Danny Green is a character on The Last Ship ; he’s played by Travis Van Winkle, who portrayed Lt. Danny Green across all five seasons of the TNT series.

Quick scoop

He’s part of the ship’s Navy crew in the post-apocalyptic story, and he appears in the show’s ensemble alongside Eric Dane and other main cast members.

What people usually mean

If you saw the name in a forum or recap, they’re almost certainly referring to the character from The Last Ship , not a real-world “Danny Green” connected to an actual ship.

Small context

The Last Ship follows the crew of the USS Nathan James as they deal with a global pandemic and its fallout, which is why character names from the ship come up so often in discussion.

TL;DR: Danny Green is Lt. Danny Green from The Last Ship , played by Travis Van Winkle.