Tom Cruise
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.
Known for
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Ethan Hunt
Running Man
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner / Presenter
American Idol
Self
Top Gun: Maverick
Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Ethan Hunt
Bambi
Self
Eyes Wide Shut
Dr. William Harford
The Last Samurai
Nathan Algren
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jack Reacher
Rain Man
Charlie Babbitt
Top Gun
Maverick
Legend
Jack
Edge of Tomorrow
Cage
Mission: Impossible III
Ethan Hunt
War of the Worlds
Ray Ferrier
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Ethan Hunt
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Ethan Hunt
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher
The Oscars
Self
Endless Love
Billy
The Outsiders
Steve Randle
Mission: Impossible
Ethan Hunt
A Few Good Men
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Ethan Hunt
Knight and Day
Roy Miller
Rock of Ages
Stacee Jaxx
Tropic Thunder
Les Grossman
Oblivion
Jack
Minority Report
Chief John Anderton
Interview with the Vampire
Lestat
Mission: Impossible II
Ethan Hunt
The Mummy
Nick Morton
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy')
Collateral
Vincent
Young Guns
Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited)
Days of Thunder
Cole Trickle
Magnolia
Frank T.J. Mackey
Vanilla Sky
David Aames
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Self
Cocktail
Brian Flanagan
Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire
American Made
Barry Seal
Losin' It
Woody
Rove
Self
The Firm
Mitch McDeere
Valkyrie
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
All the Right Moves
Stefen Djordjevic
Mission: Improbable
Tom Cruise
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Taps
Cadet Captain David Shawn
Broadsword
Untitled Top Gun 3
Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
The Final: Attack on Wembley
Self (archive footage)
Run Jin
Self
Risky Business
Joel Goodson
Far and Away
Joseph Donnelly
Diary
Self
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Deeper
Space Station 3D
Narrator (voice)
Born on the Fourth of July
Ron Kovic
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self
Lions for Lambs
Senator Jasper Irving
Spielberg
Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"
Judy
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
Self
The Color of Money
Vincent Lauria
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Self
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Self (archive footage)
The Chaser's War on Everything
Simone Biles Rising
Self
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Les Grossman
The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Self
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
Biography: Val Kilmer
Self (archive footage)
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
Self / Lestat (archive footage)
Junket Whore
Self
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
Self (archive footage)
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Self (archive footage)
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Self
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
Self
Hitting It Hard
Self
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
Self
Edge of Tomorrow 2
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
Self
Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth
Team Member
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Self
This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion
Man at H.E.L.P. Hollywood (Uncredited)
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
Self
Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
Self
Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions
Self
The Daily Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The One Show
Self
The Colbert Report
Self (archive footage)
The Colbert Report
Maverick (archive footage)
Top Gear
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
The View
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Wetten, dass..?
Self
GMTV
Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
The Jay Leno Show
Self
Prime Time LIVE
The Early Show
Self - Guest
Web Junk 20
Live from Studio Five
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self