Christopher McQuarrie

Writing·Oct 25, 1968·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.

Film	Credit
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special2025 · Self	Self
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025 · Passer-by (uncredited), Producer, Writer, Director	Passer-by (uncredited), Producer, Writer, Director
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star2023 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023 · Passenger on train (uncredited), Writer, Producer, Director	Passenger on train (uncredited), Writer, Producer, Director
Top Gun: Maverick2022 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018 · Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited), Writer, Director, Producer	Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited), Writer, Director, Producer
The Mummy2017 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back2016 · Producer	Producer
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation2015 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Edge of Tomorrow2014 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around2013 · Self	Self
Jack the Giant Slayer2013 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Jack Reacher2012 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Tourist2010 · Screenplay	Screenplay
North by Northwest: One for the Ages2009 · Self	Self
Valkyrie2008 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
The Valkyrie Legacy2008 · Self	Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird2006 · Self	Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light2006 · Self	Self
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'2002 · Self	Self
The Way of the Gun2000 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'1998 · Self	Self
The Usual Suspects1995 · Interrogation Cop (uncredited), Writer	Interrogation Cop (uncredited), Writer
Public Access1993 · Cop #1 / Our Town Caller, Writer	Cop #1 / Our Town Caller, Writer
BroadswordProducer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
DDeeperScreenplay	Screenplay
TThe GauntletDirector	Director
KKing ConanWriter, Director	Writer, Director
BBattlefieldDirector, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer