Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV July 3 1962 is an American actor and producer One of the worlds highestpaid actors he has received various accolades including an Honorary Palme dOr and three Golden Globe Awards in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards His films have grossed over 4 billion in North America and over 111 billion worldwide making him one of the highestgrossing box office stars of all time He began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in the comedy film Risky Business 1983 and action film Top Gun 1986 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 and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s he starred in several 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 romance Jerry Maguire 1996 For the latter he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and received his second Academy Award nomination His performance as a motivational speaker in the drama Magnolia 1999 earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Since then he has largely starred in science fiction and action films establishing himself as an action star often performing his own risky stunts He has played Ethan Hunt in all six of the Mission Impossible films from 1996 to 2018 His other notable roles 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 with Maverick being his highestgrossing film to date