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
William Patrick (author) William Patrick (author) William Patrick is an editor, book doctor, and ghost-writer, and the co-author of "Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection". He has also written two well-regarded suspense novels. He began his career at Little, Brown, then moved to Harvard University Press, where he acquired and edited works by the likes of Edward O. Wilson and Jane Goodall. While working at Harvard he wrote "Spirals" (Houghton), a novel set in Cambridge during the early days of cloning and recombinant DNA research. His next work of fiction was "Blood Winter" (Viking), a thriller about germ warfare which