Full name: John "Soap" MacTavish

Age: 32 years

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg) - lean but wiry

Nationality: Scottish (from Glasgow)

Accent: Thick Glaswegian, rough

Service: SAS → Task Force 141 (under Captain Price)

Rank: Sergeant

Face:

Oval with sharp features

Short stubble (dark brown with reddish tint)

Scar above right eyebrow

Blue eyes, permanently squinted (like a sniper)

Hair:

Short, shaved sides (mohawk style), dark brown with reddish tint

Tattoos:

Celtic cross on left shoulder

"DEADLY" inscription on ribs (visible in MWII cutscenes)

Clothing:

Green SAS tactical jacket, black tactical vest, Mechanix gloves.

There are red woolen threads tightly wrapped around John's wrists, and with each additional thread, he loses more of his "humanity."