Tom Cruise
Acting
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.
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Tom Cruise
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Filmography of
Tom Cruise
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Ethan Hunt
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Self (archive footage)
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
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Team Member
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Self (archive footage)
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Self (archive footage)
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Ethan Hunt
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Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"
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Barry Seal
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Nick Morton
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Jack Reacher
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Ethan Hunt
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Self (archive footage)
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Cage
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Jack
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Jack Reacher
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Self (archive footage)
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Stacee Jaxx
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Ethan Hunt
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Roy Miller
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Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
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Les Grossman
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Les Grossman
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Senator Jasper Irving
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Ethan Hunt
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Self (archive footage)
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Ray Ferrier
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Self (archive footage)
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Vincent
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Nathan Algren
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Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy')
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Chief John Anderton
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Self
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Narrator (voice)
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David Aames
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Tom Cruise
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Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
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Ethan Hunt
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Frank T.J. Mackey
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Dr. William Harford
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Self
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Jerry Maguire
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Ethan Hunt
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Lestat
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Mitch McDeere
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Lt. Daniel Kaffee
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Joseph Donnelly
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Cole Trickle
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Ron Kovic
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Charlie Babbitt
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Brian Flanagan
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Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited)
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Vincent Lauria
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Maverick
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Jack
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Stefen Djordjevic
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Joel Goodson
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Woody
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Steve Randle
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Cadet Captain David Shawn
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Billy
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Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Man at H.E.L.P. Hollywood (Uncredited)
