Christopher McQuarrie
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.
Filmography
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
as Self
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
as Self
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Passer-by (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Passer-by (uncredited)
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
as Self (archive footage)
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
as Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Passenger on train (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Passenger on train (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
as Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
as Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
as Self
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
as Self
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
as Self
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
as Self
The Valkyrie Legacy
as Self
The Valkyrie Legacy
as Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
as Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
as Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as Self
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
as Self
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
as Self
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
as Self
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
as Self
The Usual Suspects
as Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
The Usual Suspects
as Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
Public Access
as Cop #1 / Our Town Caller
Public Access
as Cop #1 / Our Town Caller