Christopher McQuarrie

Christopher McQuarrie

Born 1968-10-25 (age 57) Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
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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.

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Known For

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025

as Passer-by (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

as Passenger on train (uncredited)

The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects

1995

as Interrogation Cop (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Fallout

2018

as Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)

Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Public Access
Public Access

1993

as Cop #1 / Our Town Caller

The Valkyrie Legacy