Jack Ryan — The Sum of All Fears Character Profile

About Jack Ryan

Brilliant CIA analyst turned Deputy Director, skilled strategist and action hero

Jack Ryan — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Strategic analysis, Linguistic proficiency, Tactical planning, Marksmanship, Leadership

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 7.5/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 9/10

Jack Ryan appears in 6 titles

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

Character Facts

Played by

Ben Affleck

Appears in

The Sum of All Fears (2002)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Jack Ryan — related — John Clark (Liev Schreiber)
• Jack Ryan — Alliance Teammate — John Clark (Liev Schreiber)

  Coordinated CIA operatives working on the same nuclear threat.

• Jack Ryan — Conflict Adversary — Dressler (Alan Bates)

  Intelligence analyst directly opposing the mastermind behind the attack.

• Jack Ryan — Conflict Investigator — Olson (Colm Feore)

  Analyst team targeting the arms trafficker's digital footprint.

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More characters from The Sum of All Fears

• DCI William Cabot (Morgan Freeman)
• President Fowler (James Cromwell)
• John Clark (Liev Schreiber)
• Olson (Colm Feore)
• Dr. Cathy Muller (Bridget Moynahan)
• Anatoli Grushkov (Michael Byrne)
• Admiral Pollack (Ken Jenkins)
• Defense Secretary Becker (Philip Baker Hall)
• Dressler (Alan Bates)
• Senator Jessup (Josef Sommer)
• President Nemerov (Ciarán Hinds)
• Secretary of State Owens (Ron Rifkin)