John Cusack

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John Cusack

Acting 60 June 28, 1966

Evanston, Illinois, USA

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), Bett…

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2012

2012

5.9 2009 Movie
Stand by Me

Stand by Me

7.8 1986 Movie
Anastasia

Anastasia

7.6 1997 Movie
1408

1408

6.7 2007 Movie
Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

7.4 1999 Movie
Con Air

Con Air

6.8 1997 Movie
Identity

Identity

7.2 2003 Movie
The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

7.4 1998 Movie
The Butler

The Butler

7.3 2013 Movie
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.4 1996 TV Show
Adaptation.

Adaptation.

7.3 2002 Movie
Hot Tub Time Machine

Hot Tub Time Machine

6.0 2010 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

    Movie Self

  2. 2025
    Fog of War

    Movie Bob Duncolm

  3. 2025
    Detective Chinatown 1900

    Movie Grant

  4. 2024
    Decoded

    Movie 希伊斯

  5. 2024
    BRATS

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  6. 2022
    Pursuit

    Movie John Calloway

  7. 2020
    Utopia

    TV show Dr. Kevin Christie

  8. 2019
    Never Grow Old

    Movie Christopher 'Dutch' Albert

  9. 2018
    River Runs Red

    Movie Horace

  10. 2018
    Distorted

    Movie Vernon Sarsfield

  11. 2017
    Singularity

    Movie Elias Van Dorne

  12. 2017
    Blood Money

    Movie Miller

  13. 2017
    Arsenal

    Movie Sal

  14. 2016
    The Fog Bowl

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  15. 2016
    Cell

    Movie Clayton 'Clay' Riddell

  16. 2015
    Chi-Raq

    Movie Fr. Mike Corridan

More credits
  1. 2015
    Boom Bust Boom

    Movie Self

  2. 2015
    Love & Mercy

    Movie Brian Wilson 1980s

  3. 2015
    Hot Tub Time Machine 2

    Movie Adam (uncredited)

  4. 2015
    Dragon Blade

    Movie Lucius

  5. 2014
    Drive Hard

    Movie Simon Keller

  6. 2014
    Reclaim

    Movie Benjamin

  7. 2014
    The Prince

    Movie Sam

  8. 2014
    Maps to the Stars

    Movie Dr. Stafford Weiss

  9. 2014
    The Bag Man

    Movie Jack

  10. 2014
    Doll & Em

    TV show John

  11. 2014
    Adult World

    Movie Rat Billings

  12. 2013
    Grand Piano

    Movie Clem

  13. 2013
    We're No Animals

    Movie Tony Lovecraft

  14. 2013
    Salinger

    Movie Self - Actor

  15. 2013
    The Butler

    Movie Richard Nixon

  16. 2013
    The Frozen Ground

    Movie Robert Hansen

  17. 2013
    The Numbers Station

    Movie Emerson

  18. 2012
    The Factory

    Movie Mike Fletcher

  19. 2012
    The Paperboy

    Movie Hillary Van Wetter

  20. 2012
    All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

    Movie Self

  21. 2012
    Evening Urgant

    TV show Self

  22. 2012
    The Raven

    Movie Edgar Allan Poe

  23. 2011
    Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Movie Self

  24. 2010
    Shanghai

    Movie Paul Soames