Christopher McQuarrie
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Christopher McQuarrie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Top Filmography
The Usual Suspects
1995 // MOVIE
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018 // MOVIE
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023 // MOVIE
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025 // MOVIE
The Oscars
1953 // TV
Public Access
1993 // MOVIE
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 // MOVIE
The Valkyrie Legacy
2008 // MOVIE
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
2013 // MOVIE
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006 // MOVIE
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
2023 // MOVIE
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
2009 // MOVIE
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
2002 // MOVIE
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
1998 // MOVIE
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
2025 // MOVIE