CLIPS on Instagram: " Fun Fact: Reacher (TV Series 2022– ) The casting of the 6’2” Alan Ritchson was a direct response to fan criticism of the previous movies starring the much shorter Tom Cruise. Book author Lee Child, who described the character as 6’5”, fully endorsed the change, stating that while he liked the Cruise films, “the size is important” and that Ritchson’s physicality perfectly matches the character he wrote."