Who Is Ray Mendoza, the Navy Seal from Warfare Movie? 4 Things to Know About Him

In a new Alex Garland movie, a real-life Navy SEAL recounts his life on the battlefield.

Former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza tells his true-to-life story of war in the new Alex Garland movieWarfare.

The film stars Will Poulter and Joseph Quinn, withReservation Dogs' D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai playing Mendoza himself.

Ray Mendoza Navy Seal Warfare

Mendoza joined the Navy in 1997 and eventually became a member of renowned SEAL Team 5.

During his military service, he also worked in the Land Warfare Training Detachment and as a BUD/s instructor.

Ray Mendoza wearing a backwards cap posing for a photo in front of the ocean

You gotta acclimate.

You have an op tempo, which is the rate in which you conduct operations.

You get a quick realization that this is real.

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it’s possible for you to die.

Your friends can die.

Mendoza even started his own production company,War Office Productions.

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The start-up provides military expertise to inquiring minds working in Hollywood.

Alex was really like ‘do your thing.’

I did and I think he saw well its more of an organization thing."

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He was constantly mentoring me and having discussions about what I want to do in the industry.

Theres a lot of stories I want to tell, military in nature.

With 20 years of warfighting, there are so many stories and lessons that need to be shared."

Warfareis set to come to theaters sometime in 2025.