Claim: One character on Homeland is a U.S. Marine sniper.
Evidence: The series stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison , a Central Intelligence Agency officer with bipolar disorder , and Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody , a U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper.
Homeland is an American spy thriller television series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa based on the Israeli series Prisoners of War -LRB- Original title חטופים Hatufim , literally `` Abductees '' -RRB- , which was created by Gideon Raff.