Warning: This post contains minor spoilers for The Gray Man
The Gray Man cast and character guide. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo (known collectively as the Russo Brothers), The Gray Man is based on the novel of the same name by Mark Greaney. The film has been in development since 2011, with Brad Pitt initially set to star, and is set to be the rare Netflix film to receive a limited theatrical release before coming to the streaming platform.
The Gray Man follows the titular character (known to everyone as Sierra Six), a CIA operative who is on the run after one of his targets reveals that his higher ups at the agency are up to no good and are trying to get rid of anyone associated with the Sierra op. Sierra Six — who is known as Court Gentry in Greaney’s series of novels — must fight for his life and learn who to trust if he is to survive long enough to reveal the truth about what’s been going on at the CIA.
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The film, which seems primed for a franchise, is an intense action thriller that sees a plethora of Hollywood’s most famous faces starring, including Captain America himself Chris Evans. Here is the full guide to The Gray Man’s cast, which characters they portray, and in what other projects audiences have seen them in before.
Court Gentry (aka, Sierra Six) is a CIA black ops mercenary who is recruited by Donald Fitzroy from prison. As an off-the-books agent, Sierra Six’s expertise is called upon when the CIA brass want to keep something under wraps, with Six effectively operating in the “gray,” hence the name “The Gray Man.” Sierra Six is portrayed by Ryan Gosling, who is best known for his roles in The Notebook, La La Land, Drive,
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