
Christopher McQuarrie
Known for writing · Born 25 October 1968 · 57 · Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
39 credits
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.
Known for

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015

Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018

Jack Reacher
2012

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023

Edge of Tomorrow
2014

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025

The Usual Suspects
1995

Top Gun: Maverick
2022

The Mummy
2017

The Tourist
2010

Jack the Giant Slayer
2013

Valkyrie
2008