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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Filmography
Cast Credits
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Character: Passer-by (uncredited)
MOVIE • 2025
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Character: Passenger on train (uncredited)
MOVIE • 2023
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Character: Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)
MOVIE • 2018
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2013
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2009
The Valkyrie Legacy
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2008
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2006
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2006
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2002
The Usual Suspects
Character: Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1995
Public Access
Character: Cop #1 / Our Town Caller
MOVIE • 1993
The Oscars
Character: Self
TV • 1953
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
Character: Self
MOVIE • TBA
Crew
Crew Credits
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
Top Gun: Maverick
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2022
Top Gun: Maverick
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2022
Reacher
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2022
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2018
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2018
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2018
The Mummy
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2017
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2016
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Role: Story
MOVIE • 2015
Edge of Tomorrow
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2014
Jack the Giant Slayer
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2013
Jack Reacher
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2012