John Clark — The Sum of All Fears Character Profile

About John Clark

Elite CIA paramilitary operative, Ryan's close friend and trusted ally.

John Clark — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Close quarters combat, Weapons expert, Stealth operations, Tactical planning, Survival skills

• Strength: 8.5/10
• Intelligence: 7.5/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 7/10
• Influence: 6.5/10

John Clark appears in 3 titles

• Clear and Present Danger (1994) — character page
• The Sum of All Fears (2002)
• Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Liev Schreiber

Appears in

The Sum of All Fears (2002)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• John Clark — related — Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck)
• John Clark — Professional Colleague — Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck)

  CIA analysts and operatives working in tandem to track the nuclear threat.

• John Clark — Conflict Hunter And Prey — Olson (Colm Feore)

  Direct field pursuit driven by intelligence leads.

• John Clark — Conflict Investigator And Mastermind — Dressler (Alan Bates)

  Operational pressure applied to the central antagonist.

• John Clark — Alliance Covert Partners — Anatoli Grushkov (Michael Byrne)

  Parallel covert efforts converging on the same objective.

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• Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck)
• DCI William Cabot (Morgan Freeman)
• President Fowler (James Cromwell)
• 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)
• Secretary of State Owens (Ron Rifkin)
• President Nemerov (Ciarán Hinds)