<P> Two years later , UK Prime Minister James Wilson suddenly dies , and arrangements are made for the Western world leaders to attend his funeral in London . Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs ( Angela Bassett ) assigns agent Mike Banning ( Gerard Butler ) , a close friend of US President Benjamin Asher ( Aaron Eckhart ) , to lead Asher 's security detail while overseas , even though Banning 's wife Leah ( Radha Mitchell ) is due to give birth to their child in a few weeks . The entourage arrives via Air Force One at Stansted Airport , and Banning pushes their arrival at the Somerset House in London via Marine One earlier . As Asher 's Presidential State Car arrives at St Paul 's Cathedral , a series of coordinated attacks by terrorists disguised as London Metropolitan Police , the Queen 's Guardsmen , and other first responders erupts , killing the other Western leaders , damaging or destroying major landmarks and generating mass panic . Asher 's early arrival has thrown the attack on him at St. Paul 's off - guard , and Banning is able to rescue Asher and Jacobs and rushes them back to Marine One . As the helicopter and its escorts takes off , terrorists fire Stinger missiles at them , destroying the escorts and forcing the damaged helicopter to crash - land in Hyde Park . Banning and Asher suffer only minor wounds , but Jacobs is fatally injured , and she makes Banning promise to get back at whomever did this . Banning quickly escorts Asher into the London Underground as the city 's power is lost and people take shelter in their homes . </P>
<P> Two years later , UK Prime Minister James Wilson suddenly dies , and arrangements are made for the Western world leaders to attend his funeral in London . Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs ( Angela Bassett ) assigns agent Mike Banning ( Gerard Butler ) , a close friend of US President Benjamin Asher ( Aaron Eckhart ) , to lead Asher 's security detail while overseas , even though Banning 's wife Leah ( Radha Mitchell ) is due to give birth to their child in a few weeks . The entourage arrives via Air Force One at Stansted Airport , and Banning pushes their arrival at the Somerset House in London via Marine One earlier . As Asher 's Presidential State Car arrives at St Paul 's Cathedral , a series of coordinated attacks by terrorists disguised as London Metropolitan Police , the Queen 's Guardsmen , and other first responders erupts , killing the other Western leaders , damaging or destroying major landmarks and generating mass panic . Asher 's early arrival has thrown the attack on him at St. Paul 's off - guard , and Banning is able to rescue Asher and Jacobs and rushes them back to Marine One . As the helicopter and its escorts takes off , terrorists fire Stinger missiles at them , destroying the escorts and forcing the damaged helicopter to crash - land in Hyde Park . Banning and Asher suffer only minor wounds , but Jacobs is fatally injured , and she makes Banning promise to get back at whomever did this . Banning quickly escorts Asher into the London Underground as the city 's power is lost and people take shelter in their homes . </P>
who is the president in london has fallen
who is the president in london has fallen
Aaron Eckhart
Aaron Eckhart