07/03/1962
Syracuse, New York, USA:
Thomas "Tom" Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV; July 3, 1962) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. He started his career at age 19 in the 1981 film Endless Love. After portraying supporting roles in Taps (1981) and The Outsiders (1983), his first leading role was in Risky Business, released in August 1983. Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun (1986). He has since 1996 been well known for his role as secret agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series. One of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood, Cruise has starred in many successful films, including The Color of Money (1986), Cocktail (1988), Rain Man (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Far and Away(1992), A Few Good Men (1992), The Firm (1993), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Jerry Maguire (1996), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Magnolia (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002),The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Lions for Lambs (2007), Valkyrie (2008), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), and Edge of Tomorrow (2014). In 2012, Cruise was Hollywood's highest-paid actor. Fifteen of his films grossed over $100 million domestically; twenty-one have grossed in excess of $200 million worldwide. Cruise is known for his support for the Church of Scientology and its affiliated social programs.
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Mission: Impossible 8 (2022) as Ethan Hunt |
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Mission: Impossible 7 (2021) as Ethan Hunt |
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Live Die Repeat and Repeat (2021) as Maj. William "Bill" Cage |
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Top Gun: Maverick (2020) as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell |
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) as Ethan Hunt |
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Spielberg (2017) as Himself |
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American Made (2017) as Barry Seal |
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The Mummy (2017) as Nick Morton |
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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) as Jack Reacher |
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) as Ethan Hunt |
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Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015) as Himself |
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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015) as Himself (archive footage) |
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014) as Maj. William "Bill" Cage |
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Oblivion (2013) as Jack Harper |
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Jack Reacher (2012) as Jack Reacher |
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Rock of Ages (2012) as Stacee Jaxx |
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) as Ethan Hunt |
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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010) as Narrator |
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Knight and Day (2010) as Roy Miller |
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Together: The Hendrick Motorsports Story (2009) as Narrator |
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Valkyrie (2008) as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg |
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Tropic Thunder (2008) as Les Grossmann |
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Tom Cruise Wins Scientology's Freedom Medal of Valor (2008) as Himself |
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Lions for Lambs (2007) as Senator Jasper Irving |
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Mission: Impossible III (2006) as Ethan Hunt |
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War of the Worlds (2005) as Ray Ferrier |
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City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' (2004) as |
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Collateral (2004) as Vincent |
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The Last Samurai (2003) as Captain Nathan Algren |
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Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) as Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy') |
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Minority Report (2002) as Chief John Anderton |
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The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002) as Himself |
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Space Station 3D (2002) as Narrator |
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Vanilla Sky (2001) as David Aames |
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America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) as |
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) as Narration/Himself |
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Mission: Impossible II (2000) as Ethan Hunt |
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Magnolia (1999) as Frank T.J. Mackey |
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The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut' (1999) as Himself |
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Eyes Wide Shut (1999) as Dr. William 'Bill' Harford |
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Jerry Maguire (1996) as Jerry Maguire |
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Mission: Impossible (1996) as Ethan Hunt |
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Interview with the Vampire (1994) as Lestat de Lioncourt |
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The Firm (1993) as Mitch McDeere |
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A Few Good Men (1992) as Lt. Daniel Kaffee |
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Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You (1992) as Himself |
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Far and Away (1992) as Joseph Donnelly |
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Days of Thunder (1990) as Cole Trickle |
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Born on the Fourth of July (1989) as Ron Kovic |
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Rain Man (1988) as Charlie Babbitt |
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Young Guns (1988) as [Cameo] |
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Cocktail (1988) as Brian Flanagan |
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The Color of Money (1986) as Vincent Lauria |
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Top Gun (1986) as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell |
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Legend (1985) as Jack |
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All the Right Moves (1983) as Stefen Djordjevic |
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Risky Business (1983) as Joel Goodsen |
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Losin' It (1983) as Woody |
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The Outsiders (1983) as Steve Randle |
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Taps (1981) as Cadet Captain David Shawn |
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Endless Love (1981) as Billy |
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Luna Park () as |
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Mission: Impossible 8 (2022) Producer |
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Mission: Impossible 7 (2021) Producer |
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Top Gun: Maverick (2020) Producer |
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) Producer |
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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) Producer |
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) Producer |
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Jack Reacher (2012) Producer |
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) Producer |
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Lions for Lambs (2007) Executive Producer |
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Mission: Impossible III (2006) Producer |
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Ask the Dust (2006) Producer |
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Elizabethtown (2005) Producer |
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Suspect Zero (2004) Producer |
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The Last Samurai (2003) Producer |
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Shattered Glass (2003) Executive Producer |
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Narc (2002) Executive Producer |
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Vanilla Sky (2001) Producer |
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The Others (2001) Executive Producer |
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Mission: Impossible II (2000) Producer |
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Without Limits (1998) Producer |
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Mission: Impossible (1996) Producer |