Chris Gillhaney

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Christopher Gillhaney
Alias	Chris
Origin	Black Mirror
Occupation	Rideshare driver Teacher (formerly)
Powers / Skills	Teaching skills Negotiation
Goals	Kidnap a Smithereens employee to get Bauer's attention Talk with Bauer about his heartbreak over Tamsin's death (both succeeded) Commit suicide to end his own suffering (unknown)
Crimes	Kidnapping Reckless driving Death threats
Type of Villain	Tragic Captor

Christopher "Chris" Gillhaney is the villainous protagonist of the Black Mirror episode "Smithereens."

He is portrayed by Andrew Scott.

Biography

Chris is a rideshare driver in London. He has sex with Hayley, a woman from his group therapy, who has been trying to guess the password to her late daughter's Persona account to find out what led to her suicide. One day, Chris picks up Jaden, an employee at the social media company Smithereen. Chris abducts him at gunpoint but is furious upon discovering that he is a newly joined intern. A police officer sees Jaden in the back seat with a bag over his head and pursues with her partner. In the chase, Chris veers to avoid two teenage cyclists and stalls the car in a field. An additional contingent of police arrive, led by CS Linda Grace.

Chris aims to speak with Smithereen CEO Billy Bauer. He sends a picture of Jaden at gunpoint to Jaden's superior. Word gets to COO Penelope Wu in the U.S., who speaks to Chris. However, Billy is on a solitary retreat. As police visit Chris's listed address, Smithereen gather much more information through Chris's social media profiles. Formerly a teacher, Chris lost his fiancée Tamsin in a car accident with a drunk driver three years earlier and has been planning a kidnapping for weeks. The hostage negotiator David Gilkes speaks to Chris, but Chris has researched negotiator tactics and leverages the hostage so that David leaves.

Smithereen record Chris while he is on hold. Chris notices the police's behaviour changes after he lies to Jaden that the gun is fake; bystanders overhear the police and post the misinformation on social media. He threatens to shoot Jaden in five minutes unless Billy calls him; despite Penelope and the FBI's protestations, Billy does so. Chris reveals that he was checking a Smithereen notification when the cars collided and blames himself for the deaths. Chris and Billy agree that Smithereen has been designed to be as addictive as possible and Billy says he was planning to quit as CEO. Chris implies he will now kill himself, but Billy begs Chris to let him help. Chris thinks of a last favour: ask Persona to give Hayley her daughter's password.

Chris tries to release Jaden, who urges Chris not to attempt suicide and then fights to take his gun off him. At Grace's orders, snipers fire into the car as the pair struggle. Around the world, people check their phones, then continue on with their lives.

Personality

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