Acting
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Jul 3, 1962 (62)
Syracuse, New York, USA
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV; July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards. His films have grossed over $4 billion in North America and over $11.1 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing box office stars of all time. He began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in the comedy film Risky Business (1983) and action film Top Gun (1986). Critical acclaim came with his roles in the dramas The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in several commercially successful films, including the drama A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (1993), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), and the romance Jerry Maguire (1996). For the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and received his second Academy Award nomination. His performance as a motivational speaker in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Since then, he has largely starred in science fiction and action films, establishing himself as an action star, often performing his own risky stunts. He has played Ethan Hunt in all six of the Mission: Impossible films from 1996 to 2018. His other notable roles in the genre include Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), with Maverick being his highest-grossing film to date.
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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2025 | Mission: Impossible 8 | Producer |
— | The Frightening Frammis | Director |
— | Broadsword | Producer |
— | Untitled Alejandro G. Iñárritu Film | Producer |
— | Top Gun 3 | Producer |
— | Luna Park | Producer |
2023 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | Producer |
2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | Producer |
2018 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | Producer |
2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Producer |
2015 | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Producer |
2012 | Jack Reacher | Producer |
2011 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Producer |
2007 | Lions for Lambs | Executive Producer |
2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Producer |
2006 | Ask the Dust | Producer |
2005 | Elizabethtown | Producer |
2004 | Suspect Zero | Producer |
2003 | The Last Samurai | Producer |
2003 | Shattered Glass | Executive Producer |
2002 | Narc | Executive Producer |
2002 | Hitting It Hard | Producer |
2001 | The Others | Executive Producer |
2001 | Vanilla Sky | Producer |
2000 | Mission: Impossible II | Producer |
1999 | Remembering Stanley Kubrick | Thanks |
1998 | Without Limits | Producer |
1996 | Mission: Impossible | Producer |
1993 | Fallen Angels | Director |
1990 | Days of Thunder | Writer |