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John Cusack
Actor, Producer, Writer
Born June 28, 1966 (56 years)
John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966 - Height: 6' 2½" (1,89 m)) is an American film actor and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 50 films, including The Journey of Natty Gann, Say Anything..., Grosse Point Blank, Con Air, High Fidelity, and 2012.
Cusack was born in Evanston, Illinois, to a Catholic Irish-American family. His mother, Ann Paula "Nancy" (née Carolan), is a former mathematics teacher and political activist. His father, Richard Cusack (1925–2003), was an actor, as are John's siblings, Ann, Joan, Bill, and Susie. His father was also a documentary filmmaker, owned a film production company, and was a friend of activist Philip Berrigan.
Cusack spent a year at New York University before dropping out, saying that he had "too much fire in [his] belly".
Cusack is a fan of both the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox, for which, he says, he is "in trouble there". He has led the crowd in a performance of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at Wrigley Field. He has also been spotted at multiple Chicago Bears games, and attended many of the Stanley Cup Finals games in support of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Cusack has trained in kickboxing for over 20 years, under former world kickboxing champion Benny Urquidez. He began training under Urquidez in preparation for his role in Say Anything... and currently holds the rank of a level 6 black belt in Urquidez's Ukidokan Kickboxing system.
Filmography
| 2022 | Pursuit · as John Calloway |
| 2020 | Utopia (2020) (TV Series) · as Dr. Kevin Christie |
| 2019 | Never Grow Old · as Christopher 'Dutch' Albert |
| 2018 | Distorted · as Vernon Sarsfield |
| 2018 | River Runs Red · as Horace |
| 2017 | Arsenal · as Sal |
| 2017 | Blood Money · as Miller |
| 2017 | Singularity · as Elias Van Dorne |
| 2016 | Cell · as Clayton 'Clay' Riddell |
| 2015 | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 · as Adam (uncredited) |
| 2015 | Dragon Blade · as Lucius |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq · as Fr. Mike Corridan |
| 2014 | Maps to the Stars · as Dr. Stafford Weiss |
| 2014 | The Prince · as Sam |
| 2014 | The Bag Man · as Jack |
| 2014 | Drive Hard · as Simon Keller |
| 2014 | Love & Mercy · as Brian Wilson - Future |
| 2014 | Reclaim · as Benjamin |
| 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler · as Richard Nixon |
| 2013 | The Frozen Ground · as Robert Hansen |
| 2013 | Grand Piano · as Clem |
| 2013 | We Are Not Animals · as Tony Lovecraft |
| 2013 | Doll & Em (TV Series) · as John |
| 2013 | The Numbers Station · as Emerson |
| 2013 | Adult World · as Rat Billings |
| 2012 | The Raven · as Edgar Allan Poe |
| 2012 | The Paperboy · as Hillary Van Wetter |
| 2012 | The Factory · as Mike Fletcher |
| 2010 | Hot Tub Time Machine · as Adam |
| 2010 | Shanghai · as Paul Soames |
| 2009 | 2012 · as Jackson Curtis |
| 2008 | War, Inc. · as Brand Hauser |
| 2008 | Igor · as Igor (voice) |
| 2007 | 1408 · as Mike Enslin |
| 2007 | Grace Is Gone · as Stanley Philipps |
| 2007 | Martian Child · as David |
| 2006 | The Contract · as Ray |
| 2006 | The Besieged Fortress · as Narrator |
| 2005 | The Ice Harvest · as Charlie |
| 2005 | Must Love Dogs · as Jake |
| 2004 | Retrosexual: The '80s (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2003 | Identity · as Ed |
| 2003 | Runaway Jury · as Nicholas Easter |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Max · as Max Rothman |
| 2001 | Serendipity · as Jonathan Trager |
| 2001 | America's Sweethearts · as Eddie Thomas |
| 2000 | High Fidelity · as Rob Gordon |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich · as Craig Schwartz |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin · as Nick Falzone |
| 1999 | The Jack Bull · as Myrl Redding |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock · as Nelson Rockefeller |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line · as Capt. John Gaff |
| 1998 | This Is My Father · as Eddie Sharp |
| 1997 | Con Air · as Agent Vince Larkin |
| 1997 | Grosse Pointe Blank · as Martin Q. Blank |
| 1997 | Chicago Cab · as Scary Man |
| 1997 | Eastwood on Eastwood · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1997 | Anastasia · as Dimitri (voice) |
| 1997 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil · as John Kelso |
| 1996 | City Hall · as Deputy Mayor Kevin Calhoun |
| 1994 | The Road to Wellville · as Charles Ossining |
| 1994 | Bullets Over Broadway · as David Shayne |
| 1994 | Floundering · as JC |
| 1994 | Baseball (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1993 | Money for Nothing · as Joey Coyle |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Greg (voice) |
| 1992 | The Player · as John Cusack |
| 1992 | Bob Roberts · as Cutting Edge Host |
| 1992 | Map of the Human Heart · as The Mapmaker |
| 1992 | Roadside Prophets · as Caspar |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1991 | True Colors · as Peter Burton |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog · as Student Jack |
| 1990 | The Grifters · as Roy Dillon |
| 1989 | Say Anything · as Lloyd Dobler |
| 1989 | Fat Man and Little Boy · as Michael Merriman |
| 1988 | Eight Men Out · as George 'Buck' Weaver |
| 1988 | Tapeheads · as Ivan Alexeev |
| 1987 | Broadcast News · as Angry Messenger |
| 1987 | Hot Pursuit · as Dan Bartlett |
| 1986 | Stand by Me · as Denny Lachance |
| 1986 | One Crazy Summer · as Hoops McCann |
| 1985 | The Sure Thing · as Walter (Gib) Gibson |
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty Gann · as Harry |
| 1985 | Better Off Dead... · as Lane Meyer |
| 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A. · as Johnny Maine |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles · as Bryce |
| 1983 | Class · as Roscoe |