In both The Hurt Locker (2008) and Flight (2012), Geraghty played the junior member to a more experienced veteran in life-threatening situations. In both movies, he blames the veteran for an accident that left him with a debilitating leg injury. In both movies, the actor playing the senior role (Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker, Denzel Washington in Flight) earned an Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.