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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Christopher McQuarrie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
October 25, 1968
Age
57 years old
Place of Birth
Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
Popularity Score
1.5
Filmography
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Self
2025Movie
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Passer-by (uncredited)
2025Movie
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Producer
2025Movie
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Writer
2025Movie
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Director
2025Movie
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
2023Movie
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Passenger on train (uncredited)
2023Movie
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Writer
2023Movie
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Producer
2023Movie
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Director
2023Movie
Top Gun: Maverick
Screenplay
2022Movie
Top Gun: Maverick
Producer
2022Movie
Reacher
Executive Producer
2022TV
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)
2018Movie
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Writer
2018Movie
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Director
2018Movie
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Producer
2018Movie
The Mummy
Screenplay
2017Movie
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Producer
2016Movie
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Director
2015Movie
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Story
2015Movie
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Screenplay
2015Movie
Edge of Tomorrow
Screenplay
2014Movie
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Self
2013Movie
Jack the Giant Slayer
Screenplay
2013Movie
Jack Reacher
Director
2012Movie
Jack Reacher
Screenplay
2012Movie
The Tourist
Screenplay
2010Movie
Persons Unknown
Writer
2010TV
Persons Unknown
Executive Producer
2010TV
Persons Unknown
Creator
2010TV
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
Self
2009Movie
The Valkyrie Legacy
Self
2008Movie
Valkyrie
Screenplay
2008Movie
Valkyrie
Producer
2008Movie
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
2006Movie
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Self
2006Movie
Paradise Now
Thanks
2005Movie
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
Self
2002Movie
The Way of the Gun
Director
2000Movie
The Way of the Gun
Screenplay
2000Movie
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
Self
1998Movie
The Usual Suspects
Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
1995Movie
The Usual Suspects
Writer
1995Movie
Public Access
Cop #1 / Our Town Caller
1993Movie
Public Access
Writer
1993Movie
NYPD Blue
Story
1993TV
The Oscars
Self
1953TV
Broadsword
Producer
—Movie
Broadsword
Writer
—Movie
Broadsword
Director
—Movie
Deeper
Screenplay
—Movie
The Gauntlet
Director
—Movie
King Conan
Writer
—Movie
King Conan
Director
—Movie
Battlefield
Director
—Movie
Battlefield
Writer
—Movie
Battlefield
Producer
—Movie