Acting
John Cusack
Born Jun 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), 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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Documentary
Fog of War
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Thriller
Detective Chinatown 1900
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Decoded
2024
Drama · History · Thriller
BRATS
2024
Documentary
Pursuit
2022
Action · Crime · Thriller
Utopia
2020
Drama · Action & Adventure · Mystery
Never Grow Old
2019
Western
River Runs Red
2018
Thriller · Crime
Distorted
2018
Action · Mystery · Thriller
Singularity
2017
Science Fiction
Blood Money
2017
Thriller · Drama
Arsenal
2017
Thriller · Crime
The Fog Bowl
2016
Documentary
Cell
2016
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
Chi-Raq
2015
Drama · Crime · Comedy
Boom Bust Boom
2015
History · Documentary
Love & Mercy
2015
Drama · Music · History
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
Comedy
Dragon Blade
2015
Adventure · History · Action
Drive Hard
2014
Action · Comedy · Crime
Reclaim
2014
Thriller
The Prince
2014
Thriller · Action
Maps to the Stars
2014
Drama
The Bag Man
2014
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Doll & Em
2014
Comedy
Adult World
2014
Comedy
Grand Piano
2013
Thriller · Mystery
We Are Not Animals
2013
Comedy · Drama
Salinger
2013
Documentary
The Butler
2013
Drama
The Frozen Ground
2013
Thriller · Crime
The Numbers Station
2013
Action · Thriller
The Factory
2012
Crime · Thriller · Mystery
The Paperboy
2012
Thriller · Drama · Mystery
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
2012
Documentary
The Raven
2012
Crime · Thriller · Mystery
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
Documentary
Shanghai
2010
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010
Science Fiction · Comedy · Adventure
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2010
Documentary · Action · Drama
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
2010
Documentary
2012
2009
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Igor
2008
Animation · Comedy · Family
War, Inc.
2008
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Summerhood
2008
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Guyville Redux
2008
Documentary · Music
Grace Is Gone
2007
Drama
Martian Child
2007
Comedy · Drama
1408
2007
Horror · Mystery
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
Music · Documentary
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
Documentary
The Contract
2006
Drama · Action · Thriller
The Ice Harvest
2005
Crime · Comedy · Thriller
Must Love Dogs
2005
Romance · Comedy
Runaway Jury
2003
Drama · Thriller
The Road to The Sure Thing
2003
Documentary
Breakfast with Hunter
2003
Documentary
Identity
2003
Mystery · Thriller
Adaptation.
2002
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
Music · Documentary
Max
2002
War · Drama
The Concert for New York City
2001
Music · Documentary · TV Movie
Serendipity
2001
Comedy · Romance
America: A Tribute to Heroes
2001
Music · Documentary
America's Sweethearts
2001
Comedy · Romance
High Fidelity
2000
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Cradle Will Rock
1999
Drama
Being John Malkovich
1999
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
This Is My Father
1999
Drama · Romance
Pushing Tin
1999
Comedy · Drama
The Jack Bull
1999
Western · TV Movie
The Thin Red Line
1998
Drama · History · War
Chicago Cab
1998
Comedy · Drama
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Anastasia
1997
Animation · Family · Fantasy
Eastwood on Eastwood
1997
Documentary · TV Movie
Con Air
1997
Action · Thriller · Crime
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
Action · Comedy · Thriller
City Hall
1996
Drama · Thriller
TFI Friday
1996
Comedy
Floundering
1994
Comedy · Romance
The Road to Wellville
1994
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Bullets Over Broadway
1994
Comedy · Crime
Baseball
1994
Documentary
Frasier
1993
Comedy · Family
Money for Nothing
1993
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Map of the Human Heart
1993
Adventure · Drama · Romance
Bob Roberts
1992
Comedy · Drama
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Talk · Comedy
The Player
1992
Mystery · Drama · Thriller
Roadside Prophets
1992
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Shadows and Fog
1991
Comedy · Mystery · Crime
True Colors
1991
Drama
The Grifters
1990
Crime · Drama
Fat Man and Little Boy
1989
Drama · History · War
Say Anything...
1989
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Elvis Stories
1989
Comedy
Tapeheads
1988
Comedy · Drama · Music
Eight Men Out
1988
Drama · History
Broadcast News
1987
Comedy · Romance
Hot Pursuit
1987
Comedy
Stand by Me
1986
Drama · Adventure
One Crazy Summer
1986
Comedy · Romance · Family
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
Adventure · Family · Drama
Better Off Dead...
1985
Comedy · Romance
The Sure Thing
1985
Comedy · Romance
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
Drama
Sixteen Candles
1984
Comedy
Class
1983
Comedy · Drama
Entertainment Tonight
1981
News
Why Is It Always Me?
1980
Written
We Are Not Animals
2013
Comedy · Drama
War, Inc.
2008
Action · Adventure · Comedy
High Fidelity
2000
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
Action · Comedy · Thriller