Cast & creator

James Allen

Best known for Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War, True Lies, Patch Adams

James Allen is best known as the Colonel whom Harry greets in the Switzerland party in True Lies (1994). Afterwards, he asks the person he is with "Who was that guy?"

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1994–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

7.1

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 6.9

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

Colonel Jones · 2026

★ 7.1

True Lies

Colonel · 1994

★ 7.3

Patch Adams

Ed · 1998

Across film & television

Filmography (3)

Showing 3 of 3 credits

Movie

★ 6.9

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

Colonel Jones

2026

Movie

★ 7.1

True Lies

Colonel

1994

Movie

★ 7.3

Patch Adams

1998