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.
War of the Worlds
(Ray Ferrier)
Minority Report
(Chief John Anderton [Pre-Crime])
The Outsiders
(Steve Randle)
Magnolia
(Frank T.J. Mackey)
A Few Good Men
(Lt. Daniel Kaffee)
Eyes Wide Shut
(Dr. William Harford)
Rain Man
(Charlie Babbitt)
Mission: Impossible III
(Ethan Hunt)
Mission: Impossible II
(Ethan Hunt)
Mission: Impossible
(Ethan Hunt)
The Last Samurai
(Nathan Algren)
Interview with the Vampire
(Lestat)
Collateral
(Vincent)
Days of Thunder
(Cole Trickle)
Top Gun
(Maverick)
Valkyrie
(Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg)
Vanilla Sky
(David Aames)
Taps
(Cadet Captain David Shawn)
Born on the Fourth of July
(Ron Kovic)
Lions for Lambs
(Senator Jasper Irving)
Far and Away
(Joseph Donnelly)
Cocktail
(Brian Flanagan)
The Color of Money
(Vincent Lauria)
Legend
(Jack)
Losin' It
(Woody)
Risky Business
(Joel Goodson)
Jerry Maguire
(Jerry Maguire)
The Firm
(Mitch McDeere)
Knight and Day
(Roy Miller)
All the Right Moves
(Stefen Djordjevic)
Endless Love
(Billy)
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
(Self (archive footage))
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(Ethan Hunt)
Oblivion
(Jack)
Jack Reacher
(Jack Reacher)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
((archive footage))
Edge of Tomorrow
(Maj. William 'Bill' Cage)
Young Guns
(Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited))
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(Ethan Hunt)
Top Gun: Maverick
(Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell)
Luna Park
Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA
(Self (archive footage))
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
(Self)
Top Gun 3
(Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell)
American Made
(Barry Seal)
Judy
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
(Jack Reacher)
Spielberg
(Self - Segment "War of the Worlds")
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(Ethan Hunt)
Close Up
(Self (archive footage))
Tropic Thunder
(Les Grossman)
Kubrick by Kubrick
(Self (archive footage))
Space Station 3D
(Narrator (voice))
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
(Self (archive footage))
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
(Self (archive footage))
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
(Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator)
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
(Self (archive footage))
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
(Self)
Rock of Ages
(Stacee Jaxx)
Mission: Improbable
(Tom Cruise)
Hitting It Hard
(Self)
The Gauntlet
(Detective Ben Shockley)
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
(Self)
The Mummy
(Nick Morton)
The Final: Attack on Wembley
(Self (archive footage))
BRATS
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Junket Whore
(Self)
Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth
(Team Member)
Broadsword
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
(Self)
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
(Self)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
(Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy'))
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
(Ethan Hunt)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
(Ethan Hunt)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
(Self (archive footage))
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
(Self)
Hormigueddon
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
(Self (archive footage))
Prime Time LIVE
Inside the Actors Studio
(Self)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
The One Show
(Self)
The Chaser's War on Everything
The View
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Web Junk 20
American Idol
(Self)
The Early Show
(Self - Guest)
The Colbert Report
(Self (archive footage))
The Jay Leno Show
(Self)
Rove
(Self)
The Colbert Report
(Maverick (archive footage))
Celebrities Uncensored
(Self)
Diary
(Self)
The Jonathan Ross Show
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
GMTV
(Self)
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
(Self (archive footage))
The Daily Show
(Self)
Wetten, dass..?
(Self)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self - Guest)
Top Gear
(Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Bambi Awards
(Self)
Running Man
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Simone Biles Rising
(Self)
The Last Samurai
(Producer)
Vanilla Sky
(Producer)
The Others
(Executive Producer)
Ask the Dust
(Producer)
Mission: Impossible
(Producer)
Mission: Impossible II
(Producer)
Mission: Impossible III
(Producer)
Lions for Lambs
(Executive Producer)
Narc
(Executive Producer)
Shattered Glass
(Executive Producer)
Jack Reacher
(Producer)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(Producer)
Luna Park
(Producer)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(Producer)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(Producer)
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
(Producer)
Top Gun 3
(Producer)
Hitting It Hard
(Producer)
Judy
(Producer)
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
(Thanks)
Top Gun: Maverick
(Producer)
Elizabethtown
(Producer)
Suspect Zero
(Producer)
Without Limits
(Producer)
Broadsword
(Producer)
The Frightening Frammis
(Director)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
(Producer)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
(Producer)
Days of Thunder
(Story)
Fallen Angels
(Director)