Christopher McQuarrie
Born
1968-10-25
Place of birth
Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
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), a...
Known for
The Usual Suspects
Interrogation Cop (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Passenger on train (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Passer-by (uncredited)
The Oscars
Self
Public Access
Cop #1 / Our Town Caller
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
The Valkyrie Legacy
Self
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Self
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
Self
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
Self
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'
Self
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Self