Biography
Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American filmmaker. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the neo-noir mystery film The Usual Suspects (1995).
He made his directorial debut with the crime thriller film The Way of the Gun (2000). He is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023), and an untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the films Valkyrie (2008), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016), The Mummy (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), the last of which received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.
Filmography
all 32
Movies 29
self 11
Producer 8
Director 6
Writer 6
TV Shows 3
Screenplay 1
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star (2023)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Reacher (2022)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Jack Reacher (2012)
Persons Unknown (2010)
Valkyrie (2008)
The Way of the Gun (2000)
Broadsword
The Gauntlet
The Chameleon
Iron Curtain
Gallery
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1968-10-25 (56 years old)
Birth PlacePrinceton Junction, New Jersey, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsMcQ
AwardsIndependent Spirit Awards, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Edgar Awards
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