Christopher McQuarrie
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- October 25, 1968
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Christopher McQuarrie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Battlefield TBA
Director, Writer, Producer
- King Conan
King Conan TBA
Writer, Director
- The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet TBA
Director
- Deeper
Deeper TBA
Screenplay
Broadsword TBA
Producer, Director, Writer
- Compassionate Release
Compassionate Release 2027
Director, Producer
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special 2025
as Self
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning 2025
as Passer-by (uncredited), Producer, Writer, Director
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 2023
as Passenger on train (uncredited), Writer, Producer, Director
Top Gun: Maverick 2022
Screenplay, Producer
Mission: Impossible - Fallout 2018
as Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited), Writer, Director, Producer
The Mummy 2017
Screenplay
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 2016
Producer
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation 2015
Director, Story, Screenplay
Edge of Tomorrow 2014
Screenplay
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around 2013
as Self
Jack the Giant Slayer 2013
Screenplay
Jack Reacher 2012
Screenplay, Director
The Tourist 2010
Screenplay
North by Northwest: One for the Ages 2009
as Self
Valkyrie 2008
Producer, Screenplay
The Valkyrie Legacy 2008
as Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird 2006
as Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light 2006
as Self
Paradise Now 2005
Thanks
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' 2002
as Self
The Way of the Gun 2000
Director, Screenplay
Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects' 1998
as Self
The Usual Suspects 1995
as Interrogation Cop (uncredited), Writer
Public Access 1993
as Cop #1 / Our Town Caller, Writer
Credits from TMDB.