Joseph Cooper - Interstellar

To begin, Cooper constantly puts himself at risk for the sake of protecting his crewmates.

He knows that doing it could mean that he will never see his kids again, yet he does it anyway, so that other people will.

He dropped his pod out.

Cooper comes up with very smart plans and solutions when their team comes across trouble.

Having a degree in engineering, a superior science intellect, as well as the ability to fly aircraft.

His determination is what keeps the mission from failing.

Even when the team took a huge detour, he did not give up.

He will do anything to keep the mission alive.

He understands that this mission is crucial to the survival of humanity.