Tom Cruise
Acting
Born: July 3, 1962 (age 64) · Syracuse, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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, an Academy Honorary Award, and three Golden Globes, in addition to nominations for four competitive Academy Awards. As of 2025, 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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia Tom Cruise, article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
Oblivion
2013
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
Mission: Impossible
1996
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
Minority Report
2002
Top Gun
1986
War of the Worlds
2005
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018
Jack Reacher
2012
The Mummy
2017
Photos (24)
Movies (51)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Ethan Hunt
Top Gun: Maverick
Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Ethan Hunt
Top Gun
Maverick
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Ethan Hunt
Eyes Wide Shut
Dr. William Harford
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jack Reacher
Edge of Tomorrow
Cage
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher
Legend
Jack
Mission: Impossible
Ethan Hunt
The Last Samurai
Nathan Algren
War of the Worlds
Ray
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Ethan Hunt
Interview with the Vampire
Lestat
Oblivion
Jack
Mission: Impossible II
Ethan Hunt
The Firm
Mitch McDeere
Mission: Impossible III
Ethan Hunt
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Ethan Hunt
Collateral
Vincent
Days of Thunder
Cole Trickle
Minority Report
Chief John Anderton
A Few Good Men
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Tropic Thunder
Les Grossman
Born on the Fourth of July
Ron Kovic
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy')
The Mummy
Nick Morton
Rain Man
Charlie Babbitt
Magnolia
Frank T.J. Mackey
Vanilla Sky
David Aames
Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire
American Made
Barry Seal
The Outsiders
Steve Randle
Knight and Day
Roy Miller
Valkyrie
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Young Guns
Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited)
Risky Business
Joel Goodson
Cocktail
Brian Flanagan
Far and Away
Joseph Donnelly
Rock of Ages
Stacee Jaxx
Lions for Lambs
Senator Jasper Irving
The Color of Money
Vincent Lauria
All the Right Moves
Stefen Djordjevic
Taps
Cadet Captain David Shawn
Endless Love
Billy
Losin' It
Woody
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Les Grossman
Getting LOST
(archive footage)
Mission: Improbable
Tom Cruise
TV Shows (4)
Self / Appearances (66)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · 6 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner / Presenter · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 4 eps
Top Gear
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car · 1 eps
American Idol
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
GMTV
Self · 4 eps
The Oscars
Self · 6 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 2 eps
Bambi
Self · 1 eps
The Jay Leno Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Rove
Self · 1 eps
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Run Jin
Self · 1 eps
Diary
Self · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Early Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
Val
Self (archive)
Spielberg
Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"
Simone Biles Rising
Self · 4 eps
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 6 eps
Junket Whore
Self
The Final: Attack on Wembley
Self (archive footage)
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
Self (archive footage)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Space Station 3D
Self - Narrator (voice)
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
My Scientology Movie
Self (Archive Footage)
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
Self
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Self (archive footage)
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Self
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
Self
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
Self
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Self
Hitting It Hard
Self
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Self
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Self
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Self
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
Self
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
Self / Lestat (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
Self
Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions
Self
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 eps
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 2 eps
Upcoming (8)
Directing (1)
Writing (1)
Producing (21)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Producer
Top Gun: Maverick
Producer
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Producer
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Producer
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Producer
Jack Reacher
Producer
Mission: Impossible
Producer
The Last Samurai
Producer
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Producer
The Others
Executive Producer
Mission: Impossible II
Producer
Mission: Impossible III
Producer
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Producer
Vanilla Sky
Producer
Shattered Glass
Executive Producer
Suspect Zero
Executive Producer
Elizabethtown
Producer
Narc
Executive Producer
Ask the Dust
Producer
Without Limits
Producer
Hitting It Hard
Producer
