Tom Cruise
Known for: Acting
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, an Academy Honorary Award, and three Golden Globes, in addition to nominations for four competitive Academy Awards. As of 2025, 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. 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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Running Man
2010
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Top Gear
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
2002
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Film
Top Gun: Maverick
Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
2022
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner / Presenter
1944
Series
American Idol
Self
2002
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Film
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Ethan Hunt
2025
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Film
Top Gun
Maverick
1986
Film
Eyes Wide Shut
Dr. William Harford
1999
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
Film
War of the Worlds
Ray
2005
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
Film
The Last Samurai
Nathan Algren
2003
Film
The Mummy
Nick Morton
2017
Film
Minority Report
Chief John Anderton
2002
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Film
Edge of Tomorrow
Cage
2014
Film
Mission: Impossible
Ethan Hunt
1996
Film
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Ethan Hunt
2023
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher
2012
Film
Tropic Thunder
Les Grossman
2008
Film
Mission: Impossible III
Ethan Hunt
2006
Film
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Ethan Hunt
2018
Film
A Few Good Men
Lt. Daniel Kaffee
1992
Film
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Ethan Hunt
2015
Series
The Jay Leno Show
Self - Guest
2009
Film
Oblivion
Jack
2013
Film
Knight and Day
Roy Miller
2010
Film
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jack Reacher
2016
Film
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Ethan Hunt
2011
Film
Interview with the Vampire
Lestat
1994
Film
American Made
Barry Seal
2017
Film
Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire
1996
Film
Mission: Impossible II
Ethan Hunt
2000
Film
Collateral
Vincent
2004
Series
Rove
Self
1999
Film
Legend
Jack
1985
Film
Vanilla Sky
David Aames
2001
Film
Rain Man
Charlie Babbitt
1988
Film
The Outsiders
Steve Randle
1983
Series
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Risky Business
Joel Goodson
1983
Film
Digger
Digger Rockwell
2026
Film
Days of Thunder
Cole Trickle
1990
Film
Far and Away
Joseph Donnelly
1992
Film
Magnolia
Frank T.J. Mackey
1999
Film
The Firm
Mitch McDeere
1993
Die ultimative Chartshow
Self
2003
Film
Rock of Ages
Stacee Jaxx
2012
Film
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Tom Cruise / Famous Austin ('Austinpussy')
2002
Film
Young Guns
Henchman Shot off of Roof (uncredited)
1988
Film
Valkyrie
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
2008
Film
Born on the Fourth of July
Ron Kovic
1989
Film
Endless Love
Billy
1981
Film
The Color of Money
Vincent Lauria
1986
Film
Cocktail
Brian Flanagan
1988
Series
Prime Time LIVE
1989
Series
Diary
Self
2000
Series
Run Jin
Self
2024
Film
Lions for Lambs
Senator Jasper Irving
2007
Film
Taps
Cadet Captain David Shawn
1981
Film
All the Right Moves
Stefen Djordjevic
1983
Series
Simone Biles Rising
Self
2024
Series
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004
Series
The Chaser's War on Everything
2006
Series
The Early Show
Self - Guest
1999
Film
Losin' It
Woody
1983
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Web Junk 20
2006
Film
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Film
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Les Grossman
2008
Film
Spielberg
Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"
2017
Film
Getting LOST
(archive footage)
2024
Film
Junket Whore
Self
1998
Film
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
2020
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
2009
Film
The Final: Attack on Wembley
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
2001
Film
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
2001
Film
My Scientology Movie
Self (Archive Footage)
2016
Series
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Film
Space Station 3D
Self - Narrator (voice)
2002
Film
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Broadsword
Untitled Top Gun 3
Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
The Gauntlet
Film
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self
2002
Film
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Self
2004
Film
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
Self
2025
Film
Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions
Self
2012
Film
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
Self
2004
Film
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
Self
2023
Deeper
Film
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
Self
2022
Film
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
Self
1999
Film
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Self
2024
Film
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Self
1992
Film
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
Self
2012
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
Self
2010
Series
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Once Upon a Time in Jersey
2026
Film
Hitting It Hard
Self
2002
Film
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
Self / Lestat (archive footage)
2000
Film
Mission: Improbable
Tom Cruise
2001
This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion
Man at H.E.L.P. Hollywood (Uncredited)
Film
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Self
2008
Film
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Self
2025
Untitled Days of Thunder Sequel
Cole Trickle
Film
Untitled Tropic Thunder Les Grossman Spin-off
Les Grossman
Film
Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
Self
2022
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003