John Cusack
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 28, 1966
- Birthplace
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American actor. Cusack began acting in films during the 1980s, starring in coming-of-age dramedies such as Sixteen Candles (1984), Better Off Dead (1985), The Sure Thing (1985), Stand by Me (1986), and Say Anything... (1989). He then started appearing in independent films and had leading roles in Eight Men Out (1988), The Grifters (1990), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Con Air (1997), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Being John Malkovich (1999), High Fidelity (2000), America's Sweethearts (2001), Serendipity (2001), Max (2002), and Runaway Jury (2003). Cusack has been nominated for several awards, including a Golden Globe for his role starring in High Fidelity. He won the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Maps to the Stars. He is a son of filmmaker Dick Cusack and the younger brother of actors Bill, Joan and Ann Cusack. In 2012, Cusack was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmography
- Untitled 1408 Sequel
Untitled 1408 Sequel TBA
as Mike Enslin
- My Only Sunshine
My Only Sunshine TBA
Actor
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich 2025
as Self
Fog of War 2025
as Bob Duncolm
Detective Chinatown 1900 2025
as Grant
Decoded 2024
as 希伊斯
BRATS 2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pursuit 2022
as John Calloway
Never Grow Old 2019
as Christopher 'Dutch' Albert
River Runs Red 2018
as Horace
Distorted 2018
as Vernon Sarsfield
Singularity 2017
as Elias Van Dorne
Blood Money 2017
as Miller
Arsenal 2017
as Sal
The Fog Bowl 2016
as Narrator (voice)
Cell 2016
as Clayton 'Clay' Riddell, Executive Producer
Chi-Raq 2015
as Fr. Mike Corridan
Boom Bust Boom 2015
as Self
Love & Mercy 2015
as Brian Wilson 1980s
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 2015
as Adam (uncredited)
Dragon Blade 2015
as Lucius
Drive Hard 2014
as Simon Keller
Reclaim 2014
as Benjamin
The Prince 2014
as Sam
Maps to the Stars 2014
as Dr. Stafford Weiss
The Bag Man 2014
as Jack
Adult World 2014
as Rat Billings
Grand Piano 2013
as Clem
We Are Not Animals 2013
as Tony Lovecraft, Writer, Producer
Salinger 2013
as Self - Actor
The Butler 2013
as Richard Nixon
The Frozen Ground 2013
as Robert Hansen
The Numbers Station 2013
as Emerson
The Factory 2012
as Mike Fletcher
The Paperboy 2012
as Hillary Van Wetter
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set 2012
as Self
The Raven 2012
as Edgar Allan Poe
Woody Allen: A Documentary 2011
as Self
Shanghai 2010
as Paul Soames
Hot Tub Time Machine 2010
as Adam, Producer
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective 2010
as Self, Presenter
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic 2010
as Self, Presenter
2012 2009
as Jackson Curtis
Igor 2008
as Igor (voice)
War, Inc. 2008
as Brand Hauser, Writer, Producer
Summerhood 2008
as Narrator (uncredited)
Guyville Redux 2008
Actor
Grace Is Gone 2007
as Stanley Philipps, Producer
Martian Child 2007
as David
1408 2007
as Mike Enslin
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten 2007
as Self
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride 2006
as Self
The Contract 2006
as Ray
The Ice Harvest 2005
as Charlie
Must Love Dogs 2005
as Jake
Runaway Jury 2003
as Nick Easter
The Road to The Sure Thing 2003
Actor
Breakfast with Hunter 2003
as Self
Identity 2003
as Ed
Adaptation. 2002
as John Cusack (uncredited)
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. 2002
as Self
Max 2002
as Max Rothman, Associate Producer
The Concert for New York City 2001
as Self
Serendipity 2001
as Jonathan Trager
America: A Tribute to Heroes 2001
as Self
America's Sweethearts 2001
as Eddie Thomas
High Fidelity 2000
as Rob, Screenplay, Co-Producer, Music Supervisor
Cradle Will Rock 1999
as Nelson Rockefeller
Being John Malkovich 1999
as Craig Schwartz
This Is My Father 1999
as Eddie Sharp
Pushing Tin 1999
as Nick Falzone
The Jack Bull 1999
as Myrl Redding, Executive Producer
The Thin Red Line 1998
as Capt. John Gaff
Chicago Cab 1998
as Scary Man, Executive Producer
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 1997
as John Kelso
Anastasia 1997
as Dimitri (voice)
Eastwood on Eastwood 1997
as Narrator (voice)
Con Air 1997
as Agent Vince Larkin
Grosse Pointe Blank 1997
as Martin Q. Blank, Screenplay, Co-Producer
City Hall 1996
as Kevin Calhoun
Floundering 1994
as JC, Additional Dialogue
The Road to Wellville 1994
as Charles Ossining
Bullets Over Broadway 1994
as David Shayne
Money for Nothing 1993
as Joey Coyle
Map of the Human Heart 1993
as The Mapmaker
Bob Roberts 1992
as Cutting Edge Host
The Player 1992
as John Cusack
Roadside Prophets 1992
as Caspar
Shadows and Fog 1991
as Student Jack
True Colors 1991
as Peter Burton
The Grifters 1990
as Roy Dillon
Fat Man and Little Boy 1989
as Michael Merriman
Say Anything... 1989
as Lloyd Dobler
Elvis Stories 1989
as Corky
Tapeheads 1988
as Ivan Alexeev
Eight Men Out 1988
as Buck Weaver
Broadcast News 1987
as Angry Messenger
Hot Pursuit 1987
as Dan Bartlett
One Crazy Summer 1986
as Hoops McCann
Stand by Me 1986
as Denny Lachance
The Journey of Natty Gann 1985
as Harry
Better Off Dead... 1985
as Lane Meyer
The Sure Thing 1985
as Walter "Gib" Gibson
Grandview, U.S.A. 1984
as Johnny Maine
Sixteen Candles 1984
as Bryce
Class 1983
as Roscoe
Why Is It Always Me? 1980
as Mike
Credits from TMDB.