Tom Cruise
Biography
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards. As of 2025, his films have grossed over $13.3 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars, he is consistently one of the world's highest-paid actors. Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986), the latter earning him a reputation as a sex symbol. Critical acclaim came with his roles in the dramas The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award . He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in commercially successful films, including the drama A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (1993), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), and the sports comedy-drama Jerry Maguire (1996); for the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Cruise's performance in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Cruise subsequently established himself as a star of science fiction and action films, often performing his risky stunts. He played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in eight Mission: Impossible films, beginning with Mission: Impossible (1996) and ending with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025). His other films in the genre include Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Cruise holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive $100-million-grossing movies, a feat that was achieved from 2012 to 2018. In December 2024, he was awarded the US Navy's highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contributions" to the military, with his screen roles. Forbes ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1990, and received the top honour of "Most Beautiful People" in 1997. Outside his film career, Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology, which has resulted in controversy and scrutiny of his involvement in the organisation. An aviation enthusiast, he has held a pilot certificate since 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia Tom Cruise, article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For(119 works)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Running Man
2010Running Man
2010
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Show
1996
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Colbert Report
2005The Colbert Report
2005
The Colbert Report
2005The Colbert Report
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The View
1997The View
1997
American Idol
2002American Idol
2002
The One Show
2006The One Show
2006
Top Gear
2002Top Gear
2002
Top Gun: Maverick
2022Top Gun: Maverick
2022
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
Wetten, dass..?
1981Wetten, dass..?
1981
The Jay Leno Show
2009The Jay Leno Show
2009
Bambi
1948Bambi
1948
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Top Gun
1986Top Gun
1986
The Oscars
1953The Oscars
1953
GMTV
1993GMTV
1993
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
Eyes Wide Shut
1999Eyes Wide Shut
1999
Mission: Impossible
1996Mission: Impossible
1996
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016
Edge of Tomorrow
2014Edge of Tomorrow
2014
The Last Samurai
2003The Last Samurai
2003
War of the Worlds
2005War of the Worlds
2005
The Mummy
2017The Mummy
2017
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018
Jack Reacher
2012Jack Reacher
2012
The Lego Batman Movie
2017The Lego Batman Movie
2017
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
Interview with the Vampire
1994Interview with the Vampire
1994
Rove
1999Rove
1999
Rain Man
1988Rain Man
1988
The Outsiders
1983The Outsiders
1983
Mission: Impossible III
2006Mission: Impossible III
2006
American Made
2017American Made
2017
Jerry Maguire
1996Jerry Maguire
1996
Minority Report
2002Minority Report
2002
Tropic Thunder
2008Tropic Thunder
2008
Mission: Impossible II
2000Mission: Impossible II
2000
A Few Good Men
1992A Few Good Men
1992
Oblivion
2013Oblivion
2013
Collateral
2004Collateral
2004
Magnolia
1999Magnolia
1999
Legend
1985Legend
1985
Vanilla Sky
2001Vanilla Sky
2001
Valkyrie
2008Valkyrie
2008
Young Guns
1988Young Guns
1988
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
Run Jin
2024Run Jin
2024
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
Days of Thunder
1990Days of Thunder
1990
Knight and Day
2010Knight and Day
2010
The Firm
1993The Firm
1993
Diary
2000Diary
2000
Risky Business
1983Risky Business
1983
Far and Away
1992Far and Away
1992
Born on the Fourth of July
1989Born on the Fourth of July
1989
Rock of Ages
2012Rock of Ages
2012
Cocktail
1988Cocktail
1988
Digger
2026Digger
2026
Simone Biles Rising
2024Simone Biles Rising
2024
Spielberg
2017Spielberg
2017
The Early Show
1999The Early Show
1999
Endless Love
1981Endless Love
1981
The Chaser's War on Everything
2006The Chaser's War on Everything
2006
The Color of Money
1986The Color of Money
1986
Taps
1981Taps
1981
Prime Time LIVE
1989Prime Time LIVE
1989
Lions for Lambs
2007Lions for Lambs
2007
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
BRATS
2024BRATS
2024
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
2024Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
2024
Close Up
2012Close Up
2012
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
Losin' It
1983Losin' It
1983
Junket Whore
1998Junket Whore
1998
All the Right Moves
1983All the Right Moves
1983
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
1992Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
1992
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020Kubrick by Kubrick
2020
Inside the Actors Studio
1994Inside the Actors Studio
1994
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
Heart of the Festival
2002Heart of the Festival
2002
Parkinson
2004Parkinson
2004
The Final: Attack on Wembley
2024The Final: Attack on Wembley
2024
Live from Studio Five
2009Live from Studio Five
2009
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
2004City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
2004
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
2020Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
2020
Space Station 3D
2002Space Station 3D
2002
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
2015Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
2015
Mission: Improbable
2001Mission: Improbable
2001
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005
My Scientology Movie
2016My Scientology Movie
2016
Commitment to Life
2023Commitment to Life
2023
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
1999Remembering Stanley Kubrick
1999
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
2023Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
2023
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
2025Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
2025
Hitting It Hard
2002Hitting It Hard
2002
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
2023Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
2023
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
2023Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
2023
Celebrities Uncensored
2003Celebrities Uncensored
2003
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
2022Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
2022
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
2022James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
2022
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
2025Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
2025
Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions
2012Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions
2012
Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood
2025Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood
2025