Tom Cruise: Fashion Celebrity Guide

American film actor and producer, Ethan Hunt of Mission: Impossible — photos, style and news

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), widely known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. He started his career at age 19 in the 1981 film Endless Love. His first leading role was in Risky Business, released in August 1983. Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring in Top Gun (1986). Critical acclaim came with his roles in the drama films The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in several commercially successful films, including the drama A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (1993), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), and the romance Jerry Maguire (1996). For his role in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and received his second Academy Award nomination. Cruise's performance as a motivational speaker in the drama film Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Tom has played Ethan Hunt in all six of the Mission: Impossible films from 1996 to 2018. He also starred in science fiction and action films, including Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and The Mummy (2017).

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), widely known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. He started his career at age 19 in the 1981 film Endless Love. His first leading role was in Risky Business, released in August 1983. Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring in Top Gun (1986).

Critical acclaim came with his roles in the drama films The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. As a leading Hollywood star in the 1990s, he starred in several commercially successful films, including the drama A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (1993), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), and the romance Jerry Maguire (1996). For his role in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and received his second Academy Award nomination.

Cruise's performance as a motivational speaker in the drama film Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Tom has played Ethan Hunt in all six of the Mission: Impossible films from 1996 to 2018. He also starred in science fiction and action films, including Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012, Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and The Mummy (2017).

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Movie Star by 1986, Franchise Lead for Two Decades

Cruise's timeline is unusually clean. A first part at 19 in Endless Love (1981), a first leading role in Risky Business (August 1983), and full movie stardom with Top Gun (1986). The critical run followed immediately — The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989), where Ron Kovic brought a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination. The 1990s list is a decade of hits: A Few Good Men (1992), The Firm (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994) and Jerry Maguire (1996), which brought a second Oscar nomination and a Best Actor Golden Globe, then Magnolia (1999) with a third Globe and a supporting Oscar nomination. Across the same span he played Ethan Hunt in all six Mission: Impossible films from 1996 to 2018, alongside science fiction and action leads from Vanilla Sky (2001) and Minority Report (2002) through Edge of Tomorrow (2014) and The Mummy (2017).

Using This Guide

This page gathers Tom Cruise photos, videos, news and blog posts, with search routes to each through Bing, Google and YouTube. Cruise stands in the T letter of the male directory inside the Male Fashion Celebrities Q-Z range, alongside Tiger Woods, Tobey Maguire and Tom Hanks. A fashion celebrity in this guide is a person with celebrity status who is often watched and judged for what they wear, and Cruise's file covers the full arc of a modern star's screen dress — the flight suits of Top Gun, the suits of Jerry Maguire and The Firm, and two decades of Ethan Hunt's action wardrobe.

Common Questions

In how many Mission: Impossible films has Tom Cruise played Ethan Hunt?

Cruise has played Ethan Hunt in all six of the Mission: Impossible films from 1996 to 2018.

What was Tom Cruise's first leading role?

Cruise started his career at age 19 in the 1981 film Endless Love. His first leading role was in Risky Business, released in August 1983, and he became a full-fledged movie star after starring in Top Gun (1986).

For which roles did Tom Cruise win Golden Globe Awards?

Cruise won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Ron Kovic in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), a Golden Globe for Best Actor for Jerry Maguire (1996), and another Golden Globe for his performance as a motivational speaker in Magnolia (1999). He has been nominated for three Academy Awards.

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