
Cast
Tom Cruise
Acting
Cast
Tom Cruise
Known for
Acting
Born
1962-07-03
From
Syracuse, New York, USA
Also known as Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, Thomas Cruise, Thomas Mapother
Biography
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or, an Academy Honorary Award, and three Golden Globes, in addition to nominations for four competitive Academy Awards. As of 2025, his films have grossed more than $13.3 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars, he is consistently one of the world's highest-paid actors. Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986), the latter earning him a reputation as a sex symbol. 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 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 sports comedy-drama Jerry Maguire (1996); for the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Cruise's performance in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Cruise subsequently established himself as a star of science fiction and action films, often performing his own risky stunts. He played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series. His other films 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). Cruise holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive $100-million-grossing movies, a feat achieved with eleven films released between 2012 and 2025. In December 2024, he was awarded the U.S. Navy's highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contributions" to the military, with his screen roles. In March 2025, he was named the recipient of the British Film Institute Fellowship, the BFI's highest honor, for his contributions to cinema. Forbes ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1990, and received the top honor of "Most Beautiful People" in 1997. Outside his film career, Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology, which has resulted in controversy and scrutiny of his involvement in the organization. An aviation enthusiast, he has held a pilot certificate since 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia Tom Cruise, article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Top Gun: Maverick
as Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Ethan Hunt

Top Gun
as Maverick

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Ethan Hunt

Edge of Tomorrow
as Cage

Eyes Wide Shut
as Dr. William Harford

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
as Jack Reacher

Mission: Impossible
as Ethan Hunt

Jack Reacher
as Jack Reacher

Mission: Impossible - Fallout
as Ethan Hunt

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
as Ethan Hunt

Collateral
as Vincent

Oblivion
as Jack

Minority Report
as Chief John Anderton

The Last Samurai
as Nathan Algren

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
as Ethan Hunt

War of the Worlds
as Ray Ferrier

Interview with the Vampire
as Lestat

The Mummy
as Nick Morton

Tropic Thunder
as Les Grossman

Mission: Impossible III
as Ethan Hunt

Mission: Impossible II
as Ethan Hunt

The Outsiders
as Steve Randle

American Made
as Barry Seal

Magnolia
as Frank T.J. Mackey

Jerry Maguire
as Jerry Maguire

Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy')

Knight and Day
as Roy Miller

Legend
as Jack

Vanilla Sky
as David Aames

Valkyrie
as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

A Few Good Men
as Lt. Daniel Kaffee

Rain Man
as Charlie Babbitt

Days of Thunder
as Cole Trickle

The Firm
as Mitch McDeere

Endless Love
as Billy

Rock of Ages
as Stacee Jaxx

Digger
as Digger Rockwell

Risky Business
as Joel Goodson

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)

Young Guns
as Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited)

Cocktail
as Brian Flanagan

Far and Away
as Joseph Donnelly

Born on the Fourth of July
as Ron Kovic

The Color of Money
as Vincent Lauria

Taps
as Cadet Captain David Shawn

Spielberg
as Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"

America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self

Lions for Lambs
as Senator Jasper Irving

Losin' It
as Woody

Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
as Self

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self

BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

All the Right Moves
as Stefen Djordjevic

Getting LOST
as (archive footage)

Broadsword

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
as Les Grossman

Close Up
as Self (archive footage)

City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
as Self

Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
as Self (archive footage)

Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Self

Untitled Top Gun 3
as Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell

Junket Whore
as Self

Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
as Self (archive footage)

Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)

Space Station 3D
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Kubrick by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)

Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
as Self

Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
as Self (archive footage)

In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
as Self / Lestat (archive footage)

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
as Self (archive footage)

The Final: Attack on Wembley
as Self (archive footage)

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
as Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator

Mission: Improbable
as Tom Cruise

Deeper

Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)

Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
as Self

The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
as Self

The Gauntlet

Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
as Self

James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
as Self

Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
as Self

This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion
as Man at H.E.L.P. Hollywood (Uncredited)

My Scientology Movie
as Self (Archive Footage)

Untitled Tropic Thunder Les Grossman Spin-off
as Les Grossman

Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
as Self

Hitting It Hard
as Self

Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
as Self (archive footage)

Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions
as Self

Remembering Stanley Kubrick
as Self

Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
as Self

Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)