1962-07-03 ( 62 years old ) in Syracuse, New York, USA
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or, three Golden Globe Awards, and nominations for four Academy Awards. His films have grossed over $12 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors ever. He is one of Hollywood's most bankable stars and 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). 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). He won a Golden Globe Award for portraying Ron Kovic in the latter. 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 romance Jerry Maguire (1996). For the latter, he won a Golden Globe 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 became a science fiction and action film star, often performing his risky stunts. He has played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series since 1996. 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 from 2012 to 2018. In December 2024, he was awarded the US Navy's highest civilian honour, the Distinguished Public Service Award, for 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.
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Movies
Judy
2026-10-02
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025-05-21
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024-08-11
BRATS
2024-06-07
The Final: Attack on Wembley
2024-05-07
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
2023-09-10
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
2023-07-28
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
2023-07-08
Lynch/Oz
2023-05-15
Top Gun: Maverick
2022-05-21
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
2022-02-14
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020-10-22
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
2020-10-05
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018-07-13
Spielberg
2017-10-05
American Made
2017-08-18
The Mummy
2017-06-06
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016-10-19
Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA
2016-09-23
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015-07-23
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
2015-05-08
Edge of Tomorrow
2014-05-27
Oblivion
2013-04-10
Jack Reacher
2012-12-20
Close Up
2012-09-30
Rock of Ages
2012-06-13
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011-12-07
Knight and Day
2010-06-15
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010-05-04
Valkyrie
2008-12-25
Tropic Thunder
2008-08-09
Lions for Lambs
2007-10-22
Mission: Impossible III
2006-04-25
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005-09-20
War of the Worlds
2005-06-13
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
2004-12-14
Collateral
2004-08-04
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004-05-10
The Last Samurai
2003-12-05
Narc: Shooting Up
2003-06-17
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002-07-26
Minority Report
2002-06-20
Hitting It Hard
2002-05-21
Space Station 3D
2002-04-17
Vanilla Sky
2001-12-14
Mission: Improbable
2001-06-02
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001-05-02
Mission: Impossible II
2000-05-24
Magnolia
1999-12-17
Eyes Wide Shut
1999-07-16
Junket Whore
1998-10-12
Jerry Maguire
1996-12-13
Mission: Impossible
1996-05-22
Interview with the Vampire
1994-11-11
The Firm
1993-06-30
A Few Good Men
1992-12-11
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
1992-09-10
Far and Away
1992-05-22
Days of Thunder
1990-06-27
Born on the Fourth of July
1989-12-20
Rain Man
1988-12-12
Cocktail
1988-07-29
Young Guns
1988-02-17
The Color of Money
1986-10-17
Top Gun
1986-05-16
Legend
1985-08-28
All the Right Moves
1983-10-21
Risky Business
1983-08-05
Losin' It
1983-04-08
The Outsiders
1983-03-25
Taps
1981-12-20
Endless Love
1981-07-17
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