Christopher McQuarrie
Writing
15
Acting Credits
6
Directed
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 o...
Known For
The Oscars
Self
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Passer-by (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Passenger on train (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Jack Reacher
The Usual Suspects
Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
Filmography
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
2025
as Self
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
as Passer-by (uncredited)
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
as Passenger on train (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018
as Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
2013
as Self
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
2009
as Self
The Valkyrie Legacy
2008
as Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
as Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
as Self
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
2002
as Self
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
1998
as Self
The Usual Suspects
1995
as Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
Public Access
1993
as Cop #1 / Our Town Caller
The Oscars
1953
as Self