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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 3, 1962
Place of Birth:
Syracuse, New York, USA
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Tom Cruise
Biography
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or, three Golden Globe Awards, and nominations for four Academy Awards. His films have grossed over $12 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors ever. He is one of Hollywood's most bankable stars and consistently one of the world's highest-paid actors.
Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business (1983) and 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). He won a Golden Globe Award for portraying Ron Kovic in the latter. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in 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. Cruise's performance in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Cruise subsequently became a science fiction and action film star, often performing his risky stunts. He has played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series since 1996. His other films 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).
Cruise holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive $100-million-grossing movies, a feat achieved from 2012 to 2018. In December 2024, he was awarded the US Navy's highest civilian honour, the Distinguished Public Service Award, for his "outstanding contributions" to the military with his screen roles. Forbes ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1990 and received the top honour of "Most Beautiful People" in 1997. Outside his film career, Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Judy | |
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | Ethan Hunt |
| 2025 | Tom Cruise: Hollywood’s Last Legend | |
| 2025 | Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special | Self |
| 2024 | The Final: Attack on Wembley | Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | BRATS | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2024 | Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony | Self |
| 2024 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | Ethan Hunt |
| 2023 | Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions | Self |
| 2023 | Lynch/Oz | Dr. William Harford (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2023 | Scientology: an Archival Shitdoc | Self (archival footage) |
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell |
| 2022 | Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action | Self |
| 2022 | James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise | Self |
| 2021 | Val | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | The Adventures of Meatboy and Boot Convict | Bob Dylan |
| 2020 | Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Kubrick by Kubrick | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth | Team Member |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | Ethan Hunt |
| 2017 | American Made | Barry Seal |
| 2017 | Spielberg | Self - Segment "War of the Worlds" |
| 2017 | The Mummy | Nick Morton |
| 2016 | Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Jack Reacher |
| 2015 | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Ethan Hunt |
| 2015 | Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Edge of Tomorrow | Cage |
| 2013 | Oblivion | Jack |
| 2012 | Jack Reacher | Jack Reacher |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Close Up | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Rock of Ages | Stacee Jaxx |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Ethan Hunt |
| 2010 | Knight and Day | Roy Miller |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Les Grossman |
| 2007 | Lions for Lambs | Senator Jasper Irving |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Ethan Hunt |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Ray Ferrier |
| 2005 | Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Collateral | Vincent |
| 2004 | City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' | Self |
| 2004 | Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun | Self |
| 2004 | Biography: Val Kilmer | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Nathan Algren |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Chief John Anderton |
| 2002 | Space Station 3D | Narrator (voice) |
| 2002 | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self |
| 2002 | Hitting It Hard | Self |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy') |
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky | David Aames |
| 2001 | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator |
| 2001 | Mission: Improbable | Tom Cruise |
| 2001 | America | A Tribute to Heroes | Self |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | Ethan Hunt |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Frank T.J. Mackey |
| 1999 | Eyes Wide Shut | Dr. William Harford |
| 1998 | Junket Whore | Self |
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Ethan Hunt |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Jerry Maguire |
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire | Lestat |
| 1993 | The Firm | Mitch McDeere |
| 1992 | A Few Good Men | Lt. Daniel Kaffee |
| 1992 | Far and Away | Joseph Donnelly |
| 1992 | Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You | Self |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | Cole Trickle |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Ron Kovic |
| 1988 | Rain Man | Charlie Babbitt |
| 1988 | Cocktail | Brian Flanagan |
| 1988 | Young Guns | Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited) |
| 1986 | Top Gun | Maverick |
| 1986 | The Color of Money | Vincent Lauria |
| 1985 | Legend | Jack |
| 1983 | The Outsiders | Steve Randle |
| 1983 | Losin' It | Woody |
| 1983 | Risky Business | Joel Goodson |
| 1983 | All the Right Moves | Stefen Djordjevic |
| 1981 | Taps | Cadet Captain David Shawn |
| 1981 | Endless Love | Billy |
| Luna Park | ||
| Top Gun 3 | Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell | |
| Broadsword | ||
| Deeper |