Christopher McQuarrie
Writing
Born: October 25, 1968 (age 57) · Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the neo-noir mystery film The Usual Suspects (1995). He made his directorial debut with the crime thriller film The Way of the Gun (2000). McQuarrie is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), as well as four instalments of the Mission: Impossible film series: Rogue Nation (2015), Fallout (2018), Dead Reckoning (2023), and The Final Reckoning (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the Cruise films Valkyrie (2008), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016), The Mummy (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), the last of which received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Christopher McQuarrie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
The Usual Suspects
1995
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018
Jack Reacher
2012
The Mummy
2017
The Tourist
2010
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
Valkyrie
2008
Photos (15)
Movies (5)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Passer-by (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Passenger on train (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)
The Usual Suspects
Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
Public Access
Cop #1 / Our Town Caller
Self / Appearances (10)
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Self
The Valkyrie Legacy
Self
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
Self
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
Self
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
Self
Upcoming (3)
Directing (6)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Director
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Director
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Director
Jack Reacher
Director
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Director
The Way of the Gun
Director
Writing (17)
NYPD Blue
Story
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Writer
Top Gun: Maverick
Screenplay
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Writer
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Writer
Edge of Tomorrow
Screenplay
The Usual Suspects
Writer
Jack Reacher
Screenplay
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Story
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Screenplay
Jack the Giant Slayer
Screenplay
The Mummy
Screenplay
The Tourist
Screenplay
Valkyrie
Screenplay
Persons Unknown
Writer
The Way of the Gun
Screenplay
Public Access
Writer
Producing (8)
Reacher
Executive Producer
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
Valkyrie
Producer
Persons Unknown
Executive Producer
