Name
Tom Cruise
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-07-03 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Syracuse, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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Known For
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After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging t...
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When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone aw...
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Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — wh...
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After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she me...
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Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife ...
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John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predic...
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Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Et...
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Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern war...
- 2005 War of the Worlds as Ray
- 2002 Minority Report as Chief John Anderton
- 1983 The Outsiders as Steve Randle
- 1999 Magnolia as Frank T.J. Mackey
- 1992 A Few Good Men as Lt. Daniel Kaffee
- 1999 Eyes Wide Shut as Dr. William Harford
- 1988 Rain Man as Charlie Babbitt
- 2006 Mission: Impossible III as Ethan Hunt
- 2000 Mission: Impossible II as Ethan Hunt
- 1996 Mission: Impossible as Ethan Hunt
- 2003 The Last Samurai as Nathan Algren
- 1994 Interview with the Vampire as Lestat
- 2004 Collateral as Vincent
- 1990 Days of Thunder as Cole Trickle
- 1986 Top Gun as Maverick
- 2008 Valkyrie as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
- 2001 Vanilla Sky as David Aames
- 1981 Taps as Cadet Captain David Shawn
- 1989 Born on the Fourth of July as Ron Kovic
- 2007 Lions for Lambs as Senator Jasper Irving
- 1992 Far and Away as Joseph Donnelly
- 1988 Cocktail as Brian Flanagan
- 1986 The Color of Money as Vincent Lauria
- 1985 Legend as Jack
- 1983 Losin' It as Woody
- 1983 Risky Business as Joel Goodson
- 1996 Jerry Maguire as Jerry Maguire
- 1993 The Firm as Mitch McDeere
- 2010 Knight and Day as Roy Miller
- 1983 All the Right Moves as Stefen Djordjevic
- 1981 Endless Love as Billy
- 2023 Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol as Ethan Hunt
- 2013 Oblivion as Jack
- 2012 Jack Reacher as Jack Reacher
- 2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2014 Edge of Tomorrow as Cage
- 1988 Young Guns as Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited)
- 2015 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation as Ethan Hunt
- 2022 Top Gun: Maverick as Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
- 2022 Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action as Self
- Soon Top Gun 3 as Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
- 2017 American Made as Barry Seal
- 2026 Digger as Digger Rockwell
- 2016 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back as Jack Reacher
- 2017 Spielberg as Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"
- 2018 Mission: Impossible - Fallout as Ethan Hunt
- 2012 Close Up as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 Tropic Thunder as Les Grossman
- 2002 Space Station 3D as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2020 Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film as Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
- 2023 Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies as Self
- 2012 Rock of Ages as Stacee Jaxx
- 2000 Mission: Improbable as Tom Cruise
- 2002 Hitting It Hard as Self
- 2022 James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise as Self
- 2017 The Mummy as Nick Morton
- 2024 The Final: Attack on Wembley as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 BRATS as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1998 Junket Whore as Self
- Soon Broadsword
- 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony as Self
- 2004 City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' as Self
- 2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember as Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy')
- 2023 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One as Ethan Hunt
- 2025 Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning as Ethan Hunt
- 2004 Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun as Self
- 2005 Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' as Self (archive footage)
- Soon Deeper
- 1992 Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You as Self
- 2023 Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions as Self
- 2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes as Self
- 2025 Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special as Self
- 2012 Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted as Self
- 2012 Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions as Self
- 1999 Remembering Stanley Kubrick as Self
- 2008 Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Les Grossman
- Soon This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion as Man at H.E.L.P. Hollywood (Uncredited)
- 2008 The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business as Self
- 2000 In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire as Self / Lestat (archive footage)
- 2025 Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott as Self
- Soon The Gauntlet
- 2020 Kubrick by Kubrick as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 Heart of the Festival as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 My Scientology Movie as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2023 Commitment to Life as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 Getting LOST as (archive footage)
- Soon Untitled Tropic Thunder Les Grossman Spin-off as Les Grossman
- 2010 Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible as Self
- 2028 Days of Thunder 2 as Cole Trickle
- 2026 Once Upon a Time in Jersey
- 2021 Val as Self (archive)
- 2026 9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later as Self (archive footage)
- 1989 Prime Time LIVE ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2006 The One Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2006 The Chaser's War on Everything ( 1 episode )
- 1997 The View ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 2 episodes )
- 2006 Web Junk 20 ( 1 episode )
- 2002 American Idol ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 The Early Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1999 Rove ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 The Jay Leno Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 Celebrities Uncensored ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2000 Diary ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2011 The Jonathan Ross Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1953 The Oscars ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren ( 1 episode )
- 1993 GMTV ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 Live from Studio Five ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2023 Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1981 Wetten, dass..? ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2002 Top Gear ( 1 episode ) as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1948 Bambi ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2010 Running Man ( 1 episode )
- 2024 Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise ( 6 episodes ) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 Simone Biles Rising ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 Run Jin ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Winner / Presenter
- 2004 Parkinson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2010 Conan ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Die ultimative Chartshow ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 Film '72 ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2004 Parkinson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest (archive footage)
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2026 Paige Prater ( 14 episodes ) as Dad
- 2023 Alex Hoover Boundless ( 1 episode ) as Alex Hoover
