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.
Christopher McQuarrie
55 · Born: Oct 25, 1968
