1962-07-03 Syracuse, New York, USA
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.
Mission: Impossible 8 | Ethan Hunt | 2025-05-22 | |
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | Ethan Hunt | 2023-07-08 | |
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star | Self (archive footage) | 2023-07-28 | |
Nicole Kidman : les yeux grand ouverts | Self (archive footage) | 2023-09-10 | |
Top Gun: Maverick | Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell | 2022-05-24 | |
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action | Himself | 2022-02-14 | |
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth | Self (archive footage) | 2020-10-05 | |
Kubrick by Kubrick | Self (archive footage) | 2020-10-22 | |
Mission: Impossible - Fallout | Ethan Hunt | 2018-07-13 | |
American Made | Barry Seal | 2017-08-18 | |
Spielberg | Self - Segment "War of the Worlds" | 2017-10-05 | |
The Mummy | Nick Morton | 2017-06-06 | |
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Jack Reacher | 2016-10-19 | |
Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA | Self (archive footage) | 2016-09-23 | |
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman | Self (archive footage) | 2015-05-08 | |
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Ethan Hunt | 2015-07-23 | |
Edge of Tomorrow | Maj. William 'Bill' Cage | 2014-05-27 | |
Oblivion | Jack | 2013-04-10 | |
Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 | |
Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 | |
Rock of Ages | Stacee Jaxx | 2012-06-13 | |
Jack Reacher | Jack Reacher | 2012-12-20 | |
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Ethan Hunt | 2011-12-07 | |
Knight and Day | Roy Miller | 2010-06-15 | |
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 | |
Valkyrie | Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg | 2008-12-25 | |
Tropic Thunder | Les Grossman | 2008-08-09 | |
Lions for Lambs | Senator Jasper Irving | 2007-10-22 | |
Mission: Impossible III | Ethan Hunt | 2006-04-25 | |
War of the Worlds | Ray Ferrier | 2005-06-28 | |
Collateral | Vincent | 2004-08-04 | |
The Last Samurai | Nathan Algren | 2003-12-05 | |
Hitting It Hard | Self | 2002-05-21 | |
Minority Report | Chief John Anderton [Pre-Crime] | 2002-06-20 | |
Austin Powers in Goldmember | Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy') | 2002-07-26 | |
Space Station 3D | Narrator (voice) | 2002-04-17 | |
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self | 2002-06-01 | |
Vanilla Sky | David Aames | 2001-12-14 | |
Mission: Improbable | Self | 2001-06-02 | |
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator | 2001-05-02 | |
Mission: Impossible II | Ethan Hunt | 2000-05-24 | |
Eyes Wide Shut | Dr. William Harford | 1999-07-16 | |
Magnolia | Frank T.J. Mackey | 1999-12-10 | |
Jerry Maguire | Jerry Maguire | 1996-12-13 | |
Mission: Impossible | Ethan Hunt | 1996-05-22 | |
Interview with the Vampire | Lestat | 1994-11-11 | |
The Firm | Mitch McDeere | 1993-06-30 | |
Far and Away | Joseph Donnelly | 1992-05-22 | |
A Few Good Men | Lt. Daniel Kaffee | 1992-12-11 | |
Days of Thunder | Cole Trickle | 1990-06-27 | |
Born on the Fourth of July | Ron Kovic | 1989-12-20 | |
Rain Man | Charlie Babbitt | 1988-12-12 | |
Young Guns | Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited) | 1988-02-17 | |
Cocktail | Brian Flanagan | 1988-07-29 | |
Top Gun | Lt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell | 1986-05-16 | |
The Color of Money | Vincent Lauria | 1986-10-17 | |
Legend | Jack | 1985-08-28 | |
Risky Business | Joel Goodson | 1983-08-05 | |
The Outsiders | Steve Randle | 1983-03-25 | |
All the Right Moves | Stefen Djordjevic | 1983-10-21 | |
Losin' It | Woody | 1982-08-20 | |
Endless Love | Billy | 1981-07-17 | |
Taps | Cadet Captain David Shawn | 1981-12-20 | |
The Gauntlet | |||
Top Gun 3 | Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell | ||
Luna Park | |||
Untitled Alejandro G. Iñárritu Project |