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 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 romance 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 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 during the period of 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 honor of "Most Beautiful People" in 1997. Outside his film career, Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for 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.
Known for
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Ethan Hunt
American Idol
Self
Running Man
Top Gun: Maverick
Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Ethan Hunt
Mission: Impossible
Ethan Hunt
War of the Worlds
Ray Ferrier
Top Gun
Maverick
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Ethan Hunt
Honest Trailers
Ethan Hunt (archive footage)
Bambi-Verleihung
Self
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Ethan Hunt
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Ethan Hunt
Eyes Wide Shut
Dr. William Harford
Edge of Tomorrow
Cage
Valkyrie
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
The Oscars
Self
Collateral
Vincent
Mission: Impossible III
Ethan Hunt
The Last Samurai
Nathan Algren
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher
Mission: Impossible II
Ethan Hunt
Interview with the Vampire
Lestat
Minority Report
Chief John Anderton
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jack Reacher
Tropic Thunder
Les Grossman
A Few Good Men
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Oblivion
Jack
The Mummy
Nick Morton
The Outsiders
Steve Randle
Rain Man
Charlie Babbitt
American Made
Barry Seal
Simone Biles Rising
Self
The Firm
Mitch McDeere
Vanilla Sky
David Aames
Rove
Self
Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire
Run Jin
Self
Days of Thunder
Cole Trickle
Legend
Jack
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy')
Magnolia
Frank T.J. Mackey
Diary
Self
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
Knight and Day
Roy Miller
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Self
Cocktail
Brian Flanagan
Born on the Fourth of July
Ron Kovic
Rock of Ages
Stacee Jaxx
Endless Love
Billy
Taps
Cadet Captain David Shawn
Risky Business
Joel Goodson
Young Guns
Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited)
The Color of Money
Vincent Lauria
Far and Away
Joseph Donnelly
The Chaser's War on Everything
Lions for Lambs
Senator Jasper Irving
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
Untitled Top Gun 3
Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
All the Right Moves
Stefen Djordjevic
Spielberg
Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"
Judy
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Space Station 3D
Narrator (voice)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
Self
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
Losin' It
Woody
Junket Whore
Self
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Self
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Self (archive footage)
Deeper
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
Self (archive footage)
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
Self
Hitting It Hard
Self
Broadsword
The Final: Attack on Wembley
Self (archive footage)
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Self
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Self
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Les Grossman
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
Self
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Biography: Val Kilmer
Self (archive footage)
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
Self
Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA
Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
Self
Mission: Improbable
Tom Cruise
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
Self
Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth
Team Member
Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions
Self
Tom Cruise: Hollywood’s Last Legend
The Daily Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Scientology: an Archival Shitdoc
Self (archival footage)
The Colbert Report
Self (archive footage)
The Colbert Report
Maverick (archive footage)
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
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
The One Show
Self
Wetten, dass..?
Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
The Jay Leno Show
Self
GMTV
Self
Prime Time LIVE
The Early Show
Self - Guest
Live from Studio Five
Self
Web Junk 20
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self