Personal Info
Known For:
Writing
Birthday:
October 25, 1968
Place of Birth:
Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
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Christopher McQuarrie
Biography
Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the neo-noir mystery film The Usual Suspects (1995). He made his directorial debut with the crime thriller film The Way of the Gun (2000).
McQuarrie is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), as well as four instalments of the Mission: Impossible film series: Rogue Nation (2015), Fallout (2018), Dead Reckoning (2023), and The Final Reckoning (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the Cruise films Valkyrie (2008), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016), The Mummy (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), the last of which received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special | Self |
| 2023 | Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star | Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around | Self |
| 2009 | North by Northwest: One for the Ages | Self |
| 2008 | The Valkyrie Legacy | Self |
| 2006 | Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light | Self |
| 2006 | The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird | Self |
| 2002 | Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' | Self |
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | Interrogation Cop (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Public Access | Cop #1 / Our Town Caller |
| Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects' | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |