
Christopher McQuarrie
1 FOLLOWER • 19 CREDITS • OCT 25, 1968 • 56
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 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.
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Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

The Usual Suspects

Jack the Giant Slayer

The Mummy

Reacher

Edge of Tomorrow

Top Gun: Maverick

The Tourist

Iron Curtain

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - Fallout
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