Dr. Jack Ryan — The Hunt for Red October Character Profile

About Dr. Jack Ryan

Early career CIA analyst and historian navigating Cold War espionage.

Dr. Jack Ryan — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Historical research, Intelligence analysis, Academic writing, Crisis management

• Strength: 5.5/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 7.5/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 8/10

Dr. Jack Ryan appears in 6 titles

• The Hunt for Red October (1990)
• Patriot Games (1992) — character page
• Clear and Present Danger (1994) — character page
• The Sum of All Fears (2002) — character page
• Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) — character page
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Alec Baldwin

Appears in

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Dr. Jack Ryan — related — Capt. 1st Marko Ramius (Sean Connery)
• Dr. Jack Ryan — related — CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas) (Scott Glenn)
• Dr. Jack Ryan — Professional CIA Consultant — Vice ADM James Greer (James Earl Jones)

  Greer provides Ryan with intelligence access and strategic backing.

• Dr. Jack Ryan — Professional Agency Superior — Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor (Richard Jordan)

  Pelt sets the deadline that drives the entire investigative timeline.

• Dr. Jack Ryan — Alliance Boarding Ally — CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas) (Scott Glenn)

  Ryan convinces the Dallas captain to risk protocol and communicate with the Soviet sub.

• Dr. Jack Ryan — Alliance Defector & Analyst — Capt. 1st Marko Ramius (Sean Connery)

  Ryan and Ramius collaborate to successfully reach American waters.

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• Capt. 1st Marko Ramius (Sean Connery)
• CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas) (Scott Glenn)
• Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin (Sam Neill)
• Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov) (Stellan Skarsgård)
• Vice ADM James Greer (James Earl Jones)
• Chief of the Boat (USS Dallas) (Larry Ferguson)
• Bill Steiner (Timothy Carhart)
• Ambassador Andrei Lysenko (Joss Ackland)
• Rear ADM Joshua Painter (Enterprise Carrier Battle Group) (Fred Thompson)
• Skip Tyler (Jeffrey Jones)
• Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October) (Tim Curry)
• Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor (Richard Jordan)