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).

Filmography

• 2026Corporate Retreat — Arthur
• 2026Hershey — Henry Hershey
• 2026In Memoriam
• 2026People We Meet on Vacation — Jimmy
• Rooster — Dean Riggs
• 2025FEEL — Sitter 16
• 2024Crust — Randy
• Elsbeth — Bill Hepson / Peter Hepson
• 2023The Burial — Mike Allred
• How Not to Draw — Animator (voice)
• The Dropout — Jay Rosan
• 2020Freaky — Mr. Bernardi
• 2019Captive State — Rittenhouse
• Dirty John — John Dzialo
• 2018Fixed — Dr. Ken
• 2018Gringo — Jerry
• 2018My Dinner with Hervé — Stu Masters
• 2018Sierra Burgess Is a Loser — Mr. Burgess
• Succession — Connor Roy
• One Day at a Time — Lawrence Schneider
• 2017War Machine — Pat McKinnon
• 2016Carnage Park — Sheriff Moss
• Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
• 2016Dreamland — Walter
• The Catch — Gordon Bailey
• The Exorcist — Henry Rance
• The Loud House — Tetherby / Cop (voice)
• 2015Deathly — Richard
• The Whispers — Executive Director Alex Myers
• 2014Destroyer — Frank
• Intelligence — Jonathan Cain
• Instant Mom — Mr. Shank
• Masters of Sex — Psychiatrist
• Super Fun Night — Spencer Quinn
• We Are Men — Minister
• 2013Zombie Night — Joseph
• Ben and Kate — Principal Geoff Feeney
• Bunheads — Hubbell Flowers
• 2012Goats — Dr. Eldridge
• 2012Shanghai Calling — Marcus Groff
• 2011Close-Up — The LA Director
• 2011Five — Sam Jarente
• 2010Extraordinary Measures — Pete Sutphen
• 2010False Creek Stories — Doug
• Hawaii Five-0 — Mr. Slater
• Hot in Cleveland — Reverend Lare
• Justified — Roland Pike
• Persons Unknown — Charlie Morse
• Cougar Town — Frank Miller
• FlashForward — Tomasi
• 2009I Love You, Beth Cooper — Mr. C
• NCIS: Los Angeles — Donald Wexling
• Ruby & The Rockits — Martin Wexler
• The Middle — Jack Kershaw
• 2008Eavesdrop — Casper
• Fringe — Dr. Krick
• 2008Ghost Town — Ghost Dad
• 2008InAlienable — Dr. Proway
• 2008The Happening — Principal
• Burn Notice — Max Lyster
• 2007Goodbye Baby — Douglass
• Greek — Dean Bowman
• 2007Kickin' It Old Skool — Dr. Fry
• Rules of Engagement — Dr. Greenblatt
• The Bronx Is Burning — Reporter
• Eureka — Dr Hood
• Psych — Phil Stubbins, Ruben Leonard
• Ghost Whisperer — Steve Sinclair
• Medium — Albert Bunford
• Numb3rs — Arnold Winslow
• Boston Legal — Attorney Wayne Davidson
• Stargate Atlantis — Dr. Fletcher
• 2003Cheaper by the Dozen — Bill Shenk
• NCIS — Ward Beringer
• CSI: Miami — Allan Beckham
• 2001Everything Put Together — Kessel
• Scrubs — Mr. Bragin
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Buddy Mills
• 2000Endsville — Kenneth Thith
• From the Earth to the Moon — Tom Dolan
• 1998The Ransom of Red Chief — Ambrose Dorset
• 1998Walking to the Waterline — Duane Hopwood
• Spin City — Stuart Bondek
• The Daily Show
• 1996Twister — Rabbit
• 1995Born to Be Wild — Dan Woodley
• Muscle — Dr. Marshall Jones
• The Outer Limits — Howard Sharp
• Daddy's Girls — Lenny
• 1994Speed — Stephens
• 1994Star Trek: Generations — Captain John Harriman
• Mad About You — Lance Brockwell
• Picket Fences — Patrick Gatwood
• The Edge
• Going Places — Charlie Davis
• 1990Young Guns II — Hendry William French
• 1989Bloodhounds of Broadway — John Wangle
• 1989Just Like in the Movies — Dean
• Morton's by the Bay — Junior
• Tales from the Crypt — Carty
• The Famous Teddy Z — Sheldon Samms
• 1989Three Fugitives — Tener
• 1988Shooter — Stork O'Connor
• 1987Three for the Road — T.S.
• 1986Ferris Bueller's Day Off — Cameron Frye
• 1985First Steps — Dave
• 1984Hard Knox — Frankie Tyrone
• 1984The Impostor — Officer Bob Jenkins
• 1983Bad Boys — Carl Brennan
• 1983Class — Roger
• 1983Doctor Detroit — Student
• American Playhouse — John Wrangle
• Cancel — Story
• Disinherited
• Flowers for Lev
• Goodbye Girl
• Interpersonal Exopolitics — P. Murdock Barron
• The Best Is Yet to Come
• Wind River: Rising

Appearances as themselves (12)

• 2025Oh Yeah! — Self
• Reunited Apart — Self
• 2016The Exorcist: Making the Demons — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• 2012John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast — Self
• 2011Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off — Self
• 2010Don't You Forget About Me — Self
• 2006The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories — Self
• 2006Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Who Is Ferris Bueller? — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist