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Tom Cruise

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Biography

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards. As of 2025, his films have grossed over $13.3 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars, he is consistently one of the world's highest-paid actors. Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986), the latter earning him a reputation as a sex symbol. Critical acclaim came with his roles in the dramas The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award . He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in commercially successful films, including the drama A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (1993), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), and the sports comedy-drama Jerry Maguire (1996); for the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Cruise's performance in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Cruise subsequently established himself as a star of science fiction and action films, often performing his risky stunts. He played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in eight Mission: Impossible films, beginning with Mission: Impossible (1996) and ending with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025). His other films in the genre include Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Cruise holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive $100-million-grossing movies, a feat that was achieved from 2012 to 2018. In December 2024, he was awarded the US Navy's highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contributions" to the military, with his screen roles. Forbes ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1990, and received the top honour of "Most Beautiful People" in 1997. Outside his film career, Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology, which has resulted in controversy and scrutiny of his involvement in the organisation. An aviation enthusiast, he has held a pilot certificate since 1994.

Overview

Known For

The Graham Norton Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Bambi

The Daily Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Jonathan Ross Show

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Celebrities Uncensored

The Jay Leno Show

Waking Sleeping Beauty

The Oscars

Young Guns

BRATS

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Simone Biles Rising

Religulous

Endless Love

Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You

James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise

Rain Man

Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

Vanilla Sky

American Made

Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star

Tom Cruise: Hollywood’s Last Legend

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Untitled Top Gun 3

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Born on the Fourth of July

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

The Firm

On Your Six: Thirty Years of Top Gun

Minority Report

Collateral

Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action

Interview with the Vampire

Oblivion

Mission: Impossible III

Mission: Impossible II

Production Credits