Christopher McQuarrie
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.
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.
Known for
Mission: Impossible 8
Beyond the Reckoning: The Making of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Top Gun: Maverick
Reacher
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
The Mummy
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Edge of Tomorrow
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Jack the Giant Slayer
Jack Reacher
The Tourist
Persons Unknown
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
Valkyrie
The Valkyrie Legacy
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
The Way of the Gun
The Usual Suspects
Public Access
The Oscars