John Cusack

Biography

John Paul Cusack is an American actor. With a career spanning over four decades, he has appeared in over eighty 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