Tom Cruise
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.
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Movies (106)
Days of Thunder 2
2028 · Cole Trickle, Producer, Characters
The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann Story
2026 · Frank T.J. Mackey (Magnolia archive footage)
Once Upon a Time in Jersey
2026
Digger
2026 · Rockwell, Producer
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
2025 · Self
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
2025 · Self
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025 · Ethan Hunt, Producer
Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Getting LOST
2024 · (archive footage)
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024 · Self
Thelma: Una abuela en acción
2024 · Thanks
BRATS
2024 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Final: Attack on Wembley
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Misión: Imposible - Sentencia mortal parte uno
2023 · Ethan Hunt, Producer
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
2023 · Self
Commitment to Life
2023 · Self (archive footage)
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
2022 · Self
Top Gun: Maverick
2022 · Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, Producer
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
2022 · Self
Val
2021 · Self (archive)
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018 · Ethan Hunt, Producer
Spielberg
2017 · Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"
American Made
2017 · Barry Seal
The Mummy
2017 · Nick Morton
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016 · Jack Reacher, Producer
My Scientology Movie
2016 · Self (Archive Footage)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015 · Ethan Hunt, Producer
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Edge of Tomorrow
2014 · Cage
Oblivion
2013 · Jack
Jack Reacher
2012 · Jack Reacher, Producer
Close Up
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Rock of Ages
2012 · Stacee Jaxx
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
2012 · Self
Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions
2012 · Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011 · Ethan Hunt, Producer
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
2010 · Self
Knight and Day
2010 · Roy Miller
Valkyrie
2008 · Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008 · Self
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008 · Les Grossman
Tropic Thunder
2008 · Les Grossman
Lions for Lambs
2007 · Senator Jasper Irving
Mission: Impossible III
2006 · Ethan Hunt, Producer
Ask the Dust
2006 · Producer
Elizabethtown
2005 · Producer
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005 · Self (archive footage)
War of the Worlds
2005 · Ray
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
2004 · Self
Suspect Zero
2004 · Executive Producer
Collateral
2004 · Vincent
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004 · Self
The Last Samurai
2003 · Nathan Algren, Producer
Shattered Glass
2003 · Executive Producer
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002 · Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy')
Minority Report
2002 · Chief John Anderton
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002 · Self
Hitting It Hard
2002 · Self, Producer
Space Station 3D
2002 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Heart of the Festival
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Narc
2002 · Executive Producer
Vanilla Sky
2001 · David Aames, Producer
America: A Tribute to Heroes
2001 · Self
Los otros
2001 · Executive Producer
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
2001 · Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
Mission: Improbable
2000 · Tom Cruise
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000 · Self / Lestat (archive footage)
Misión: Imposible 2
2000 · Ethan Hunt, Producer
Magnolia
1999 · Frank T.J. Mackey
Eyes Wide Shut
1999 · Dr. William Harford
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
1999 · Self, Thanks
Junket Whore
1998 · Self
Without Limits
1998 · Producer
Jerry Maguire
1996 · Jerry Maguire
Mission: Impossible
1996 · Ethan Hunt, Producer
Interview with the Vampire
1994 · Lestat
The Firm
1993 · Mitch McDeere
A Few Good Men
1992 · Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
1992 · Self
Far and Away
1992 · Joseph Donnelly
Days of Thunder
1990 · Cole Trickle, Story
Born on the Fourth of July
1989 · Ron Kovic
Rain Man
1988 · Charlie Babbitt
Young Guns
1988 · Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited)
Cocktail
1988 · Brian Flanagan
The Color of Money
1986 · Vincent Lauria
Top Gun
1986 · Maverick
Legend
1985 · Jack
All the Right Moves
1983 · Stefen Djordjevic
Risky Business
1983 · Joel
Losin' It
1983 · Woody
The Outsiders
1983 · Steve Randle
Taps
1981 · Cadet Captain David Shawn
Endless Love
1981 · Billy
Top Gun 3
· Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, Producer
Broadsword
· Producer
Deeper
· Producer
This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion
· Man at H.E.L.P. Hollywood (Uncredited)
The Gauntlet
Untitled Tropic Thunder Les Grossman Spin-off
· Les Grossman
TV shows (40)
Paige Prater: Masked Sister
2027 · Stan
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
2024 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Run Jin
2024 · Self
Simone Biles vuelve a volar
2024 · Self
La historia de Brooke Shields
2023 · Self (archive footage)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Self
Conan
2010 · Self
Running Man
2010
The Jay Leno Show
2009 · Self - Guest
Live from Studio Five
2009 · Self
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
2009
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self - Guest, Self
The One Show
2006 · Self
The Chaser's War on Everything
2006
Web Junk 20
2006
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest, Self - Guest (archive footage)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Celebrities Uncensored
2003 · Self
Die ultimative Chartshow
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self, Self - Guest
Top Gear
2002 · Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
American Idol
2002 · Self
Diary
2000 · Self
The Early Show
1999 · Self - Guest
Rove
1999 · Self
The View
1997 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996 · Self - Presenter
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
Fallen Angels
1993 · Director
GMTV
1993 · Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self - Guest
Prime Time LIVE
1989
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
Film '72
1971 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Bambi
1948 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Winner / Presenter