In the 1987 film 'Predator', what is the name of the commando played by Jesse Ventura?

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In the 1987 film Predator, Jesse Ventura plays the commando Blain Cooper. Blain is one of Dutch’s heavily armed team members during the mission in a Central American jungle.

The character is recognizable for his large frame, cigar, minigun, and hard-edged military persona. Ventura, a professional wrestler and former U.S. Navy SEAL, was cast partly because his imposing physique suited the film’s deliberately larger-than-life commando unit. Blain’s death becomes a major turning point: the team realizes that an unseen hunter is stalking them.

The other names are also members of the film’s ensemble, which makes the question easy to mix up. Hawkins is played by Shane Black, Mac by Bill Duke, and Dillon by Carl Weathers. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Dutch, the team leader. Blain’s full character name is Blain Cooper, but “Blain” is the canonical short answer used in the film’s cast listings and ordinary trivia references.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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