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Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Birthday: 1962-07-03 | Place of Birth: Syracuse, New York, USA

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades throughout his career, including three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for a British Academy Film Award and three Academy Awards. His films have grossed over $4 billion in North America and over $10.1 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing box office stars of all time. Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in the comedy film Risky Business (1983) and action drama film Top Gun (1986). Critical acclaim came with his roles in the drama films 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 his role in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and received his second Academy Award nomination. Cruise's performance as a motivational speaker in the drama film Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. As an action star, he has played Ethan Hunt in all six of the Mission: Impossible films from 1996 to 2018. He also starred in science fiction and action films, including 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 The Mummy (2017).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Top Gun: Maverick

as    Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell

2021
On Top of Your Gun

as    Maverick

2020
Kubrick by Kubrick

as    Self (archive footage)

2018
Mission: Impossible - Fallout

as    Ethan Hunt

2017
American Made

as    Barry Seal

2017
The Mummy

as    Nick Morton

2016
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

as    Jack Reacher

2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

as    Ethan Hunt

2014
Edge of Tomorrow

as    Maj. William 'Bill' Cage

2013
Oblivion

as    Jack

2012
Jack Reacher

as    Jack Reacher

2012
Rock of Ages

as    Stacee Jaxx

2011
2010
Knight and Day

as    Roy Miller

2008
Valkyrie

as    Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

2007
Lions for Lambs

as    Senator Jasper Irving

2006
Mission: Impossible III

as    Ethan Hunt

2005
War of the Worlds

as    Ray Ferrier

2004
Collateral

as    Vincent

2003
The Last Samurai

as    Nathan Algren