For the book version, see Denny Carmichael.
Denny Carmichael is a CIA Group Chief.
He is portrayed by Regé-Jean Page.
Character Description[]
A conniving, untrustworthy CIA director, Carmichael hires his friend Lloyd to go after Six. When the mission doesn't go as planned, Carmichael stops at nothing to get what he wants from Six — despite pushback from his colleague Suzanne.[1]
Background[]
Carmichael attended Harvard with Lloyd Hansen and Suzanne Brewer, before he joined the CIA as an analyst.
The Gray Man (film)[]
Sierra Six, working with fellow CIA agent Dani Miranda are assigned to assassinate a target named Dining Car suspected of selling off national security secrets in Bangkok. They first attempt to kill the target using stealth, but this proves unsuccessful when a child is in the way, which Courtland refuses to engage with. This angers CIA official Denny Carmichael, who orders him to attack even if it means hurting the child. Refusing once more, he attacks Dining Car directly, mortally wounding him. However, much to Courtland's surprise, Dining Car reveals he was also in the Sierra program, previously known as Sierra Four. Both of them fight, with Courtland eventually gaining the upper hand, mortally wounding Sierra Four. However, before he dies, he hands Six an encrypted drive detailing the corruption of CIA official Denny Carmichael, the lead agent on the assassination mission. Courtland is confused and approached by Dani, who takes evidence of the now dead Sierra Four.
Carmichael confronts Six, asking if Four had given him any information that he wanted to give him. However, Carmichael is elusive about the true purpose of the mission and the contents of the drive, and Six refuses evacuation from Bangkok with Carmichael's men, telling Dani to go by herself. Sending the drive to former Sierra Program handler Margaret Cahill in Prague, he calls a now-retired Fitzroy to request extraction.
In order to stop Six and get the drive back in his possession, Carmichael hires mercenary Lloyd Hansen, who is a former CIA agent kicked out for his sociopathic tendencies.
Carmichael sends his subordinate Suzanne Brewer to oversee Hansen and keep him in line. Hansen keeps Claire hostage in a mansion in Croatia, at his base of operations. He also puts a massive bounty on Six's head to get mercenaries and assassins to hunt him down.
Carmichael interrogated Dani in order to find out where Six was.
Carmichael interrogates Dani, who he says is attractive. Carmichael asked her why Six had not followed orders and offers to have her move up fast through the CIA if she betrays Six. Holding her hand, he tells her that Six is a bad person and she is protecting him. Dani simply tells him to leave her alone, so Carmichael suspends her. Dani then runs over to help Six in order to bring him into the CIA in order to salvage her career.
When Six and Suzanne end up killing Hansen, Suzanne tells Six that she plans to pin Carmichael's actions on Hansen to gain leverage over him. Furthermore, Brewer pledges Claire's safety, but only if Six continues to work for the CIA.
After everything, Six managed to escape and went straight to save Claire.
Six and Miranda are forced to co-operate in the cover-up, where ultimately no action is taken against Carmichael. After the debriefing at the CIA headquarters, Miranda threatens to kill Carmichael if any harm comes to Claire. Six escapes custody and frees Claire, who is being held at a secret location.