Christopher McQuarrie
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.
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Acting
Movie
The Usual Suspects
as Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
1995
Movie
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
as Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)
2018
Movie
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Passenger on train (uncredited)
2023
Movie
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Passer-by (uncredited)
2025
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
Public Access
as Cop #1 / Our Town Caller
1993
Movie
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as Self
2006
Movie
The Valkyrie Legacy
as Self
2008
Movie
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
as Self
2013
Movie
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
as Self
2006
Movie
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Movie
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
as Self
2009
Movie
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
as Self
2002
Movie
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
as Self
1998
Movie
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
as Self
2025
Crew
Movie
Edge of Tomorrow
Screenplay
2014
Movie
The Usual Suspects
Writer
1995
Movie
Top Gun: Maverick
Screenplay
2022
Movie
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Director
2015
Movie
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Writer
2018
Movie
The Mummy
Screenplay
2017
Movie
Jack Reacher
Screenplay
2012
Movie
The Tourist
Screenplay
2010
Movie
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Producer
2016
Movie
Jack the Giant Slayer
Screenplay
2013
Movie
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Writer
2023
Movie
Valkyrie
Producer
2008