Christopher McQuarrie
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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Known For
The Usual Suspects
Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Passenger on train (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Passer-by (uncredited)
The Oscars
Self
Public Access
Cop #1 / Our Town Caller
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
Valkyrie: The Plot to Kill Hitler
Self