Christopher McQuarrie
Biography
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 (13 movies)
Public Access
1993
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
2023
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
2013
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
2009
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
The Valkyrie Legacy
2008
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
2002
The Usual Suspects
1995
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
2025
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
Directing (6 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Public Access | 1993 | Writer |
| The Usual Suspects | 1995 | Writer |
| The Way of the Gun | 2000 | Screenplay |
| Valkyrie | 2008 | Screenplay |
| Valkyrie | 2008 | Producer |
| The Tourist | 2010 | Screenplay |
| Jack Reacher | 2012 | Screenplay |
| Jack the Giant Slayer | 2013 | Screenplay |
| Edge of Tomorrow | 2014 | Screenplay |
| Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | 2015 | Screenplay |
| Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | 2016 | Producer |
| The Mummy | 2017 | Screenplay |
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | 2018 | Writer |
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | 2018 | Producer |
| Top Gun: Maverick | 2022 | Screenplay |
| Top Gun: Maverick | 2022 | Producer |
| Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | 2023 | Writer |
| Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | 2023 | Producer |
| Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | 2025 | Producer |
| Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | 2025 | Writer |