Tom Cruise
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
Judy
2026
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
as Ethan Hunt
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024
as Self
Simone Biles Rising
2024
as Self
BRATS
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Final: Attack on Wembley
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
as Ethan Hunt
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
as Self (archive footage)
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
2022
as Self
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
as Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
2022
as Self
Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth
2020
as Team Member
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018
as Ethan Hunt
Spielberg
2017
as Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"
American Made
2017
as Barry Seal
The Mummy
2017
as Nick Morton
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016
as Jack Reacher
Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
as Ethan Hunt
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
as Maj. William 'Bill' Cage
Oblivion
2013
as Jack
Jack Reacher
2012
as Jack Reacher
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Rock of Ages
2012
as Stacee Jaxx
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
as Ethan Hunt
Running Man
2010
Knight and Day
2010
as Roy Miller
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
2009
Valkyrie
2008
as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Tropic Thunder
2008
as Les Grossman
Lions for Lambs
2007
as Senator Jasper Irving
Mission: Impossible III
2006
as Ethan Hunt
The Chaser's War on Everything
2006
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
War of the Worlds
2005
as Ray Ferrier
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
2004
as Self
Collateral
2004
as Vincent
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004
as Self
The Last Samurai
2003
as Nathan Algren
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy')
Minority Report
2002
as Chief John Anderton [Pre-Crime]
American Idol
2002
as Self
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
as Self
Hitting It Hard
2002
as Self
Space Station 3D
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Vanilla Sky
2001
as David Aames
Mission: Improbable
2001
as Tom Cruise
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
as Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
Mission: Impossible II
2000
as Ethan Hunt
Diary
2000
as Self
Magnolia
1999
as Frank T.J. Mackey
Rove
1999
as Self
Eyes Wide Shut
1999
as Dr. William Harford
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
Jerry Maguire
1996
as Jerry Maguire
Mission: Impossible
1996
as Ethan Hunt
Interview with the Vampire
1994
as Lestat
The Firm
1993
as Mitch McDeere
A Few Good Men
1992
as Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
1992
as Self
Far and Away
1992
as Joseph Donnelly
Days of Thunder
1990
as Cole Trickle
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
as Ron Kovic
Rain Man
1988
as Charlie Babbitt
Cocktail
1988
as Brian Flanagan
Young Guns
1988
as Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited)
The Color of Money
1986
as Vincent Lauria
Top Gun
1986
as Maverick
Legend
1985
as Jack
All the Right Moves
1983
as Stefen Djordjevic
Risky Business
1983
as Joel Goodson
Losin' It
1983
as Woody
The Outsiders
1983
as Steve Randle
Taps
1981
as Cadet Captain David Shawn
Endless Love
1981
as Billy
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Bambi Awards
1948
as Self
Luna Park
Top Gun 3
as Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
The Gauntlet
as Detective Ben Shockley
Broadsword