John Clark (Ryanverse character)
John T. Clark (real name John Terence Kelly, at times codenamed Rainbow Six) is a fictional character created by Tom Clancy. He has been featured in many of his Ryanverse novels. Although he first appeared in The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988), his origin story was detailed in Without Remorse (1993).
John Clark
The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988)
- J.T. Williams
- Mr. Carlson
- Ivan Sergeyevich Klerk
- Rainbow Six (code name)
- Director of operations for The Campus
- Director of Rainbow (call sign "Rainbow Six")
- Bodyguard for Jack Ryan
- CIA operations officer
- Navy SEAL (call sign "Snake")
- Timothy Kelly (father, deceased)
- Mrs. Kelly (mother, deceased)
- Domingo Chavez (son-in-law)
- John Conor Chavez (grandson)
- Patricia Kelly (deceased)
- Sandra "Sandy" O'Toole-Clark
- Margaret Pamela Clark
- Patricia Doris Clark
Clark has been described by his creator as "Ryan's dark side" and "more inclined to take physical action than Jack is."[1] A former Navy SEAL, he became an operations officer for the CIA, and at one point served as Ryan's driver and bodyguard. During Ryan's first term as President, Clark served as director of a multinational counterterrorism unit codenamed Rainbow, which was composed of elite soldiers from countries comprising the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). After retiring from CIA and Rainbow, Clark then worked for The Campus, an off-the-books intelligence organization created by President Ryan, later acquiring a position as director of operations.
In film, Clark has been portrayed by Willem Dafoe, Liev Schreiber, and Michael B. Jordan, the latter in a planned series including adaptations of Without Remorse and the in-development Rainbow Six.[2] Clark has also appeared in the Rainbow Six series of video games.
John Clark
US Navy SEAL, CIA Special Activities Division Special Operations Group
- Military - Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Silver Star with an oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star with Valor devices with 3 oak leaf clusters, three Purple Hearts
- CIA - four Intelligence Stars (CIA's Silver Star equivalent)
In other media[edit]
Film[edit]
In 2012 Paramount Pictures began developing a film adaptation of Without Remorse, and reportedly were in early negotiations with Tom Hardy to play Clark.[4] By September 2018, Michael B. Jordan was cast to play John Clark in the new film series. Without Remorse was released on 30 April 2021 and was directed by Stefano Sollima[5] from a screenplay written by Taylor Sheridan[6] and Will Staples. It is produced by Akiva Goldsman.[2] Rainbow Six is currently in development.