New Jack Ryan behind-the-scenes footage delves into James Greer There’s just under two weeks until the premiere of Amazon’s Jack Ryan, and the streaming service has released a new behind-the-scenes video highlighting the character of James Greer (played by The Wires Wendell Pierce) and his journey to the small screen. Check it out in the player below! Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, from Paramount Television and Skydance Television, is a reinvention with a modern sensibility of the famed and lauded Tom Clancy hero played by John Krasinski (A Quiet Place, 13 Hours).