Tom Cruise
Acting • Born 1962-07-03
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 and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards. As of 2025, his films have grossed over $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 . He 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 risky stunts. He played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in eight Mission: Impossible films, beginning with Mission: Impossible (1996) and ending with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (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 that was achieved from 2012 to 2018. In December 2024, he was awarded the US Navy's highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contributions" to the military, with his screen roles. 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 honour 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 organisation. 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
126 credits
War of the Worlds
Movie • 2005
Ray Ferrier
Minority Report
Movie • 2002
Chief John Anderton
The Outsiders
Movie • 1983
Steve Randle
Magnolia
Movie • 1999
Frank T.J. Mackey
A Few Good Men
Movie • 1992
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Eyes Wide Shut
Movie • 1999
Dr. William Harford
Rain Man
Movie • 1988
Charlie Babbitt
Mission: Impossible III
Movie • 2006
Ethan Hunt
Mission: Impossible II
Movie • 2000
Ethan Hunt
Mission: Impossible
Movie • 1996
Ethan Hunt
The Last Samurai
Movie • 2003
Nathan Algren
Interview with the Vampire
Movie • 1994
Lestat
Collateral
Movie • 2004
Vincent
Days of Thunder
Movie • 1990
Cole Trickle
Top Gun
Movie • 1986
Maverick
Valkyrie
Movie • 2008
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Vanilla Sky
Movie • 2001
David Aames
Taps
Movie • 1981
Cadet Captain David Shawn
Born on the Fourth of July
Movie • 1989
Ron Kovic
Lions for Lambs
Movie • 2007
Senator Jasper Irving
Far and Away
Movie • 1992
Joseph Donnelly
Cocktail
Movie • 1988
Brian Flanagan
The Color of Money
Movie • 1986
Vincent Lauria
Legend
Movie • 1985
Jack
Losin' It
Movie • 1983
Woody
Risky Business
Movie • 1983
Joel Goodson
Jerry Maguire
Movie • 1996
Jerry Maguire
The Firm
Movie • 1993
Mitch McDeere
Knight and Day
Movie • 2010
Roy Miller
All the Right Moves
Movie • 1983
Stefen Djordjevic
Endless Love
Movie • 1981
Billy
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Movie • 2011
Ethan Hunt
Oblivion
Movie • 2013
Jack
Jack Reacher
Movie • 2012
Jack Reacher
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie • 2012
(archive footage)
Edge of Tomorrow
Movie • 2014
Cage
Young Guns
Movie • 1988
Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Movie • 2015
Ethan Hunt
Top Gun: Maverick
Movie • 2022
Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
Movie • 2022
Self
Untitled Top Gun 3
Movie
Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
American Made
Movie • 2017
Barry Seal
Digger
Movie • 2026
Digger Rockwell
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Movie • 2016
Jack Reacher
Spielberg
Movie • 2017
Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Movie • 2018
Ethan Hunt
Close Up
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Tropic Thunder
Movie • 2008
Les Grossman
Space Station 3D
Movie • 2002
Narrator (voice)
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Movie • 2001
Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Movie • 2002
Self
Rock of Ages
Movie • 2012
Stacee Jaxx
Mission: Improbable
Movie • 2001
Tom Cruise
Hitting It Hard
Movie • 2002
Self
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
Movie • 2022
Self
The Mummy
Movie • 2017
Nick Morton
The Final: Attack on Wembley
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
BRATS
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Junket Whore
Movie • 1998
Self
Broadsword
Movie
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Movie • 2024
Self
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
Movie • 2004
Self
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Movie • 2002
Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy')
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Movie • 2023
Ethan Hunt
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Movie • 2025
Ethan Hunt
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Movie • 2004
Self
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Deeper
Movie
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Movie • 1992
Self
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
Movie • 2023
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Movie • 2001
Self
Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Movie • 2025
Self
Biography: Val Kilmer
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
Movie • 2012
Self
Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions
Movie • 2012
Self
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
Movie • 1999
Self
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Movie • 2008
Les Grossman
This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion
Movie
Man at H.E.L.P. Hollywood (Uncredited)
The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Movie • 2008
Self
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
Movie • 2000
Self / Lestat (archive footage)
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
Movie • 2025
Self
The Gauntlet
Movie
Kubrick by Kubrick
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Untitled Mission: Impossible 9
Movie
Ethan Hunt
The Lego Batman Movie
Movie • 2017
Jerry Maguire (uncredited)
Prime Time LIVE
TV • 1989
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
The Chaser's War on Everything
TV • 2006
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Web Junk 20
TV • 2006
American Idol
TV • 2002
Self
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self - Guest
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Rove
TV • 1999
Self
The Jay Leno Show
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Maverick (archive footage)
Celebrities Uncensored
TV • 2003
Self
Diary
TV • 2000
Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV • 2011
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
TV • 2009
GMTV
TV • 1993
Self
Live from Studio Five
TV • 2009
Self
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
TV • 2023
Self (archive footage)
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self - Guest
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Bambi
TV • 1948
Self
Running Man
TV • 2010
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
TV • 2024
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Simone Biles Rising
TV • 2024
Self
Run Jin
TV • 2024
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Winner / Presenter