SEAL Team: Jason Hayes was to be played by different actor before (2024)

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CBS’s action-packed series follows the lives of the United State’s most elite unit as they risk their lives on a number of dangerous and high-risk missions. Despite being led by Jason Hayes (played by David Boreanaz), it’s been discovered that the role was initially set to be played by someone else.

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Since premiering on CBS in 2017, SEAL Team has gained a ton of fans from across the world, who got hooked in with the gripping storylines.

David Boreanaz has starred in the series as Jason Hayes the Master Chief Special Warfare Operator of the Bravo Team, since the pilot episode.

However, according to Variety, it’s been discovered that the role was initially billed to Jim Caviezel, who turned it down due to creative differences.

Despite this, David’s previous experience as Seeley Booth in Bones for 12 seasons was the perfect fit for SEAL Team.

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Since stepping away from the CBS pilot, he has gone on to star in the action-packed western thriller, The Ballad of Lefty Brown, where he played Jimmy Beale.

He also portrayed Luke in a movie called Paul, The Apostle of Christ in 2018.

In Running For Grace, viewers were transported back to the 1920s, where he played a Reyes.

Elsewhere in 2018, Caviezel took up narrating and lent his voice as the movie narrator to Oxnys: Kings of the Grail.

According to IMDb, the actor then made his last appearance on screen in 2019 as Doug Rawlins in Infidel.

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SEAL Team: Jim Caviezel turned down the role due to creative differences (Image: CBS)

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SEAL Team: The series also highlights real mental health issues (Image: CBS)

None of these roles was similar to SEAL Team, so perhaps the creative difference was him not wanting to feature in any military shows or movies.

David Boreanaz went on to become hugely successful playing Jason Hayes.

With his role as the Master Chief Special Warfare Operator of the Bravo Team, he was highly respected by his team and friends.

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The pilot episode that was originally going to feature Caviezel titled Tip of the Spear, followed Jason Hayes as he underwent mental evaluation following the death of a crew member and close friend Nate Massey (Daniel Gillies).

This was all before being deployed to Libya to undertake an intense mission to rescue hostages.

Throughout the series, the crew continued to risk their lives in different missions across the world.

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    The series also highlighted the importance of soldiers taking care of their mental health.

    They tackled PTSD, trauma and depression that came with serving and constantly being deployed.

    This was seen in Brett Swan’s (Tony Curran) storyline - after serving time as a Navy Seal he began experiencing hearing loss but after a long struggle with his health, he took his own life.

    This shone a light on the real-life veterans who go to war and struggle to adapt back to normal life.

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    SEAL Team: Jason Hayes was to be played by different actor before? ›

    David Boreanaz

    David Boreanaz
    David Paul Boreanaz (/bɔːriˈɑːnəs/; born May 16, 1969) is an American actor, television producer, and director known for playing the roles of vampire-turned-private investigator Angel on The WB/UPN supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004); FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, ...
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    has starred in the series as Jason Hayes the Master Chief Special Warfare Operator of the Bravo Team, since the pilot episode. However, according to Variety, it's been discovered that the role was initially billed to Jim Caviezel
    Jim Caviezel
    James Patrick Caviezel, Jr.

    (pronounced /kəˈviːzəl/; born September 26, 1968) is an American movie actor. He is sometimes called Jim Caviezel. He is probably best known for playing the part of Jesus Christ in the 2004 movie The Passion of the Christ.
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    , who turned it down due to creative differences.

    Who was originally cast as Jason Hayes? ›

    Back in march 2017 Person of interest Jim Cavizel was cast as Jason, it was logical given he was in the CBS family. They actually film most of the pilot until he dropped out for creative differences.

    Why did Jim Caviezel turn down the SEAL Team? ›

    In an interview about the former film, he stated that John Paul II had crushed communism "with love". In 2017, Caviezel signed on as lead character of CBS's SEAL Team series. However, Caviezel left the project due to creative differences before production began and was replaced by David Boreanaz.

    Were any of the actors on SEAL Team real Navy SEALs? ›

    Mark Semos and Tyler Grey, both former military operators, are key members of SEAL Team, serving as writers, producers, and actors on the show. SEAL Team initially aired on CBS but was moved to Paramount+ for its sixth season, and was later renewed for a seventh season.

    Who did David Boreanaz replace on SEAL Team? ›

    Casting. On March 14, 2017, it was announced that Jim Caviezel would topline CBS' then-untitled Navy SEAL drama pilot but on March 22, 2017, it was announced that David Boreanaz had been cast in the pilot's lead role of Jason, replacing Caviezel.

    Is Jason the same actor? ›

    Who are the actors who played Jason Voorhees? Ari Lehman in part 1, Steve Dash as hooded Jason in Part 2, Warrington Gilette as unmasked Jason in Part 2, Richard Brooker in Part 3, Ted White in Part 4, Tom Morga in Part 5, C.J.

    Does the same actor play Jason? ›

    Kane Hodder is the best known of the stuntmen to portray Jason Voorhees, having played the character in four consecutive films.

    Are Mel Gibson and Jim Caviezel friends? ›

    As he enjoys his latest and unforeseen triumph, Caviezel hopes that a long-awaited project — a sequel to The Passion of the Christ — will be helmed once again by his friend Mel Gibson.

    Why did Clay leave Seal? ›

    At the end of SEAL Team's fifth season, Clay was nearly killed on a mission after being hailed on by RPGs. This all came after Clay made the tough decision to retire from Bravo Team following this "last mission" to be closer to his family.

    Why did Scott Foxx leave SEAL Team? ›

    However, Foxx's exit from the series will most likely be related to his character's tragic storyline. SEAL Team is committed to telling the true realities of the military and sadly, this inevitably comes with death and loss.

    Why did Tyler Gray leave the SEAL Team? ›

    Tyler was medically retired from the Army and was 100% disabled after being severely wounded on a mission in Iraq, which is why his right arm is disfigured.

    Is David Boreanaz a real SEAL? ›

    In fact, after his experience in the military, he wrote No Easy Day, a memoir published in 2012 about his 14-year career as a Navy SEAL and specifically his part in bin Laden's death. "I wear his helmet.

    What cast members left SEAL Team? ›

    Max Thieriot's Clay Spenser was one of the most popular characters in the first several seasons of Seal Team. Thieriot eventually left the series when his character was killed off in Season 6, but Seal Team's showrunner believes it will continue successfully in its seventh and reportedly final season.

    Is David Boreanaz still married? ›

    Boreanaz and wife Jaime Bergman have been married since 2001.

    Does David Boreanaz do his own stunts in SEAL Team? ›

    David Boreanaz stars as Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Jason Hayes, leader of Bravo Team, a role he has played since the series began in 2017. When Boreanaz chatted with Collider in 2018, he noted that he loves doing his own stunts and does about 95 percent of the stunts in SEAL Team.

    Will there be a season 7 of SEAL Team? ›

    SEAL Team season 7 is confirmed, but its arrival was also part of a major shakeup within the franchise. Not only is season 7 the final outing, but the announcement also saw the cancelation of the SEAL Team movie.

    Was David Boreanaz an actual Navy SEAL? ›

    In fact, after his experience in the military, he wrote No Easy Day, a memoir published in 2012 about his 14-year career as a Navy SEAL and specifically his part in bin Laden's death. "I wear his helmet.

    Who is Jason Hayes based off of? ›

    The character of Jason Hayes is based on Mark Owen, an alias for a Navy SEAL Tier One leader who has written two books including one about the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden.

    Who played Jason in each of the Friday the 13th movies? ›

    Jason Voorhees Actors
    • Ari Lehman. (Friday the 13th) (Kid)
    • Richard Brooker. (Friday the 13th Part 3)
    • Tom Morga. (Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning)
    • Kane Hodder. (Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood) (Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason takes Manhattan) (Jason Goes to Hell) ...
    • Derek Mears. (Friday the 13th) (Reboot) (2009)

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