarsgaard as Alan Troy in Jarhead (mounted on M16A2)
- General George Dekert's men and Ice Cube as Darius Stone in XXX2: State of the Union (mounted on Heckler & Koch XM8 and a stand-alone model, respectively)
- Double Impact (Mounted on a Colt Commando carbine)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dutch in Predator (mounted on M16A1)
- Mounted on M4A1 rifles in 2009: Lost Memories
- Thomas Jane as Frank Castle in The Punisher (mounted on M4A1 carbine)
- Ramon Franco as Aponte in Heartbreak Ridge (mounted on M16A1)
- Philip Kwok as Mad Dog in Hard Boiled (mounted on M16A1)
- Reciprocity team member in Clear and Present Danger (mounted on M16A2)
- U.S. Army soldiers in War of the Worlds (2005)(mounted on M4A1 carbine)
- U.S. Army Rangers in The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (mounted on M16A1)
- Rose McGowan as Cherry Darling in Planet Terror (mounted on M4A1 carbine)
- Elliott Carver's henchmen and Götz Otto as Robert Stamper in Tomorrow Never Dies (mounted on M16A2 and M4A1 carbine, respectively)
- Danny Glover as Lt. Mike Harrigan in Predator 2 (mounted on Colt Commando carbine)
- Jake La Botz as Reese in Rambo (mounted on M4A1 carbine with camo paint scheme)
- Eamonn Walker as Ellis "Zee" Pettigrew and Paul Francis as Daniel "Doc" Kelley in Tears of the Sun (mounted on M4A1 carbines)
- U.S. Special Forces personnel in Transformers (mounted on M4A1 carbines with camo paint scheme)
- Hulk (mounted on M249 Paratrooper SAW)
- U.S. Marines in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (mounted on M16A1)
- Australian SAS troopers in The Odd Angry Shot
- U.S. Marines in The Sum of All Fears (mounted on M4A1 carbine and M16A2 rifle)
- Ramon Cota's men in Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (mounted on (mounted on XM177E2)
- William Forsythe as Sgt. Buck Atwater in Extreme Prejudice (mounted on M16)
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mail Call | U.S Marines | Mounted on M16A2s | 2002 - 2009 | |
| Red Cap | British SAS Troopers | Mounted on M16A2s | 2003 - 2004 | |
| Over There | Luke MacFarlane | Pvt. Frank 'Dim' Dumphy | Mounted on M4A1 | 2005 |
| Ultimate Force | John Schwab | Pincher | Mounted on M4A1s | 2006 |
| Justin Allder | Barbella | |||
| The Unit | Dennis Haysbert | Command Sgt. Major Jonas Blane | Mounted on an M4A1 | 2006 - 2009 |
| Max Martini | Master Sgt. Mack Gerhardt | M203A1 mounted on an M4A1 | ||
| U.S. Army soldiers | Mounted on M16A2s, M203A1s mounted on M4A1s | |||
| Generation Kill | U.S. Marines | Mounted on M4A1s and M16A2s | 2008 | |
| Ultimate Weapons | Mounted on XM177E2 | 2010 |
Anime
| Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bondo | Elfen Lied | Mounted on Heckler & Koch MP5A4 | 2004 |
| Commandos | Black Magic M-66 | Mounted on M16A1 rifles | 1987 |
| Sousuke | Full Metal Panic?: Fumoffu | Mounted on M16 rifle | 2003 |
| Manami | Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky | Mounted on M16A1 rifle | 2010 |
| Ishikawa | Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig | Mounted on Howa Type 89 | 2004 - 2005 |
| Hideo Kuze | Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig | Mounted on Howa Type 89 | 2004 - 2005 |
| A.E. soldiers | Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig | Mounted on Colt Model 933 carbines | 2004 - 2005 |
| British Army soldiers | Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig | Mounted on L85A2 rifles | 2004 - 2005 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Life | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on H&K MP5A3 and Colt Model 727 | 1998 | |
| Parasite Eve II | Mounted on M4A1 Carbine | 2000 | ||
| Delta Force: Land Warrior | M203PI | Mounted on Steyr AUG | 2000 | |
| 007: The World Is Not Enough | "Mustang MAR-4 GL" | Mounted on Colt Commando | 2000 | |
| Operation Flashpoint | M203 | Can fire HE, smoke, or flare rounds | Mounted on M16A2 | 2001 |
| Ghost Recon | M203A2 | Mounted on M16A4 | 2001 | |
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | M203 | Mounted on M4A1 Carbine | 2001 | |
| Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix | M203 | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on Colt Model 727 | 2002 |
| Delta Force: Task Force Dagger | M203 | Mounted on Colt Model 727 | 2002 | |
| The Sum Of All Fears | Mounted on M16A4 | 2002 | ||
| Conflict: Desert Storm | M203 | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on M16A2 | 2002 |
| America's Army | M203 / M203A1 | Can fire HDEP or smoke rounds | Mounted on M16A2 and M4A1 Carbine | 2002 |
| TimeSplitters 2 | Mounted on AKS-47 | 2002 | ||
| Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | M203 | Mounted on M16A2 and Colt Model 727 | 2003 | |
| Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes | Firing ring airfoil projectiles | Mounted on FAMAS | 2004 | |
| Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow | Standalone M203 | Can fire HE, smoke, CS, or WP rounds | Stand-alone variant with sliding stock | 2004 |
| Close Combat: First to Fight | M203A2 | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on M16A4 | 2005 |
| Battlefield 2 | M203 | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on M16A2 | 2005 |
| Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike | M203A2 / M203PI | Mounted on M16A4 and Steyr AUG | 2005 | |
| Project Reality | M203 / M203A1 / M203A2 | Firing HE and smoke rounds | Mounted on M16A1, M16A2, C7A2, Colt Model 653, and M4A1 Carbine | 2005 |
| Battlefield 2: Modern Combat | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on M4A1 Carbine and L85A2 | 2005 | |
| America's Army: Rise of a Soldier | M203 | Mounted on M16A2 and M4A1 Carbine | 2005 | |
| Far Cry Instincts: Predator | Mounted on a hybrid rifle | 2006 | ||
| Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops | M203 | Firing custom liquid nitrogen rounds | Mounted on M16A1 | 2006 |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | Mounted on SIG SG 550, L85A1, H&K G36, and Z-M LR 300 | 2007 | ||
| ArmA: Armed Assault | M203 / M203A1 / M203A2 | Can fire HE, smoke, or flare rounds | Mounted on M16A2, M16A4, and M4A1 | 2007 |
| Combat Mission: Shock Force | M203 | Mounted on M4A1 Carbine | 2007 | |
| World in Conflict | M203 | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on M16A2 | 2007 |
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | "Grenade Launcher" | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on AR-15A3, M16A4, H&K G36C, H&K G3A4, and M14 | 2007 |
| Soldier of Fortune: Payback | Mounted on M16A2 | 2007 | ||
| Counter-Strike Online | Part of the "SVDEX" | 2008 | ||
| Battlefield: Bad Company | Mounted on H&K HK416, Steyr AUG A3, and M16A4 | 2008 | ||
| Terminator Salvation | used by Terminators | 2009 | ||
| ArmA II | M203 / M203A1 / M203A2 | Can fire HE, smoke, or flare rounds | Mounted on M16A2, M16A4, and M4A1 Carbine, the latter having a camo paint scheme | 2009 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | "Grenade Launcher" | Firing HE rounds | Can be mounted on every assault rifle, except for the AK-47 | 2009 |
| Army of Two: The 40th Day | "M203 40MM GL" | Can be fitted to almost all primary weapons | 2010 | |
| Marines: Modern Urban Combat | M203A2 | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on M16A4 | 2010 |
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Mounted on H&K HK416, Steyr AUG A3, and M16A4, with and without camo paint scheme | 2010 | ||
| Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | M203 | Can fire HE or smoke rounds | Mounted on M16A1 and Colt Model 653 | 2010 |
| Delta Force: Xtreme 2 | M203 | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on M16A2 | 2010 |
| Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising | M203 / M203A2 | Mounted on M16A4 and M4A1 Carbine | 2010 | |
| Medal of Honor (2010) | M203A2 | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on M16A4 | 2010 |
| Bloody Good Time | Mounted on Z-M LR 300, but unusable | 2010 | ||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | "Grenade Launcher" | Firing HE rounds | Can be mounted on every assault rifle, except for the AK-47 and AKS-74U | 2010 |
| Homefront | "Grenade launcher" | Laser rangefinder for fictional airburst rounds | Mounted on various rifles, able to use airburst and EMP rounds, zero arming distance | 2011 |
| Operation Flashpoint: Red River | M203A1 / M203A2 | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on M16A4 and M4A1 Carbine | 2011 |
| Battlefield Play4Free | M203 | Aesthetic decoration only, but not usable | Mounted on M16A4 | 2011 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | "M203 Grenade Launcher" | Firing HE rounds | Mounted on M16A4 and M4A1 | 2011 |
| Breach | Mounted on M4A1 and HK416 | 2011 | ||
| NCIS: The Video Game | M203A1 | Seen on a poster | 2011 |