Jack Ryan (film series) Jack Ryan (film series) The "Jack Ryan" film series is an American series of thriller films, based on the fictional character of Jack Ryan, who originally appeared in a series of books by Tom Clancy. In the series of five films, four actors have portrayed Ryan. Despite inconsistency with its lead actors and crew members, the series has been distributed solely by Paramount Pictures since its inception. Mace Neufeld has produced every film in the series, with producing partner Robert Rehme co-producing "Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger" and Lorenzo di Bonaventura co-producing "Shadow Recruit". With a combined unadjusted
John Haskell (author) "McSweeney's"). He has taught writing and literature at Columbia University, Cal Arts, and the Leipzig University. He is the recipient of a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, and lives in Brooklyn. John Haskell (author) John Haskell (born February 10, 1958) is the author of a short-story collection, "I Am Not Jackson Pollock" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003), and the novels "American Purgatorio" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005) and "Out of My Skin" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009). He's also the author of "The Complete Ballet: A Fictional Essay in Five Acts" (Graywolf Press, 2017). His stories and essays