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Christopher McQuarrie

Writing

Born October 25, 1968 · Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA

Also known as McQ · کریستوفر مک‌کوری

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Biography

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).

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1996
  • Edgar Awards · 1996
  • Film Independent Spirit Awards
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2023 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2023 · nominated
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  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1996 · nominated

Filmography20 titles

Top Gun: Maverick

2022Producer, Screenplay

The Usual Suspects

1995as Interrogation Cop (uncredited)

Reacher

2022Executive Producer

Edge of Tomorrow

2014Screenplay

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023as Passenger on train (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

2018as Mission Brief (Voice) (Uncredited)

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025as Passer-by (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

2015Director, Screenplay, Story

Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star

2023as Self (archive footage)

Valkyrie

2008Producer, Screenplay

NYPD Blue

1993Story

Paradise Now

2005Thanks

Jack Reacher

2012Director, Screenplay

Persons Unknown

2010Executive Producer

The Way of the Gun

2000Director, Screenplay

The Tourist

2010Screenplay

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

2016Producer

The Valkyrie Legacy

2008as Self

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013Screenplay

The Mummy

2017Screenplay