Christopher McQuarrie
Writing
Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. 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). McQuarrie is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), as well as four instalments of the Mission: Impossible film series: Rogue Nation (2015), Fallout (2018), Dead Reckoning (2023), and The Final Reckoning (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the Cruise 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Christopher McQuarrie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Writing21
movieTop Gun: Maverick
2022
Screenplay
movieThe Mummy
2017
Screenplay
movieMission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
Screenplay, Story
movieEdge of Tomorrow
2014
Screenplay
movieJack the Giant Slayer
2013
Screenplay
movieJack Reacher
2012
Screenplay
movieThe Tourist
2010
Screenplay
tvPersons Unknown
2010
Writer
movieValkyrie
2008
Screenplay
movieThe Way of the Gun
2000
Screenplay
tvNYPD Blue
1993
Story
moviePublic Access
1993
Writer
Deeper
Screenplay
Acting15
movieMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
Passer-by (uncredited)
movieTom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
Passenger on train (uncredited)
movieMission: Impossible - Fallout
2018
Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)
movieThe Usual Suspects
1995
Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
moviePublic Access
1993
Cop #1 / Our Town Caller
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Directing11
movieJack Reacher
2012
Director
movieThe Way of the Gun
2000
Director
Broadsword
Director
The Gauntlet
Director
King Conan
Director
Battlefield
Director
Production10
movieTop Gun: Maverick
2022
Producer
tvReacher
2022
Executive Producer
tvPersons Unknown
2010
Executive Producer
movieValkyrie
2008
Producer
Broadsword
Producer
Battlefield
Producer
Creator1
tvPersons Unknown
2010
Creator
Crew1
movieParadise Now
2005
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