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:

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M203 grenade launcher - 40x46mm.

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LMT M203 grenade launcher with 12" barrel - 40x46mm

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RM Equipment M203PI - 40x46mm

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Knights Armament Co. Stand Alone M203 Launcher Platform with Type 1 Telescoping Stock - 40x46mm

Knight's Armament Company M203A1 - 40x46mm

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M4A1 carbine 5.56x45mm with M203A1 grenade launcher 40mm

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M4A1 carbine 5.56x45mm with M68 Aimpoint red dot scope, flip-up rear sight, and M203 grenade launcher 40mm

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M16A1 (5.56x45mm) with M203 40mm grenade launcher

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M16A2 (5.56x45mm) with M203 40mm grenade launcher

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M16A4 (5.56x45mm) with M203 40mm grenade launcher

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Odd Angry Shot	Various	Australian SAS troopers	Mounted on M16A1	1979
Scarface	Al Pacino	Tony Montana	Mounted on AR-15	1983
Missing In Action	Chuck Norris	COL James Braddock	Mounted on M16A1	1984
Code Name: Wild Geese	Thomas Danneberg	Arbib	Mounted on M16A1	1984
My Science Project	John Stockwell	Mike	Mounted on M16A1	1985
American Ninja	Steve James	Cpl. Jackson	Mounted on M16A1	1985
Commando Leopard	Lewis Collins	Enrique Carrasco	Mounted on M16A1	1985
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home		U.S. Marine	Mounted on M16A1	1986
Legacy of Rage		Henchman	Mounted on XM16E1	1986
Heartbreak Ridge	Vincent Irizarry	Cpl. Collins	Mounted AR-15/SP1	1986
	Ramon Franco	LCpl. Aponte
Extreme Prejudice	William Forsythe	Sgt. Buck Atwater	Mounted on M16 (SP1)	1987
Death Wish 4	Charles Bronson	Paul Kersey	Mounted on M16 (SP1)	1987
Predator	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Dutch	Mounted on AR-15/SP1	1987
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege	David Graf	Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry	Mounted on M16A1	1989
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection	Various	Ramon Cota's men		1990
Predator 2	Danny Glover	Lt. Mike Harrigan	Mounted on CAR-15	1990
Double Impact		Triad hitman	Mounted on CAR-15	1991
Hard Boiled	Philip Kwok	Mad Dog	Mounted on M16A1	1992
RoboCop 3	John Castle	Paul McDaggett	Mounted on XM177E2	1993
	Various	'SplatterPunks' members
Clear and Present Danger	Jaime Gomez	Sgt. Julio Vega	Mounted on M16A1	1994
In the Army Now	Pauly Shore	PFC Bones Conway	Mounted on M16A1, but not seen used	1994
Top Dog		Neo Nazi terrorists and SWAT officers	Mounted on CAR-15	1995
The Rock	Tony Todd	CPT Darrow	Mounted on M16 (SP1)	1996
		Rogue Marine	Standalone M203
Tomorrow Never Dies	Götz Otto	Robert Stamper	Mounted on Colt Model 727	1997
	Various	Elliott Carver's henchmen	Mounted on M16A2
Deep Impact		US Army Soldiers	Mounted on Colt Model 727's	1998
The Siege	Various	U.S. Army soldiers	Mounted on XM177-types	1998
Point Blank	Michael Wright	Sonny	Mounted on M16A1	1998
Bravo Two Zero	Sean Bean	Sgt. Andy McNab	Mounted on M16A2s, featuring desert camouflage scheme while Sean Bean's weapon has a compass attached	1999
	Kevin Collins	Chris Ryan
The Boondock Saints			Mounted on M16A1 and M4A1	1999
The General's Daughter			Mounted on M16A2s	1999
Universal Soldier: The Return	Jean Claude Van Damme	Luc Deveraux	Mounted on M4A1s, fitted with C-More red dot sights and SureFire Universal WeaponLights	1999
	Various	U.S. Army Rangers
End of Days	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Jericho Cane	Mounted on H&K MP5A3	1999
Battlefield Earth	Various		Mounted on M16A1s and Colt 9mm SMGs	2000
Proof of Life	David Caruso	Dino		2000
		Uptown 2
Black Hawk Down	Ewan McGregor	SPC John Grimes	Mounted on M16A2s	2001
		U.S. Army Ranger
Blade II	Danny John-Jules	Asad	Mounted on Colt 727 Carbine	2002
2009: Lost Memories	Various	JBI SWAT officers	Mounted on M4A1s, fitted with WeaponLights	2002
The Sum of All Fears	Various	U.S. Marines	Mounted on M16A2 and M4A1	2002
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course	Various	U.S. Army Rangers	Mounted on M16A1s	2002
XXX	Martin Hub	Ivan Podrov		2002
Tears of the Sun	Eamonn Walker	Ellis "Zee" Pettigrew	Mounted on M4A1s, fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCOs and KAC railed handguards with KAC rail covers	2003
	Paul Francis	Daniel "Doc" Kelley
Sniper 2	Various		Mounted on M16A1s	2003
The Punisher (2004)	Thomas Jane	Frank Castle	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO and KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers. Also Mounted on M16A2, but not seen used in the film.	2004
Blade: Trinity		Vampire	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with a scope and KAC railed handguard	2004
The Pacifier	Dennis Akayama	Mr. Chung	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sight, KAC railed handguard, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, laser module, and a KAC QDSS-NT4 suppressor.	2005
XXX: State of the Union	Ice Cube			2005
	Various	General George Dekert's men
War of the Worlds	Various	U.S. Army soldiers	Mounted on M4A1s, fitted with C-More red dot sights, KAC railed handguards, and SureFire Universal WeaponLights	2005
Jarhead	Peter Sarsgaard	Cpl. Alan Troy	Mounted on M16A2s	2005
	Brian Geraghty	Pfc. Fergus O'Donnell
Home of the Brave	Chad Michael Murray	PV2 Jordan Owens	Mounted on M4A1 and (rubber) Colt Model 733	2006
Children of Men	Chiwetel Ejiofor	Luke	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with KAC railed handgaurd, SureFire Universal WeaponLight, and an AN/PEQ-2 IR designator	2006
Planet Terror	Rose McGowan	Cherry Darling	Mounted on Bushmaster Carbine	2007
28 Weeks Later		U.S. Army soldier	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with carry handle	2007
Transformers	Tyrese Gibson	TSgt. Bobby Epps	Mounted on desert camouflaged M4A1, fitted with carry handle, Trijicon TA01 4x32 ACOG scope, and KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers	2007
	Pat Mulderrig	Ranger Team #2	Mounted on desert camouflaged M4A1, fitted with carry handle, KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers, and an AN/PEQ-2 IR designator
		U.S. Army Ranger	Standalone M203
	Various	Sector 7 soldiers
Redacted	Daniel Stewart Sherman	SPC B.B. Rush	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with Trijicon TA338 ACOG scope and KAC railed handguard with KAC rail covers.	2007
	Mike Figueroa	SGT Jim Vasques	Mounted on M4A1
	Various	U.S. Army soldiers
Hitman (2007)	Henry Ian Cusick	Udre Belicoff	Mounted on M4A1	2007
	Various	Russian Alpha commando	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with SreFire Universal WeaponLight
The Mist		U.S. Army soldier	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with Trijicon 4x32 ACOG scope and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator	2007
Rambo (2008)	Jake La Botz	Reese		2008
The Eleventh Hour	Matthew Reese	Micheal Adams	M203A1, Mounted on M4A1	2008
Resident Evil Degeneration		Leon	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with rear BUIS and an optical grenade sight	2008
		U.S. Marine
The Objective	Jon Huertas	SGT Vincent Degetau	M203PI mounted on M4A1, fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCO, KAC M4 RAS handguard, AN/PEQ-2 TPIAL designator, and SureFire Universal WeaponLight	2009
	Sam Hunter	SGT Tim Cole
	Michael C. Williams	SGT Trinoski
Terminator Salvation	Various	Human resistance fighters	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with C-More red dot sights.	2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Various	N.E.S.T. soldiers	Mounted on M4A1s, fitted with Aimpoint M68 CCOs	2009
Dolan's Cadillac				2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Marlon Wayans	Wallace "Ripcord" Weems	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with carry handle, KAC railed handguard, and a WeaponLight	2009
		U.S. Army soldier	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with C-More red dot sight and SureFire Universal WeaponLight
District 9	Various	MNU mercenaries	Mounted on M4A1s, fitted with AN/PEQ-2 IR designators	2009
Brothers (2009)	.	U.S. Marine	Mounted on M4A1	2009
Legion	Paul Bettany	Michael	Mounted on M16A2 and M16A4	2010
The Losers	Jeffrey Dean Morgan	Clay	RM Equipment M203PI in standalone "Tactical Mounting System" stock with M203 grip and C-More red-dot sight	2010
MacGruber	Will Forte	MacGruber	Mounted on M4A1	2010
A-Team, The (2010)	Quinton Jackson	SGT Bosco "BA" Baracas	Mounted on KAC stand-alone platform	2010
Red		Hitman	Mounted on M4A1	2010
	Bruce Willis	Frank Moses	RM Equipment M203PI in standalone "Tactical Mounting System" stock
	John Malkovich	Marvin Boggs
Battle: Los Angeles	.	.	.	2011
Hanna		CIA SOG operator	Mounted on M4A1, fitted with a carry handle	2011
Memorial Day		34th Infantry Division soldiers	Mounted on M4A1 Carbine	2011
Battleground		US Soldier	Mounted on M16A1	2012
A Dark Truth		Equadorian soldier	Mounted on Colt Model 723 Carbine	2012
Cockneys vs. Zombies			Mounted on M16A1	2012
Olympus Has Fallen		North Korean terrorist	RM Equipment M203PI	2013
Robocop		Iranian insurgents	Mounted on KAC stand-alone platforms	2014
	Patrick Garrow	Antoine Vallon
American Sniper		US Marine	Mounted on M16A4, with AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, EOTech red dot sight, and stock-mounted magazine pouch	2014

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
Defiance	Graham Greene	Rafe McCawley	Mounted on M4A1s	2013
		Defiance residents

Anime

Character	Title	Note	Date
Bandou	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
Delta Force: Land Warrior	M203PI		Mounted on Steyr AUG	2000
Project IGI: I'm Going In			Mounted on Colt XM177E2	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
IGI 2: Covert Strike			Mounted on M16A2	2003
Chaser			integrated into the handguard of a FAMAS G1	2003
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
Project Reality	M203 / M203A1 / M203A2	Firing HE, smoke, and illumination rounds	Mounted on M16A1, M16A2, C7A2, Colt Model 653, and M4A1 Carbine	2005
Far Cry Instincts: Predator			Mounted on a hybrid rifle	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
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, G36C, HK91A3, 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 (VG)	"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
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	GL	M203A2 with AN/PSQ-18A day/night sight	not usable	2012
Black Mesa	GL		Mounted on H&K MP5A3	2012
Batman: Arkham Knight			Mounted on M4A1s	2014
Yakuza: Dead Souls	Grenade Launcher		Standalone variant with telescopic stock	2011
Squad	M203A1		Mounted on M4	2014