Christopher McQuarrie 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), and the upcoming sequels
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) and
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two (2024), in addition to producing the latter three, while also being 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), for which he received
Academy Award nominations for
Best Adapted Screenplay and
Best Picture.
