Digger's Real Name: Digger Rockwell

Quick answer: In Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s 2026 film Digger, the title figure is Digger Rockwell, an aging oil magnate. Tom Cruise stars in the role; within the film’s story-within-a-story, actor Curtis Markson is rehearsing the satirical play Fossil Fools as Rockwell (Warner Bros.; Wikipedia film page as pointer after press).

Character name and premise

This entry is about a film character, not a comics alter ego despite an older CSV category tag. Studio synopsis and coverage describe Cruise as the title role: the most powerful man in the world racing to cast himself as humanity’s savior after a disaster his drilling helped unleash (Warner Bros. synopsis; Business Insider). “Digger” functions as Rockwell’s familiar name and the movie’s title; Rockwell is the family surname used in reporting on the character.

Career highlights (of the film)

Digger is a satirical black comedy co-written, directed, and co-produced by Iñárritu, with Cruise also producing. Supporting cast credited in studio materials and press includes Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Jesse Plemons. Coverage of the plot twist notes that early sequences of Rockwell’s Arctic disaster are revealed as rehearsal scenes from Fossil Fools, with Cruise’s Curtis Markson playing Digger on stage while personal crisis unfolds offstage (Business Insider; Vulture). The film drove a large spike in English Wikipedia pageviews for “Digger (2026 film),” which is why this slug appears in popularity queues.

Name notes for searchers

Do not confuse this Digger with Marvel’s Roderick Krupp, DC’s George “Digger” Harkness (Captain Boomerang), or unrelated nickname uses. For the 2026 movie, prefer Warner Bros. materials and major outlets over fan wikis. Wikipedia’s film article is a pointer after those primaries.