Christopher McQuarrie
Writing
- Born
- October 25, 1968 (age 57) · Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
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
Edge of Tomorrow
May 27, 2014
The Usual Suspects
July 19, 1995
Top Gun: Maverick
May 21, 2022
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
July 28, 2015
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
July 25, 2018
Jack Reacher
December 20, 2012
The Mummy
June 6, 2017
The Tourist
December 8, 2010
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
October 19, 2016
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
July 8, 2023
Jack the Giant Slayer
February 27, 2013
Valkyrie
December 25, 2008
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- 2025Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Producer, Writer, Director
- 2023Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Writer, Producer, Director
- 2022Top Gun: Maverick Screenplay, Producer
- 2018Mission: Impossible - Fallout Writer, Director, Producer
- 2017The Mummy Screenplay
- 2016Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Producer
- 2015Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation Director, Story, Screenplay
- 2014Edge of Tomorrow Screenplay
- 2013Jack the Giant Slayer Screenplay
- 2012