Christopher McQuarrie
Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American filmmaker. 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). He is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023), and an untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the 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.
Known for
WritingBirthday
October 25, 1968Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
29Place of birth
Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USAAlso known as
McQCast credits
Public Access
Cop #1 / Our Town CallerNorth by Northwest: One for the Ages
SelfFilm Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
SelfThe Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
SelfThe Valkyrie Legacy
SelfRound Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
SelfThe Usual Suspects
Interrogation Cop (uncredited)Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
SelfTom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Self (archive footage)Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
selfBeyond the Reckoning: The Making of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
SelfCrew credits
The Way of the Gun
Director, ScreenplayThe Usual Suspects
WriterValkyrie
Producer, ScreenplayThe Tourist
ScreenplayJack the Giant Slayer
ScreenplayJack Reacher
Director, ScreenplayPublic Access
WriterEdge of Tomorrow
ScreenplayMission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Director, Story, ScreenplayThe Mummy
ScreenplayMission: Impossible - Fallout
Director, Producer, WriterJack Reacher: Never Go Back
ProducerMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Director, Writer, ProducerMission: Impossible 8
Director, Producer, WriterTop Gun: Maverick
Screenplay, Producer