For other uses, see Jack Reacher (disambiguation).
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Fictional character
Jack Reacher
First appearance
Killing Floor (1997)
Created by
Lee Child
Portrayed by
Tom Cruise (film)
Alan Ritchson (TV series; Original)
Maxwell Jenkins (TV series; Young)
In-universe information
Nickname
Reacher
Gender
Male
Occupation
U.S. Army Military Police Corps Major
Private investigator
Drifter
Vigilante
Family
Laurent Moutier (maternal grandfather, deceased)
William "Stan" Reacher (father, deceased)
Josephine Moutier-Reacher (mother, deceased)
Joe Reacher (brother, deceased)
Nationality
American
Jack Reacher is the protagonist of a series of crime thriller novels by British author Lee Child,[1] a 2012 film adaptation, its 2016 sequel, and a television series on Amazon Prime Video. In the stories, Jack Reacher was a major in the US Army's military police. After leaving the army, Reacher roamed the United States, taking odd jobs investigating suspicious and dangerous situations.
As of 24 October 2023[update] there are 28 novels and short stories in the Reacher series. Four of the novels were adapted for cinema and television. Two of the adaptations are films starring Tom Cruise as Reacher: Jack Reacher (2012) from the ninth novel, One Shot, and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) from the eighteenth novel, Never Go Back. The third adaption, Reacher, is a television series on Amazon Prime Video, starring Alan Ritchson.
The first season which is adapted from the first novel, Killing Floor, premiered on February 4, 2022. The second season (from Bad Luck and Trouble), premiered December 14, 2023. The series was renewed for a third season.
^Curtis, Bryan (20 December 2012). "The Curious Case of Lee Child: Before Tom Cruise could become Jack Reacher, Jim Grant had to become Lee Child". Grantland. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films JackReacher (2012), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible...
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