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Book cover of The Gray Man
The Gray ManMark GreaneyGray Man, book 1

Characters in The Gray Man

7 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Court Gentry

    A former CIA officer turned freelance assassin known as the Gray Man, hunted by the people who once employed him.

    Also in Mission Critical

Antagonists

  • Lloyd Hansen

    A former CIA officer working for the LaurentGroup who sets out to eliminate Gentry to protect a client's interests in Nigeria.

Supporting characters

  • Sir Donald Fitzroy

    Gentry's handler, who runs an international network that supports his assets and is pressured into acting against him.

  • Kurt Riegel

    A LaurentGroup official who assembles the hit squads sent after Gentry.

  • Marc Laurent

    Head of the LaurentGroup, the corporation behind the effort to kill Gentry and Riegel's boss.

  • Laszlo Szabo

    A counterfeiter Gentry relies on while on the run, whose loyalty is put to the test.

Minor characters

  • Maurice

    Gentry's former CIA instructor, who appears in his past and his present.