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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.

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Self

Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special

2025

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Passer-by (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025

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Self (archive footage)

Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star

2023

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Passenger on train (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

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Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

2018

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Self

Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

2013

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Self

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

2009

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Self

The Valkyrie Legacy

2008

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Self

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

2006

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Self

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

2006

Credits

Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special

as Self

2025

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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

as Passer-by (uncredited)

2025

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Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star

as Self (archive footage)

2023

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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

as Passenger on train (uncredited)

2023

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Mission: Impossible - Fallout

as Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)

2018

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Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

as Self

2013

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North by Northwest: One for the Ages

as Self

2009

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The Valkyrie Legacy

as Self

2008

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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

as Self

2006

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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

as Self

2006

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Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

as Self

2002

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The Usual Suspects

as Interrogation Cop (uncredited)

1995

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Public Access

as Cop #1 / Our Town Caller

1993

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The Oscars

as Self

1953

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Nothing Is What It Seems: The Making Of 'The Usual Suspects'

as Self

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