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0
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Director
John Cusack
Acting
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TMDB popularity
2.2
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13
TMDB ID: 3036
IMDb ID: nm0000131
Known for: Acting
Born: June 28, 1966
Age: 60
Place of birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.17
Wikidata: Q106175
Also known as
John Cusak • John Paul Cusack
Frequent jobs
Executive Producer (3)Presenter (2)Producer (2)Screenplay (2)Writer (2)Additional Dialogue (1)Associate Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Cusack.
as Denny Lachance
Stand by Me
1986 • Movie
as Dimitri (voice)
Anastasia
1997 • Movie
as Capt. John Gaff
The Thin Red Line
1998 • Movie
as Craig Schwartz
Being John Malkovich
1999 • Movie
as John Cusack (uncredited)
Adaptation.
2002 • Movie
as Richard Nixon
The Butler
2013 • Movie
as Self
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007 • Movie
as John Cusack
The Player
1992 • Movie
as Ed
Identity
2003 • Movie
Screenplay
High Fidelity
2000 • Movie
as David Shayne
Bullets Over Broadway
1994 • Movie
as Brian Wilson 1980s
Love & Mercy
2015 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Cusack.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Cusack.
as Jackson Curtis
2012
2009 • Movie
as Denny Lachance
Stand by Me
1986 • Movie
as Agent Vince Larkin
Con Air
1997 • Movie
as Ed
Identity
2003 • Movie
as Dimitri (voice)
Anastasia
1997 • Movie
as Mike Enslin
1408
2007 • Movie
as Capt. John Gaff
The Thin Red Line
1998 • Movie
as Jonathan Trager
Serendipity
2001 • Movie
as Craig Schwartz
Being John Malkovich
1999 • Movie
as Richard Nixon
The Butler
2013 • Movie
Producer
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010 • Movie
as Bryce
Sixteen Candles
1984 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Cusack.
as Self • 1 eps
The Daily Show
1996 • Series
as Greg (voice) • 1 eps
Frasier
1993 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
1981 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Jay Leno Show
2009 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Cusack.
Executive Producer
Cell
2016 • Movie
Writer
We're No Animals
2013 • Movie
Producer
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010 • Movie
Presenter
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
2010 • Movie
Presenter
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2010 • Movie
Writer
War, Inc.
2008 • Movie
Producer
Grace Is Gone
2007 • Movie
Associate Producer
Max
2002 • Movie
Screenplay
High Fidelity
2000 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Jack Bull
1999 • Movie
Executive Producer
Chicago Cab
1998 • Movie
Screenplay
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997 • Movie
Additional Dialogue
Floundering
1994 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Cusack.
as Self
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
2025 • Movie
as Bob Duncolm
Fog of War
2025 • Movie
as Grant
Detective Chinatown 1900
2025 • Movie
as 希伊斯
Decoded
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
BRATS
2024 • Movie
as John Calloway
Pursuit
2022 • Movie
as Christopher 'Dutch' Albert
Never Grow Old
2019 • Movie
as Horace
River Runs Red
2018 • Movie
as Vernon Sarsfield
Distorted
2018 • Movie
as Elias Van Dorne
Singularity
2017 • Movie
as Miller
Blood Money
2017 • Movie
as Sal
Arsenal
2017 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Cusack.
as Dr. Kevin Christie • 8 eps
Utopia
2020 • Series
as John • 1 eps
Doll & Em
2014 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Evening Urgant
2012 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Jay Leno Show
2009 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 • Series
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Daily Show
1996 • Series
as Voice
Baseball
1994 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 • Series