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Christopher McQuarrie

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56 Years Old

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.

Born

Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA on 25th October 1968

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