October 25, 1968 (58 years old)
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
US
Christopher McQuarrie 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.
Primary craft
directing, production, writing
Birth date
October 25, 1968
Latest project
Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning
Awards
0 wins, 0 nominations
Credits
| Year | Title | Role | SpicyMeter | NollyCritic | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning | crew |
0.0 |
| — |
| US$562,600,000 |
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning | crew | 0.0 | — | US$562,600,000 |
