Alan Ruck

Biography

Alan Douglas Ruck (born July 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Cameron Frye in John Hughes's film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), as well as television roles as Stuart Bondek on the ABC sitcom Spin City (1996–2002) and Connor Roy on the HBO series Succession (2018–2023), the latter earning him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. His other film credits include Bad Boys (1983), Three Fugitives (1989), Young Guns II (1990), Speed (1994), and Twister (1996).

Known For

NCIS

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

Hawaii Five-0

CSI: Miami

NCIS: Los Angeles

Scrubs

All Movies (67)

• Hershey2026 · as Henry Hershey
• In Memoriam2026
• Corporate Retreat2026 · as Arthur
• People We Meet on Vacation2026 · as Jimmy Wright
• Oh Yeah!2025 · as Self
• FEEL2025 · as Sitter 16
• Crust2024 · as Randy
• The Burial2023 · as Mike Allred
• Freaky2020 · as Mr. Bernardi
• Captive State2019 · as Rittenhouse
• My Dinner with Hervé2018 · as Stu Masters
• Sierra Burgess Is a Loser2018 · as Mr. Burgess
• Gringo2018 · as Jerry
• Fixed2018 · as Dr. Ken
• War Machine2017 · as Pat McKinnon
• The Exorcist: Making the Demons2016 · as Self
• Carnage Park2016 · as Sheriff Moss
• Dreamland2016 · as Walter
• Deathly2015 · as Richard
• Destroyer2014 · as Frank
• Zombie Night2013 · as Joseph
• John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast2012 · as Self
• Goats2012 · as Dr. Eldridge
• Shanghai Calling2012 · as Marcus Groff
• Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off2011 · as Self
• Five2011 · as Sam Jarente
• Close-Up2011 · as The LA Director
• False Creek Stories2010 · as Doug
• Don't You Forget About Me2010 · as Self
• Extraordinary Measures2010 · as Pete Sutphen
• I Love You, Beth Cooper2009 · as Mr. C
• Ghost Town2008 · as Ghost Dad
• Eavesdrop2008 · as Casper
• The Happening2008 · as Principal
• InAlienable2008 · as Dr. Proway
• Star Trek: Of Gods and Men2007 · as Captain John Harriman
• Kickin' It Old Skool2007 · as Dr. Fry
• Goodbye Baby2007 · as Douglass
• Who Is Ferris Bueller?2006 · as Self
• The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories2006 · as Self
• Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes2006 · as Self (archive footage)
• Cheaper by the Dozen2003 · as Bill Shenk
• Everything Put Together2001 · as Kessel
• Walking to the Waterline1998 · as Duane Hopwood
• The Ransom of Red Chief1998 · as Ambrose Dorset
• Twister1996 · as Rabbit
• Born to Be Wild1995 · as Dan Woodley
• Star Trek: Generations1994 · as Captain John Harriman
• Speed1994 · as Stephens
• Young Guns II1990 · as Hendry William French
• Bloodhounds of Broadway1989 · as John Wangle
• Just Like in the Movies1989 · as Dean
• Three Fugitives1989 · as Tener
• Shooter1988 · as Stork O'Connor
• Three for the Road1987 · as T.S.
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off1986 · as Cameron Frye
• First Steps1985 · as Dave
• The Impostor1984 · as Officer Bob Jenkins
• Hard Knox1984 · as Frankie Tyrone
• Class1983 · as Roger
• Doctor Detroit1983 · as Student
• Bad Boys1983 · as Carl Brennan
• Wind River: Rising—
• Interpersonal Exopolitics— · as P. Murdock Barron
• The Best Is Yet To Come—
• Flowers for Lev—
• Goodbye Girl—

All TV Shows (61)

• Rooster2026 · as Dean Riggs
• Elsbeth2024 · as Bill Hepson / Peter Hepson
• The Dropout2022 · as Jay Rosan
• Reunited Apart2020 · as Self
• Dirty John2018 · as John Dzialo
• Succession2018 · as Connor Roy
• One Day at a Time2017 · as Lawrence Schneider
• The Exorcist2016 · as Henry Rance
• The Loud House2016 · as Tetherby / Cop (voice)
• The Catch2016 · as Gordon Bailey
• Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life2016
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• The Whispers2015 · as Executive Director Alex Myers
• Intelligence2014 · as Jonathan Cain
• Super Fun Night2013 · as Spencer Quinn
• We Are Men2013 · as Minister
• Masters of Sex2013 · as Psychiatrist
• Instant Mom2013 · as Mr. Shank
• Ben and Kate2012 · as Principal Geoff Feeney
• Bunheads2012 · as Hubbell Flowers
• Hawaii Five-02010 · as Mr. Slater
• Hot in Cleveland2010 · as Reverend Lare
• Persons Unknown2010 · as Charlie Morse
• Justified2010 · as Roland Pike
• The Middle2009 · as Jack Kershaw
• FlashForward2009 · as Tomasi
• Cougar Town2009 · as Frank Miller
• NCIS: Los Angeles2009 · as Donald Wexling
• Ruby & The Rockits2009 · as Martin Wexler
• Fringe2008 · as Dr. Krick
• Greek2007 · as Dean Bowman
• The Bronx Is Burning2007 · as Reporter
• Burn Notice2007 · as Max Lyster
• Rules of Engagement2007 · as Dr. Greenblatt
• Eureka2006 · as Dr Hood
• Psych2006 · as Phil Stubbins
• Psych2006 · as Ruben Leonard
• Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Steve Sinclair
• Numb3rs2005 · as Arnold Winslow
• Medium2005 · as Albert Bunford
• Boston Legal2004 · as Attorney Wayne Davidson
• Stargate Atlantis2004 · as Dr. Fletcher
• NCIS2003 · as Ward Beringer
• CSI: Miami2002 · as Allan Beckham
• Scrubs2001 · as Mr. Bragin
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Buddy Mills
• Hollywood Squares1998 · as Self - Panelist
• From the Earth to the Moon1998 · as Tom Dolan
• Spin City1996 · as Stuart Bondek
• The Daily Show1996
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Howard Sharp
• Muscle1995 · as Dr. Marshall Jones
• Daddy's Girls1994 · as Lenny
• Mad About You1992 · as Lance Brockwell
• The Edge1992
• Picket Fences1992 · as Patrick Gatwood
• Going Places1990 · as Charlie Davis
• The Famous Teddy Z1989 · as Sheldon Samms
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Carty
• Morton's by the Bay1989 · as Junior
• Disinherited—