Christopher McQuarrie

Writing

Born 1968-10-25 · Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA

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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.

Known for

The Usual SuspectsRound Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent BirdMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part OneMission: Impossible - FalloutJack Reacher: When the Man Comes AroundMission: Impossible - The Final ReckoningFilm Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightTom Cruise: The Last Movie StarNothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'