Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

1962-07-03

Biography

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.

Also appears in

Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick

8.2

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

7.5

Top Gun

Top Gun

7.1

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

7.4

Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut

7.5

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

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Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.0

Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher

6.6

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

7.2

Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow

7.6

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

7.1

Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

6.1

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

6.5

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

7.6

Oblivion

Oblivion

6.6

Mission: Impossible III

Mission: Impossible III

6.7

American Made

American Made

6.9

Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

6.7

Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

7.4

Legend

Legend

6.2