David Gentry is the former Director of the Secret Service under the administration of President Allan Trumbull until his retirement. He was succeeded by Mike Banning.
Biograohy[]
Before Angel Has Fallen[]
David Gentry succeeded Lynne Jacobs as Secret Service Director after Jacobs' death in the London Siege.
Angel Has Fallen[]
Gentry planned to retire as Secret Service director and President Allan Trumbull planned to appoint Mike Banning as his replacement. Gentry was present in the White House when Trumbull plans for an international treaty that would forbid private military companies on missions.
After the drone attack that killed Trumbull's protection detail and left Banning and Trumbull in a coma while on a fishing trip, Gentry was in the hospital, overseeing Trumbull's protection. After learning from FBI agent Helen Thompson about the evidence that Banning was seemingly the culprit behind the attack, he also learned that Banning had some physical conditions that were kept secret. Gentry reluctantly told Banning's wife, Leah, that she can't see him now. Gentry was present when Thompson told Banning that he will taken to a detention facility.
Gentry stood by in the hospital to watch over Trumbull as Vice President Martin Kirby became the Acting President. When Trumbull woke up from his coma, Gentry asked if he remembered anything about the attack on him. Gentry reluctantly told him that Banning was the man behind the attack and had some aliments that was kept from him.
When Banning snuck in and arrived in the hospital, he demanded to see Gentry. When Gentry finally arrived, Banning willingly surrender as a sign of good faith and asked Gentry to see Trumbull to warn him. He escorted Banning to Trumbull's hospital room and listened as Banning warned those who attacked them were coming in the hospital. Although Gentry says the hospital is the safest place for him, Banning insisted that it's not because he knows the actual attackers, who are members the paramilitary company Salient Global, will not stop until they finished the job. Trumbull, remembering that Banning actually saved him, ordered Gentry to release him. At first, Gentry was reluctant to do so as they don't know what side he's on, but Trumbull vouched that Banning saved his life and was not a man who would betray his country. Gentry released Banning and listened that they have to evacuate Trumbull out of the hospital as soon as possible.
As Banning and Gentry wait for Marine One to arrive, they noticed that the computers were shut down and someone was raising the levels of oxygen and nitrogen in the hospital, Banning realized that the leader of Salient Global, Wade Jennings is trying to blow up the hospital to kill the president. Gentry order the evacuation of the hospital and the President. Gentry armed himself and helped escort Trumbull out of the hospital as all communications were jammed. When Jennings and his men blocked their way out, Gentry, along with Banning and few agents, fired at the Salient Global commandos. Deciding to get to the next building before the hospital blew up, Gentry was shot in the leg, but made it to the next building as the hospital blew up, demolishing it. Banning had Trumbull and Gentry in the corner office. Gentry tried to use the phone, but it wasn't connecting. Gentry stayed to guard the President. As Banning finally killed Jennings, the authorities arrived to pick up Trumbull and Gentry.
On his last day as Secret Service Director, Trumbull arrested Vice President Kirby, who was revealed to be the mastermind behind the assassination plot, for treason and had Gentry personally escorted him out of the White House as a gift for his last day as Secret Service Director.
Behind the Scenes[]
David Gentry was portrayed by late actor Lance Reddick in Angel Has Fallen.
Appearances[]
- Angel Has Fallen (First appearance)