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Was 29-years-old when he appeared in the role of Cameron Frye, a high school student, in Ferris macht blau (1986).

Nearly died of septicemia in 2002.

Has played Matthew Broderick's best friend in the original Broadway production of "Biloxi Blues", a relationship they repeated in Ferris macht blau (1986).

Received his Bachelor's degree in Drama from the University of Illinois.

In 2005, he began playing Leo Bloom in the Broadway production of "The Producers". The role was played in the show's initial line-up and in The Producers (2005) by Matthew Broderick. Broderick was the titular character in Ferris macht blau (1986), which co-starred Ruck as Ferris' best friend.

With his role as Captain John Harriman in Star Trek - Treffen der Generationen (1994), he becomes the fourth commander of the starship Enterprise, joining Captains Christopher Pike, Robert April and James T. Kirk.

Lives in New York City and Los Angeles, California.

Was considered for the role of Chet Donnelly in L.I.S.A. - Der helle Wahnsinn (1985), which went to Bill Paxton.

His wife, Mireille Enos, gave birth to their second child, son Larkin Zouey, on July 23, 2014.

Probably best known for his roles in the 1980s along with the "Brat Pack": Bad Boys - Klein und gefährlich (1983) with Sean Penn and Ally Sheedy, Class - Vom Klassenzimmer zur Klassefrau (1983) with Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy and John Cusack; Ferris macht blau (1986) with Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Grey and Charlie Sheen; Drei auf dem Highway - Three for the Road (1987) with Charlie Sheen and Kerri Green; Bluthunde am Broadway (1989) with Matt Dillon; and Blaze of Glory: Flammender Ruhm (1990) with Emilio Estevez, Lou Diamond Phillips and Christian Slater. He would go on to work with Phillips in Geschichten aus der Gruft (1989) and with Sheen in Chaos City (1996). Ruck will always be inextricably linked with the 1980s "Brats".

Was nominated for a 1984 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Billy Bishop Goes to War" at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Alan's wife, Mireille Enos, gave birth to their daughter, Vesper Vivianne, on September 23, 2010.

Starred with wife Mireille Enos in ABC's The Catch.

Currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife Mireille Enos. (November 2009)

He is of German, Irish, Scottish, and English descent.

(February 12, 2014) Expecting his second child with his wife Mireille Enos.

Father, with Claudia Stefany, of son, Sam Ruck, and daughter, Emma Ruck.

In his guest-starring role in The Glue People (1996), his character said he wants to be mayor of New York City. In Chaos City (1996), he works as chief of staff for the mayor of New York City.

He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": Ferris macht blau (1986).

Brother-in-law of Veronique Enos and Jongiorgi Enos.