Jack Ryan (character)

Jack Ryan
Jack Ryan
Ryanverse character
	Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October.
First appearance	The Hunt for Red October (1984)
Created by	Tom Clancy
Portrayed by	Alec Baldwin (1990); Harrison Ford (1992–1994); Ben Affleck (2002); Chris Pine (2014); John Krasinski (2018–2023);
In-universe information
Occupation	U.S. President,; U.S. Vice President,; National Security Advisor,; Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency,; CIA Acting Deputy Director for Intelligence,; CIA Special Assistant to the DDI,; CIA Analyst,; Professor, US Naval Academy,; Certified Public Accountant and stockbroker,; USMC Second Lieutenant;
Family	Emmet William Ryan (father, deceased); Catherine Burke Ryan (mother, deceased); Special Agent Dominic "Enzo" Caruso, FBI (nephew); Captain Brian "Aldo" Caruso, USMC (nephew, deceased);
Spouse	Caroline "Cathy" Mueller-Ryan
Children	Olivia Barbara "Sally" Ryan; John Patrick "Jack" Ryan Jr.; Kathleen "Katie" Ryan; Kyle Daniel Ryan;
Religion	Catholic Church

John Patrick Ryan Sr. KCVO (Hon.) is a fictional character created by author Tom Clancy and featured in his Ryanverse novels, which have consistently topped the New York Times bestseller list over 30 years. Since Clancy's death in 2013, five other authors, Mark Greaney, Grant Blackwood, Mike Maden, Marc Cameron and Don Bentley, have continued writing new novels for the franchise and its other connecting series with the approval of the Clancy family estate.

The son of a Baltimore police detective and a nurse, Ryan is a former U.S. Marine and stockbroker who becomes a civilian history professor at the United States Naval Academy (USNA). Ryan works with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) initially as a MITRE contractor before becoming an analyst and occasional field officer, eventually leading it as Deputy Director. After retiring from the CIA, Ryan later served as National Security Advisor and Vice President before suddenly becoming President of the United States following a terrorist attack on the United States Capitol. Ryan went on to serve two non-consecutive terms and mostly dealt with international crises in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Clancy told Robert Gates that "You know, for the first several novels, I pretty much modeled Ryan’s career on yours."

Jack Ryan has been portrayed in adaptations by actors Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, Chris Pine, and John Krasinski. The film series from 1990 to 2014 have an unadjusted worldwide gross revenue of $788.4 million to date, making it the 57th-highest-grossing film series. The Amazon Prime web series ran from 2018 to 2023.

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