Actor and producer Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born in the United States on July 3, 1962. Dubbed a Hollywood legend, he has received three Golden Globes, an Honorary Palme d'Or, and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. He is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, with his films making over $12 billion worldwide. He is consistently among the highest-paid actors in the world and is one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. With his mother and stepfather's blessing, Cruise moved to New York City at eighteen to pursue a career in acting.
Cruise made his acting debut in Top Gun (1986) and Risky Business (1983), having started in the early 1980s. After that, he made a name for himself in action and science fiction movies, frequently carrying out daring stunts. Since 1996, he has portrayed the fictional agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible movie series.
List of Tom Cruise movies
Here is a list of all of Tom Cruise’s movies since he began his acting career:
| Year | Film Title | Role |
| 1981 | Endless Love | Billy |
| Taps | Capt. David Shawn | |
| 1983 | The Outsiders | Steve Randle |
| Losin’ It | Woody | |
| Risky Business | Joel Goodsen | |
| All The Right Movies | Stefen "Stef" Djordjevic | |
| 1985 | Legend | Jack |
| 1986 | Top Gun | LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell |
| The Color of Money | Vincent Lauira | |
| 1988 | Cocktail | Brian Flanagan |
| Rain Men | Charlie Babbitt | |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Ron Kovic |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | Cole Trickle |
| 1992 | Far and Away | Joseph Donelly |
| A Few Good Men | Lt. Daniel Kaffee | |
| 1993 | The Firm | Mitch McDeere |
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire | Lestat de Lioncourt |
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Ethan Hunt |
| Jerry Maguire | Jerry Maguire | |
| 1999 | Eyes Wide Shut | Dr. William Harford |
| Magnolia | Frank T.J. Mackey | |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible 2 | Ethan Hunt |
| 2001 | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Narrator |
| Vanilla | David Aames | |
| 2002 | Space Station 3D | Narrator |
| Minority Report | Chief John Anderton | |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | Himself as Austin Powers | |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Nathan Algren |
| 2004 | Collateral | Vincent |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Ray Ferrier |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible II | Ethan Hunt |
| 2007 | Lions for Lambs | Senator Jasper Irving |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Les Grossman |
| Valkyrie | Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg | |
| 2010 | Knight and Day | Roy Miller / Matthew Knight |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Ethan Hunt |
| 2012 | Rock of Ages | Stacee Jaxx |
| Jack Reacher | Jack Reacher | |
| 2013 | Oblivion | Jack Harper |
| 2014 | Edge of Tomorrow | Major William "Bill" Cage |
| 2015 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Ethan Hunt |
| 2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Jack Reacher |
| 2017 | The Mummy | Sgt. Nick Morton |
| American Made | Barry Seal | |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Ethan Hunt |
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | CAPT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell |
| 2023 | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Ethan Hunt |
His next film will be Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, followed by Judy directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
Movies produced by Tom Cruise
Below is a list of movies produced by Tom Cruise:
Without Limits (1998)
Elizabethtown (2005)
Ask the Dust (2006)
Executive Producer
Following are the movies Tom Cruise worked in as an executive producer:
The Others (2001)
Narc (2002)
Shattered Glass (2003)
FAQs about Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise had his career breakthrough owing to his roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986).
No, Tom Cruise isn’t cast in any of the Marvel Studios movies.
Two of Tom Cruise's upcoming movies are Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, set to release in 2025, and Judy (release date or year not confirmed as of November 2024).
