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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards. As of 2025, his films have grossed over $13.3 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars, he is consistently one of the world's highest-paid actors. Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986), the latter earning him a reputation as a sex symbol. Critical acclaim came with his roles in the dramas The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award . He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in commercially successful films, including the drama A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (1993), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), and the sports comedy-drama Jerry Maguire (1996); for the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Cruise's performance in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Cruise subsequently established himself as a star of science fiction and action films, often performing his risky stunts. He played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in eight Mission: Impossible films, beginning with Mission: Impossible (1996) and ending with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025). His other films in the genre include Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Cruise holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive $100-million-grossing movies, a feat that was achieved from 2012 to 2018. In December 2024, he was awarded the US Navy's highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contributions" to the military, with his screen roles. Forbes ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1990, and received the top honour of "Most Beautiful People" in 1997. Outside his film career, Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology, which has resulted in controversy and scrutiny of his involvement in the organisation. An aviation enthusiast, he has held a pilot certificate since 1994.
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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards. As of 2025, his films have grossed over $13.3 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars, he is consistently one of the world's highest-paid actors. Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986), the latter earning him a reputation as a sex symbol. Critical acclaim came with his roles in the dramas The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award . He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in commercially successful films, including the drama A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (1993), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), and the sports comedy-drama Jerry Maguire (1996); for the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Cruise's performance in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Cruise subsequently established himself as a star of science fiction and action films, often performing his risky stunts. He played fictional agent Ethan Hunt in eight Mission: Impossible films, beginning with Mission: Impossible (1996) and ending with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025). His other films in the genre include Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Cruise holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive $100-million-grossing movies, a feat that was achieved from 2012 to 2018. In December 2024, he was awarded the US Navy's highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contributions" to the military, with his screen roles. Forbes ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1990, and received the top honour of "Most Beautiful People" in 1997. Outside his film career, Cruise has been an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology, which has resulted in controversy and scrutiny of his involvement in the organisation. An aviation enthusiast, he has held a pilot certificate since 1994.
Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
Bambi
The Daily Show
The Oscars
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The One Show
The Colbert Report
GMTV
Running Man
Top Gear
The Early Show
American Idol
The Jonathan Ross Show
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Celebrities Uncensored
The Jay Leno Show
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Young Guns
BRATS
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Simone Biles Rising
Religulous
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Endless Love
Val
The Outsiders
Tropic Thunder
Rock of Ages
Rain Man
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Tom Cruise: Hollywood’s Last Legend
Edge of Tomorrow
Risky Business
The Last Samurai
Mission: Impossible III
The Mummy
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Edge of Tomorrow 2
Minority Report
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Legend
Oblivion
Eyes Wide Shut
Days of Thunder
Mission: Impossible II
Top Gun: Maverick
Mission: Impossible
Untitled Top Gun 3
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Knight and Day
The Firm
Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise
Cocktail
Magnolia
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Jerry Maguire
Top Gun
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Vanilla Sky
Born on the Fourth of July
Valkyrie
Far and Away
War of the Worlds
Interview with the Vampire
On Your Six: Thirty Years of Top Gun
A Few Good Men
American Made
Collateral
Production Credits
Narc
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
The Last Samurai
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Top Gun: Maverick
Vanilla Sky
The Others
Days of Thunder
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Elizabethtown
Fallen Angels
Mission: Impossible III
Mission: Impossible
Suspect Zero
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Jack Reacher
Mission: Impossible II
Ask the Dust
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Untitled Top Gun 3
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