Christopher McQuarrie
Born
October 25, 1968 (56 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
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

Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Self
2025

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Passer-by (uncredited)
2025

Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
2023

Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)
2018

Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Self
2013

North by Northwest: One for the Ages
Self
2009

The Valkyrie Legacy
Self
2008

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Self
2006

Public Access
Cop #1 / Our Town Caller
1993

Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
Self

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
2006

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
Self
2002

The Usual Suspects
Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
1995

The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953