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Christopher McQuarrie

Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Additional Credits
Born October 25, 1968 (55 years)
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
  • The Usual Suspects
  • Edge of Tomorrow
  • Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
  • Jack Reacher
  • Top Gun: Maverick
  • Mission: Impossible - Fallout
  • Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning
  • Valkyrie
  • The Mummy
  • Jack the Giant Slayer
  • The Tourist
  • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
  • The Way of the Gun
  • Persons Unknown
  • Public Access

Filmography

2025
Mission: Impossible 8
2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning
2022
Top Gun: Maverick · as Screenplay
2018
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2017
The Mummy · as Screenplay
2014
Edge of Tomorrow · as Screenplay
2013
Jack the Giant Slayer · as Screenplay
2012
Jack Reacher · as Screenplay
2010
The Tourist · as Screenplay
2010
Persons Unknown (TV Series)
2008
Valkyrie · as Screenplay
2000
The Way of the Gun · as Screenplay
1995
The Usual Suspects
1993
Public Access

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