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John Cusack

Acting

Born June 28, 1966 · Evanston, Illinois, USA

Also known as John Cusak · John Paul Cusack

Biography

John Paul Cusack is an American actor and screenwriter. With a career spanning over four decades, he has appeared in over ninety films. He began acting in films during the 1980s, appearing in coming-of-age dramedies such as Sixteen Candles (1984), Better Off Dead (1985), The Sure Thing (1985), Stand by Me (1986), and Say Anything... (1989). Moving away from his teen idol image, he went on to appear in a variety of genres, such as the crime thrillers The Grifters (1990) and The Paperboy (2012), the black comedies Bullets Over Broadway (1994) and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), the romantic comedy Serendipity (2001), the time-traveling comedy Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), psychological thriller Identity (2003), the action thriller Con Air (1997), and the psychological horror film 1408 (2007).

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Awards & recognition

  • Satellite Award — Best Cast – Motion Picture · 1999
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 2014 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2001 · nominated
  • Writers Guild of America Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2001 · nominated
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  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 2000 · nominated
  • Independent Spirit Award — Best Male Lead · 2000 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 2000 · nominated
  • Teen Choice Award — Choice Hissy Fit · 2000 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Stand by Me

1986as Denny Lachance

Frasier

1993as Greg (voice)

Anastasia

1997as Dimitri (voice)

Baseball

1994as (voice)

Being John Malkovich

1999as Craig Schwartz

The Thin Red Line

1998as Capt. John Gaff

The Butler

2013as Richard Nixon

Adaptation.

2002as John Cusack (uncredited)

Utopia

2020as Dr. Kevin Christie

Boom Bust Boom

2015as Self

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

2007as Self

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

2006as Self

Identity

2003as Ed

The Player

1992as John Cusack

Love & Mercy

2014as Brian Wilson 1980s

High Fidelity

2000as Rob

Bullets Over Broadway

1994as David Shayne

Runaway Jury

2003as Nick Easter

Serendipity

2001as Jonathan Trager

Grosse Pointe Blank

1997as Martin Q. Blank

Say Anything

1989as Lloyd Dobler

Con Air

1997as Agent Vince Larkin

Eight Men Out

1988as Buck Weaver

Broadcast News

1987as Angry Messenger

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985as Harry

Martian Child

2007as David

1408

2007as Mike Enslin

Shadows and Fog

1991as Student Jack

Sixteen Candles

1984as Bryce

Better Off Dead

1985as Lane Meyer

Grace Is Gone

2007as Stanley Philipps

Cradle Will Rock

1999as Nelson Rockefeller

The Grifters

1990as Roy Dillon

Dragon Blade

2015as Lucius

Salinger

2013as Self - Actor

The Jack Bull

1999as Myrl Redding

The Daily Show

1996as Self

The Frozen Ground

2013as Robert Hansen

The Raven

2012as Edgar Allan Poe

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

1997as John Kelso

Maps to the Stars

2014as Dr. Stafford Weiss

Max

2002as Max Rothman

Map of the Human Heart

1992as The Mapmaker

True Colors

1991as Peter Burton

Fat Man and Little Boy

1989as Michael Merriman

Hot Tub Time Machine

2010as Adam

Shanghai

2010as Paul Soames

Igor

2008as Igor (voice)

Brats

2024as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)