Hacksaw Ridge stars a man.
Andrew Russell Garfield ( born 20 August 1983 ) is a British-American actor . Desmond Thomas Doss ( February 7 , 1919 -- March 23 , 2006 ) was a United States Army corporal who served as a combat medic with an infantry company in World War II . Hacksaw Ridge . The film was directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan , based on a 2004 documentary about Doss , and stars Andrew Garfield as Doss , with Sam Worthington , Luke Bracey , Teresa Palmer , Hugo Weaving , Rachel Griffiths and Vince Vaughn in supporting roles . Luke Bracey . He also starred in 2016 movie Hacksaw Ridge