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 β Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible β Fallout (2018), Mission: Impossible β 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 28
self 11
Producer 7
Director 6
Writer 5
TV Shows 4
Screenplay 3
![Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/924038-tom-cruise-the-last-movie-star.jpg)
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star (2023)
![Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/233375-mission-impossible-7.jpg)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
![Top Gun: Maverick](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/164501-top-gun-maverick.jpg)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
![Reacher](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/530874-jack-reacher.jpg)
Reacher (2022)
![Mission: Impossible - Fallout](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/790-mission-impossible-fallout.jpg)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
![The Mummy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1212-the-mummy.jpg)
The Mummy (2017)
![Edge of Tomorrow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6339-edge-of-tomorrow.jpg)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
![Jack Reacher](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9425-jack-reacher.jpg)
Jack Reacher (2012)
![The Tourist](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5674-the-tourist.jpg)
The Tourist (2010)
![Valkyrie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7032-valkyrie.jpg)
Valkyrie (2008)
![The Way of the Gun](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15572-the-way-of-the-gun.jpg)
The Way of the Gun (2000)
![The Gauntlet](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Gauntlet
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The Gauntlet
![The Chameleon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Chameleon
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Iron Curtain
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1968-10-25 (55 years old)
Birth PlacePrinceton Junction, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsMcQ
AwardsIndependent Spirit Awards, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Edgar Awards
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