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Christopher McQuarrie (b. 1968)

Alias:
McQ

Birthplace:
Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA

Born:
October 25, 1968

Biography from TheMovieDB

Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American filmmaker. 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). He is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023), and an untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the 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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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
2000  The Way of the Gun
2012  Jack Reacher
2015  Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2018  Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2023  Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2025  Mission: Impossible 8
????  The Gauntlet

Producer:
2000  The Way of the Gun
2008  Valkyrie
2012  Jack Reacher
2015  Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2016  Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2018  Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2022  Top Gun: Maverick
2023  Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2025  Mission: Impossible 8
????  Iron Curtain
????  The Chameleon
????  The Gauntlet

Screenplay:
2000  The Way of the Gun
2008  Valkyrie
2010  The Tourist
2012  Jack Reacher
2013  Jack the Giant Slayer
2014  Edge of Tomorrow
2015  Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2016  Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2017  The Mummy
2018  Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2022  Top Gun: Maverick
2023  Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2025  Mission: Impossible 8
????  Iron Curtain
????  The Chameleon
????  The Gauntlet

Story:
2000  The Way of the Gun
2008  Valkyrie
2010  The Tourist
2012  Jack Reacher
2013  Jack the Giant Slayer
2014  Edge of Tomorrow
2015  Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2016  Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2017  The Mummy
2018  Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2022  Top Gun: Maverick
2023  Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2025  Mission: Impossible 8
????  Iron Curtain
????  The Chameleon
????  The Gauntlet

Writer:
1993  Public Access
1995  The Usual Suspects
2000  The Way of the Gun
2008  Valkyrie
2010  The Tourist
2012  Jack Reacher
2013  Jack the Giant Slayer
2014  Edge of Tomorrow
2015  Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2016  Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2017  The Mummy
2018  Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2022  Top Gun: Maverick
2023  Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2025  Mission: Impossible 8
????  Iron Curtain
????  The Chameleon
????  The Gauntlet

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TV Production

Creator:
2010  Persons Unknown

Executive Producer:
2010  Persons Unknown
2022  Reacher

Writer:
2010  Persons Unknown
2022  Reacher

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