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Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Acting · Production · Crew · Directing

Born July 3, 1962, Syracuse, New York, USA

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (/ˈmeɪˌpɒθər/ MAY-poth-ər; 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 2026, 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 (1996–2025). 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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (67)
  • 20269/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later — Self (archive footage)
  • 2025Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott — Self
  • 2025Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special — Self
  • 2025Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
  • 2024BRATS — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 2024Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony — Self
  • Run Jin — Self
  • Simone Biles Rising — Self
  • 2024The Final: Attack on Wembley — Self (archive footage)
  • 2023Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)
  • 2023Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open — Self (archive footage)
  • Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields — Self (archive footage)
  • 2023Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions — Self
  • 2023Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star — Self (archive footage)
  • 2022James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise — Self
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest
  • 2022Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action — Self
  • 2021Val — Self (archive)
  • 2020Kubrick by Kubrick — Self (archive footage)
  • 2020Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth — Self (archive footage)
  • 2017Spielberg — Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"
  • 2016My Scientology Movie — Self (Archive Footage)
  • 2015Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman — Self (archive footage)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
  • 2012Close Up — Self (archive footage)
  • 2012Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions — Self
  • 2012Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted — Self
  • The Jonathan Ross Show — Self
  • Conan — Self
  • 2010Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible — Self
  • Live from Studio Five — Self
  • The Jay Leno Show — Self - Guest
  • 2008The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business — Self
  • The Graham Norton Show — Self - Guest
  • The One Show — Self
  • 2005Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' — Self (archive footage)
  • 2004City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' — Self
  • 2004Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun — Self
  • Parkinson — Self - Guest, Self - Guest (archive footage)
  • Celebrities Uncensored — Self
  • Die ultimative Chartshow — Self
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
  • American Idol — Self
  • 2002Heart of the Festival — Self (archive footage)
  • 2002Space Station 3D — Self - Narrator (voice)
  • 2002The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies — Self
  • Top Gear — Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
  • 2001America | A Tribute to Heroes — Self
  • 2001Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film — Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
  • Diary — Self
  • 2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire — Self / Lestat (archive footage)
  • Rove — Self
  • The Early Show — Self - Guest
  • 1998Junket Whore — Self
  • The View — Self
  • The Daily Show — Self
  • Inside the Actors Studio — Self
  • GMTV — Self
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self - Guest
  • 1992Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You — Self
  • Wetten, dass..? — Self
  • Film '72 — Self
  • The Oscars — Self
  • Bambi — Self
  • Golden Globe Awards — Self - Winner / Presenter
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