Christopher McQuarrie
Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American filmmaker. 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). He is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023), and an untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the 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.
Public Access
(Cop #1 / Our Town Caller)
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
(Self (archive footage))
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
(self)
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
(Self)
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
(Self)
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
(Self)
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
(Self)
The Valkyrie Legacy
(Self)
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
(Self)
The Usual Suspects
(Interrogation Cop (uncredited))
The Oscars
(Self)
The Way of the Gun
(Director)
Valkyrie
(Producer)
Valkyrie
(Screenplay)
The Tourist
(Screenplay)
Top Gun: Maverick
(Screenplay)
Jack the Giant Slayer
(Screenplay)
Top Gun: Maverick
(Producer)
Jack Reacher
(Screenplay)
Jack Reacher
(Director)
Public Access
(Writer)
Edge of Tomorrow
(Screenplay)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(Writer)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(Director)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(Story)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(Screenplay)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(Director)
The Way of the Gun
(Screenplay)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
(Writer)
The Usual Suspects
(Writer)
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
(Producer)
The Mummy
(Screenplay)
The Gauntlet
(Director)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
(Producer)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
(Writer)
Iron Curtain
(Producer)
Iron Curtain
(Writer)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
(Producer)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(Producer)
Broadsword
(Producer)
Broadsword
(Director)
Broadsword
(Writer)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
(Director)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
(Director)
Persons Unknown
(Writer)
Persons Unknown
(Executive Producer)
Reacher
(Executive Producer)
Persons Unknown
(Creator)