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John Cusack

John Cusack

Acting June 28, 1966 (60 years old) Evanston, Illinois, USA

Biography

John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American actor. Cusack began acting in films during the 1980s, starring 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). He then started appearing in independent films and had leading roles in Eight Men Out (1988), The Grifters (1990), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Con Air (1997), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Being John Malkovich (1999), High Fidelity (2000), America's Sweethearts (2001), Serendipity (2001), Max (2002), and Runaway Jury (2003). Cusack has been nominated for several awards, including a Golden Globe for his role starring in High Fidelity. He won the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Maps to the Stars. He is a son of filmmaker Dick Cusack and the younger brother of actors Bill, Joan and Ann Cusack. In 2012, Cusack was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Movies 107

2012 5.9

2012

as Jackson Curtis

2009
Stand by Me 7.8

Stand by Me

as Denny Lachance

1986
Con Air 6.8

Con Air

as Agent Vince Larkin

1997
Identity 7.2

Identity

as Ed

2003
1408 6.7

1408

as Mike Enslin

2007
The Thin Red Line 7.4

The Thin Red Line

as Capt. John Gaff

1998
Anastasia 7.6

Anastasia

as Dimitri (voice)

1997
Being John Malkovich 7.4

Being John Malkovich

as Craig Schwartz

1999
Serendipity 7.0

Serendipity

as Jonathan Trager

2001
Adaptation. 7.3

Adaptation.

as John Cusack (uncredited)

2002
High Fidelity 7.1

High Fidelity

as Rob

2000
Maps to the Stars 6.2

Maps to the Stars

as Dr. Stafford Weiss

2014
Runaway Jury 6.9

Runaway Jury

as Nick Easter

2003
The Butler 7.3

The Butler

as Richard Nixon

2013
The Player 7.2

The Player

as John Cusack

1992
Hot Tub Time Machine 6.1

Hot Tub Time Machine

as Adam

2010
Sixteen Candles 6.7

Sixteen Candles

as Bryce

1984
Say Anything... 7.0

Say Anything...

as Lloyd Dobler

1989
Grosse Pointe Blank 7.0

Grosse Pointe Blank

as Martin Q. Blank

1997
Detective Chinatown 1900 6.2

Detective Chinatown 1900

as Grant

2025
The Road to Wellville 5.6

The Road to Wellville

as Charles Ossining

1994
Cell 4.7

Cell

as Clayton 'Clay' Riddell

2016
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 5.2

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

as Adam (uncredited)

2015
The Prince 4.9

The Prince

as Sam

2014
The Frozen Ground 6.3

The Frozen Ground

as Robert Hansen

2013
Broadcast News 6.8

Broadcast News

as Angry Messenger

1987
Love & Mercy 7.1

Love & Mercy

as Brian Wilson 1980s

2015
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 6.4

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

as John Kelso

1997
City Hall 6.0

City Hall

as Kevin Calhoun

1996
Must Love Dogs 5.9

Must Love Dogs

as Jake

2005
Bullets Over Broadway 7.1

Bullets Over Broadway

as David Shayne

1994
Dragon Blade 6.4

Dragon Blade

as Lucius

2015
Singularity 3.6

Singularity

as Elias Van Dorne

2017
The Raven 6.3

The Raven

as Edgar Allan Poe

2012
One Crazy Summer 6.0

One Crazy Summer

as Hoops McCann

1986
Igor 6.1

Igor

as Igor (voice)

2008
America's Sweethearts 5.7

America's Sweethearts

as Eddie Thomas

2001
The Numbers Station 5.5

The Numbers Station

as Emerson

2013
The Journey of Natty Gann 6.8

The Journey of Natty Gann

as Harry

1985
Better Off Dead... 6.6

Better Off Dead...

as Lane Meyer

1985
Arsenal 4.3

Arsenal

as Sal

2017
Pushing Tin 5.9

Pushing Tin

as Nick Falzone

1999
Class 6.0

Class

as Roscoe

1983
Fat Man and Little Boy 6.2

Fat Man and Little Boy

as Michael Merriman

1989
Eight Men Out 6.8

Eight Men Out

as Buck Weaver

1988
Adult World 6.0

Adult World

as Rat Billings

2014
Shanghai 6.1

Shanghai

as Paul Soames

2010
The Paperboy 5.5

The Paperboy

as Hillary Van Wetter

2012
The Grifters 6.5

The Grifters

as Roy Dillon

1990
The Bag Man 5.3

The Bag Man

as Jack

2014
The Contract 5.8

The Contract

as Ray

2006
The Ice Harvest 5.9

The Ice Harvest

as Charlie

2005
The Jack Bull 6.5

The Jack Bull

as Myrl Redding

1999
Martian Child 6.7

Martian Child

as David

2007
Shadows and Fog 6.7

Shadows and Fog

as Student Jack

1991
Grand Piano 6.0

Grand Piano

as Clem

2013
Hot Pursuit 5.7

Hot Pursuit

as Dan Bartlett

1987
The Factory 5.6

The Factory

as Mike Fletcher

2012
The Concert for New York City 5.1

The Concert for New York City

as Self

2001
The Sure Thing 6.5

The Sure Thing

as Walter "Gib" Gibson

1985
Decoded 6.2

Decoded

as 希伊斯

2024
America: A Tribute to Heroes 6.5

America: A Tribute to Heroes

as Self

2001
Cradle Will Rock 6.5

Cradle Will Rock

as Nelson Rockefeller

1999
Chi-Raq 5.7

Chi-Raq

as Fr. Mike Corridan

2015
Reclaim 5.2

Reclaim

as Benjamin

2014
BRATS 6.1

BRATS

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024
War, Inc. 5.5

War, Inc.

as Brand Hauser

2008
Grandview, U.S.A. 5.7

Grandview, U.S.A.

as Johnny Maine

1984
Never Grow Old 6.0

Never Grow Old

as Christopher 'Dutch' Albert

2019
Distorted 4.9

Distorted

as Vernon Sarsfield

2018
River Runs Red 5.5

River Runs Red

as Horace

2018
Woody Allen: A Documentary 6.9

Woody Allen: A Documentary

as Self

2011
Max 6.2

Max

as Max Rothman

2002
Pursuit 5.0

Pursuit

as John Calloway

2022
Blood Money 5.0

Blood Money

as Miller

2017
Grace Is Gone 6.5

Grace Is Gone

as Stanley Philipps

2007
True Colors 6.2

True Colors

as Peter Burton

1991
Bob Roberts 6.6

Bob Roberts

as Cutting Edge Host

1992
Drive Hard 4.3

Drive Hard

as Simon Keller

2014
Fog of War 5.9

Fog of War

as Bob Duncolm

2025
Map of the Human Heart 6.2

Map of the Human Heart

as The Mapmaker

1993
Salinger 6.4

Salinger

as Self - Actor

2013
Tapeheads 5.4

Tapeheads

as Ivan Alexeev

1988
Roadside Prophets 5.6

Roadside Prophets

as Caspar

1992
Money for Nothing 5.6

Money for Nothing

as Joey Coyle

1993
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich 2.0

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

as Self

2025
Floundering 4.8

Floundering

as JC

1994
This Is My Father 6.1

This Is My Father

as Eddie Sharp

1999
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

as Self

2012
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten 7.3

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

as Self

2007
Chicago Cab 5.9

Chicago Cab

as Scary Man

1998
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride 7.2

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

as Self

2006
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. 6.8

Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

as Self

2002
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective 7.8

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

as Self

2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic 7.0

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

as Self

2010
We Are Not Animals 4.3

We Are Not Animals

as Tony Lovecraft

2013
Summerhood 5.0

Summerhood

as Narrator (uncredited)

2008
Breakfast with Hunter 6.8

Breakfast with Hunter

as Self

2003
Boom Bust Boom 7.1

Boom Bust Boom

as Self

2015
Untitled 1408 Sequel

Untitled 1408 Sequel

as Mike Enslin

The Fog Bowl

The Fog Bowl

as Narrator (voice)

2016
Elvis Stories 6.5

Elvis Stories

as Corky

1989
The Road to The Sure Thing 6.5

The Road to The Sure Thing

2003
Eastwood on Eastwood 7.6

Eastwood on Eastwood

as Narrator (voice)

1997
Guyville Redux

Guyville Redux

2008
Why Is It Always Me?

Why Is It Always Me?

as Mike

1980
My Only Sunshine

My Only Sunshine

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