Alan Ruck - wikipedia Alan Ruck Alan Ruck Ruck at the 2006 Dallas Comic Con Alan Douglas Ruck ( 1956 - 07 - 01 ) July 1, 1956 ( age 61 ) Cleveland, Ohio, United States Alma mater University of Illinois at Urbana -- Champaign Occupation Actor Years active 1983 -- present Spouse ( s ) Claudia Stefany ( m. 1984 -- 2005 ) Mireille Enos ( m. 2008 ) Children Alan Douglas Ruck ( born July 1, 1956 ) is an American actor. He played Cameron Frye, Ferris Bueller 's hypochondriac best friend in John Hughes ' Ferris Bueller 's Day Off ( 1986 ), and Stuart Bondek, the lecherous, power - hungry member of the mayor 's staff in the ABC sitcom Spin City. His other notable films include Bad Boys ( 1983 ), Three Fugitives ( 1989 ), Young Guns II ( 1990 ), Speed ( 1994 ), Twister ( 1996 ), and Kickin ' It Old Skool ( 2007 ). In 2016, he co-starred with Geena Davis in an updated Fox TV adaptation of William Peter Blatty 's best - selling novel The Exorcist. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Ruck was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to a schoolteacher mother and a father who worked for a pharmaceutical company. He attended Parma Senior High School located in Parma, Ohio, and graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.F.A. in drama in 1979. He recalled : After school, I went up to Chicago, because I did n't really know anybody in New York or Los Angeles, and I knew people who were doing plays in Chicago. So I went up there, and I knocked around a little bit. And I guess about a year after I was out of school, I got my first job. Ruck made his Broadway debut in 1985 in Neil Simon 's Biloxi Blues with Matthew Broderick. Early on, Ruck was a prominent stage actor at many theaters around the country, including Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago. In his initial foray into film acting, Ruck appeared in Class and Hard Knocks as well as some television films. Career Ruck 's first film role was in the 1983 drama film Bad Boys, where he played Carl Brennan, Sean Penn 's friend in the film. The same year he played Roger Jackson in Class, with his role as Cameron Frye, Ferris Bueller 's hypochondriac best friend in John Hughes ' Ferris Bueller 's Day Off coming three years later. One of his other film roles was in the 1987 film Three for the Road. Ruck later appeared in the 1989 comedy film Three Fugitives. Following that, he played a significant role as Hendry William French in Young Guns II, the 1990 sequel to Young Guns. He also played Captain John Harriman of the USS Enterprise - B in the 1994 film, Star Trek Generations, a role which he has reprised along with Generations co-star Walter Koenig and other Trek alumni in the fan film Of Gods and Men. Alan also played an annoying tourist named Doug Stephens on an ill - fated bus in the blockbuster Speed. Another supporting role was of the eccentric storm chaser Robert ' Rabbit ' Nurick in the 1996 disaster film Twister. From 1990 to 1991, Ruck starred as Chicago ad man Charlie Davis, in the ABC series Going Places. ABC canceled the series after one season ( 22 episodes ). He appeared in the series Daddy 's Girls in 1994, which was canceled after three episodes. From 1996 to 2002, Alan played Stuart Bondek in the sitcom Spin City alongside Michael J. Fox and later, Charlie Sheen. In 2005, he played Leo Bloom in the Broadway version of Mel Brooks ' The Producers, a role also played by his Ferris Bueller co-star, Matthew Broderick. Ruck was then cast in the pilot of the Tim Minear - created Fox Network series Drive, but did not appear in the actual series. He also starred in one episode of the Comedy Central sitcom Stella as Richard, a man looking for work. He later starred in the season two Scrubs episode `` My Lucky Day '' as a patient, and played reporter Steve Jacobson on the ESPN miniseries The Bronx Is Burning. In 1998, Ruck guest starred in the fifth episode of the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon as the NASA engineer Tom Dolan. In 2006, Ruck guest starred in a single episode of Stargate Atlantis called `` The Real World '' and, in 2007, as unscrupulous property developer Albert Bunford in an episode of Medium. In the 2007 comedy Kickin ' It Old Skool, he appears as Dr. Frye, a possible connection to Cameron Frye ; he even mentions still trying to pay off an old Ferrari, a reference to Cameron totaling his dad 's Ferrari in Ferris Bueller 's Day Off. Ruck played the part of a ghost of a family man in the 2008 film Ghost Town starring Ricky Gervais. In 2009, he had a minor role as a married man named Frank in an episode of Cougar Town. In his role, he has problems with his marriage due to a crush he had long ago on Jules, played by Courteney Cox. Ruck also has a small role in the 2008 M. Night Shyamalan film, The Happening. He recently played the role of Dean Bowman in the college fraternity drama, Greek. He appeared in a guest role as a manic geologist in an episode of Eureka. Additionally, he plays Mr. Cooverman in the film I Love You, Beth Cooper. In 2009, Ruck filmed the medical drama Extraordinary Measures in Portland, Oregon, with star Harrison Ford. Ruck then appeared as a bank robber in a season three episode of the USA Network series Psych, and as a lawyer in season five of the ABC series Boston Legal. He recently guest starred as Martin, a magazine reporter, on an episode of Ruby & the Rockits entitled `` We Are Family ? ''. In 2010, Ruck was cast as a lead character in the NBC mystery - drama, Persons Unknown. He also guest - starred on the television show Fringe as a scientist turned criminal, in the NCIS : Los Angeles season two episode `` Borderline '', and guest - starred as ex-money laundering accountant turned dentist, on an episode of Justified entitled `` Long in the Tooth ''. He also appeared in the Grey 's Anatomy season five episode `` In The Midnight Hour ''. In 2012, Ruck was cast in the ABC Family series Bunheads as the husband to Sutton Foster 's character, Michelle. In 2013, he appeared in NCIS, guest - starring in the season 11 episode, `` Gut Check ''. In autumn 2016, Ruck began a 10 - episode run as Henry Rance, the husband ( who has suffered mild brain damage in a vaguely - explained accident ) of Angela Rance ( Geena Davis ), better known as the all - grown - up Regan MacNeil, the tortured girl ( played by Linda Blair ) who is possessed by a demon in the 1973 hit film The Exorcist. This Fox TV adaptation is `` inspired by '' the 1971 William Peter Blatty best - selling novel. In this update, the demon that tortured Regan / Angela as a girl did not die as it did at the end of the feature film, and it now inhabits one of Angela and Henry 's daughters. Once again, they must turn to exorcism - practicing priests ( Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels ) for help. Regan / Angela 's mother, Chris MacNeil ( played by recurring guest star Sharon Gless and Ellen Burstyn in the feature film ), is welcomed by the rest of the family but utterly scorned by her own daughter. Personal life This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( December 2015 ) Ruck married Claudia Stefany in 1984, and had two children with her -- a daughter, Emma, and a son, Sam. They divorced in 2005. He married actress Mireille Enos on January 4, 2008. They met in 2005 while co-starring in the Broadway revival of Absurd Person Singular. Mireille gave birth to their daughter Vesper in 2010. On February 12, 2014, the couple announced their second child was on the way and their son Larkin was born in July 2014. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Bad Boys Carl Brennan Class Roger Jackson 1986 Ferris Bueller 's Day Off Cameron Frye Three for the Road T.S. Shooter Stork O'Connor 1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway John Wangle 1989 Three Fugitives Inspector Tener Young Guns II Hendry William French 1994 Star Trek Generations John Harriman 1994 Speed Doug Stephens 1995 Born to Be Wild Dan Woodley Twister Robert `` Rabbit '' Nurick 1998 Walking to the Waterline Duane Hopwood 1998 The Ransom of Red Chief Ambrose Dorset 2003 Cheaper by the Dozen Bill Shenk 2007 Kickin ' It Old Skool Dr. Frye 2008 Ghost Town Ghost Dad 2008 Eavesdrop Casper 2008 The Happening School Principal 2008 InAlienable Dr. Proway 2008 Star Trek : Of Gods and Men John Harriman 2009 I Love You, Beth Cooper Mr. Cooverman 2009 Do n't You Forget About Me Himself Extraordinary Measures Pete Sutphen 2012 Goats Dr. Eldridge 2012 Shanghai Calling Marcus Groff 2016 Carnage Park Sheriff Wyatt Moss 2016 Dreamland Walter 2017 War Machine Pat McKinnon 2018 Gringo Jerry Post-production 2018 Sierra Burgess Is a Loser Mr. Burgess Post-production 2018 Captive State Rittenhouse Post-production Television Year Title Role Notes 1984 Hard Knox Frankie Tyrone Television film 1989 The Famous Teddy Z Sheldon Samms Episode : `` Teddy Sells the House '' 1990 -- 1991 Going Places Charlie Davis 19 episodes Picket Fences Patrick Gatwood Episode : `` Unlawful Entries '' 1994 Daddy 's Girls Lenny 3 episodes 1995 Muscle Dr. Marshall Jones 13 episodes 1995 -- 1996 Mad About You Lance Brockwell 4 episodes The Outer Limits Howard Sharp Episode : `` Unnatural Selection '' 1996 -- 2002 Spin City Stewart Bondek 140 episodes 1998 From the Earth to the Moon Tom Dolan Episode : `` Spider '' 1998 The Ransom of Red Chief Ambrose Dorset Television film 2005 Scrubs Mr. Bragin Episode : `` My Lucky Day '' 2006 Stargate Atlantis Dr. Fletcher Episode : `` The Real World '' 2007 Drive John Ashton Episode : `` Unaired Pilot '' 2007 Medium Albert Bunford Episode : `` Second Opinion '' 2007 Ghost Whisperer Steve Sinclair Episode : `` Bad Blood '' 2007 -- 2011 Greek Dean Bowman 6 episodes 2008 Eureka Dr. Hood Episode : `` Best In Faux '' 2008 Boston Legal Wayne Davidson Episode : `` Kill, Baby, Kill ! '' 2008 Psych Phil Stubbins Episode : `` Gus Walks Into a Bank '' 2009 Ruby & the Rockits Martin Wexler Episode : `` We Are Family ? '' Numbers Arnold Winslow Episode : `` Growin ' Up '' 2009 Cougartown Frank Miller Episode : `` Two Gunslingers '' CSI : Miami Dr. Allan Beckham Episode : `` Show Stopper '' CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Buddy Mills Episode : `` Unshockable '' Persons Unknown Charlie Morse 13 episodes Rules of Engagement Dr. Greenblatt Episode : `` The Four Pillars '' Justified Roland Pike Episode : `` Long in the Tooth '' NCIS : Los Angeles Donald Wexling Episode : `` Borderline '' 2011 Fringe Dr. Krick Episode : `` Os '' 2011 Five Sam Jarente Television film 2012 -- 2013 Bunheads Hubbell Flowers 3 episodes 2012 Ben and Kate Principal Geoff Feeney Episode : `` Bad Cop / Bad Cop '' 2012 Hawaii Five - 0 Brian Slater Episode : `` Ohuna '' 2013 Burn Notice Max Lyster Episode : `` Reckoning '' 2013 NCIS Ward Davis Episode : `` Gut Check '' 2013 Hot in Cleveland Reverend Lare Episode : `` Magic Diet Candy '' 2013 Zombie Night Joseph Television film 2014 Intelligence Jonathan Cain Episode : `` Cain and Gabriel '' 2014 Psych Ruben Leonard Episode : `` Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement '' 2015 Hindsight Harry Lavigne Episode : ``... Then I 'll Know '' 2015 The Whispers Alex Myers 4 episodes 2015 Major Crimes Special Agent Jerry Shea Episode : `` Hostage to Fortune '' 2016 The Middle Mr. Kershaw 2 episodes 2016 Cooper Barrett 's Guide to Surviving Life Mark Barrett Episode : `` How to Survive Your Parents ' Visit '' 2016 The Catch Gordon Bailey 2 episodes 2016 The Exorcist Henry Rance 10 episodes 2016 The Loud House Lord Tetherby, Cop ( voices ) Episode : `` Out on a Limo '' TBA Succession Connor Roy Upcoming series References Jump up ^ http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/nov/05/alan_rucks_day/ ^ Jump up to : Haithman, Diane ( 1986 - 07 - 03 ). `` Ruck Just Put Himself Into His ' Day Off ' Role ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 25. Jump up ^ Cast list at official forum for Star Trek : Of Gods and Men. Jump up ^ `` Alan Ruck Bio ''. Biography.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Extraordinary Measures ''. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` News and Culture : Brenden Fraser 's Untitled Crowley Project Now Has ( Another ) Terrible Title ''. Willamette Week. September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Alan Ruck and Mireille Enos Expecting Second Child ''. PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 26. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alan Ruck. 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Question: who plays cameron on ferris bueller's day off
Answer: Alan Douglas Ruck