Tom Cruise
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 3, 1962 (age 64)
- Birthplace
- Syracuse, New York, USA
Biography
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (/ˈmeɪˌpɒθər/ MAY-poth-ər; 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 2026, 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 (1996–2025). 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 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
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Filmography
Top Gun 3
Movie · as Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Broadsword
Movie
Deeper
Movie
This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion
Movie · as Man at H.E.L.P. Hollywood (Uncredited)
The Gauntlet
Movie
Untitled Tropic Thunder Les Grossman Spin-off
Movie · as Les Grossman
Days of Thunder 2
Movie · as Cole Trickle
Paige Prater: Masked Sister
TV · as Stan · 3 eps
Digger
Movie · as Rockwell
Once Upon a Time in Jersey
Movie
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story
Movie · as Frank T.J. Mackey (Magnolia archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Movie · as Ethan Hunt
Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Movie · as Self
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
Movie · as Self
The Final: Attack on Wembley
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
BRATS
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Getting LOST
Movie · as (archive footage)
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
TV · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 6 eps
Simone Biles Rising
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Run Jin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Movie · as Ethan Hunt
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
Movie · as Self
Commitment to Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Top Gun: Maverick
Movie · as Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
Movie · as Self
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
Movie · as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Val
Movie · as Self (archive)
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Kubrick by Kubrick
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Movie · as Ethan Hunt
American Made
Movie · as Barry Seal
Spielberg
Movie · as Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"
The Mummy
Movie · as Nick Morton
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Movie · as Jack Reacher
My Scientology Movie
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Movie · as Ethan Hunt
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Edge of Tomorrow
Movie · as Cage
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Oblivion
Movie · as Jack
Jack Reacher
Movie · as Jack Reacher
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)
Close Up
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rock of Ages
Movie · as Stacee Jaxx
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
Movie · as Self
Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions
Movie · as Self
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Movie · as Ethan Hunt
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Knight and Day
Movie · as Roy Miller
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
Movie · as Self
Running Man
TV · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Jay Leno Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
TV · 1 ep
Live from Studio Five
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Valkyrie
Movie · as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Tropic Thunder
Movie · as Les Grossman
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Movie · as Les Grossman
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Movie · as Self
Lions for Lambs
Movie · as Senator Jasper Irving
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps
Mission: Impossible III
Movie · as Ethan Hunt
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Chaser's War on Everything
TV · 1 ep
Web Junk 20
TV · 1 ep
War of the Worlds
Movie · as Ray
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Collateral
Movie · as Vincent
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
Movie · as Self
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Movie · as Self
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Last Samurai
Movie · as Nathan Algren
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Die ultimative Chartshow
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Minority Report
Movie · as Chief John Anderton
Space Station 3D
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Movie · as Self
Hitting It Hard
Movie · as Self
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Movie · as Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy')
Heart of the Festival
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
American Idol
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Top Gear
TV · as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car · 1 ep
Vanilla Sky
Movie · as David Aames
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
Movie · as Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Movie · as Self
Mission: Impossible II
Movie · as Ethan Hunt
Mission: Improbable
Movie · as Tom Cruise
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
Movie · as Self / Lestat (archive footage)
Diary
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Magnolia
Movie · as Frank T.J. Mackey
Eyes Wide Shut
Movie · as Dr. William Harford
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
Movie · as Self
The Early Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Rove
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Junket Whore
Movie · as Self
The View
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Mission: Impossible
Movie · as Ethan Hunt
Jerry Maguire
Movie · as Jerry Maguire
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Film Independent Spirit Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Interview with the Vampire
Movie · as Lestat
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Firm
Movie · as Mitch McDeere
GMTV
TV · as Self · 4 eps
A Few Good Men
Movie · as Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Far and Away
Movie · as Joseph Donnelly
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Days of Thunder
Movie · as Cole Trickle
Born on the Fourth of July
Movie · as Ron Kovic
Prime Time LIVE
TV · 1 ep
Rain Man
Movie · as Charlie Babbitt
Cocktail
Movie · as Brian Flanagan
Young Guns
Movie · as Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited)
Top Gun
Movie · as Maverick
The Color of Money
Movie · as Vincent Lauria
Legend
Movie · as Jack
The Outsiders
Movie · as Steve Randle
Losin' It
Movie · as Woody
Risky Business
Movie · as Joel
All the Right Moves
Movie · as Stefen Djordjevic
Taps
Movie · as Cadet Captain David Shawn
Endless Love
Movie · as Billy
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Film '72
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Winner / Presenter · 1 ep