Is Upham A Coward? Breaking Down Saving Private Ryan’s Most Controversial Character

One of the most divisible characters in Saving Private Ryan is soldier Timothy Upham. Upham is portrayed by actor Jeremy Davies, who has also appeared in the critically acclaimed television series Lost and Justified. While Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan is often criticized for its unrealistic premise, it is also celebrated for its immersive and lifelike depictions of the brutality of war in terms of both physical and psychological violence. The gruesome realities of World War II are mostly unthinkable to modern Americans, millennials, and zoomers alike, and Spielberg’s epic film brings the horrors of previous generations to life.