Christopher McQuarrie
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around as Self
- 2009 · North by Northwest: One for the Ages as Self
- 2008 · The Valkyrie Legacy as Self
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2002 · Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' as Self
- 1995 · The Usual Suspects as Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
- 1993 · Public Access as Cop #1 / Our Town Caller
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects' as self