John Cusack
Born
June 28, 1966 (age 59)
Birthplace
Evanston, Illinois, USA

John Cusack

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). In the 1990s, he then started appearing in independent films and had leading men roles in Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Con Air (1997), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Being John Malkovich (1999), High Fidelity (2000), America's Sweethearts (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

Fog of War
Fog of War
2025 ★ 5.7
Bob Duncolm
Detective Chinatown 1900
Detective Chinatown 1900
2025 ★ 6.3
Grant
Decoded
Decoded
2024 ★ 5.9
希伊斯
Pursuit
Pursuit
2022 ★ 5.1
John Calloway
Never Grow Old
Never Grow Old
2019 ★ 6.1
Christopher 'Dutch' Albert
River Runs Red
River Runs Red
2018 ★ 5.4
Horace
Distorted
Distorted
2018 ★ 4.8
Vernon Sarsfield
Singularity
Singularity
2017 ★ 3.6
Elias Van Dorne
Blood Money
Blood Money
2017 ★ 5.0
Miller
Arsenal
Arsenal
2017 ★ 4.4
Sal
The Fog Bowl
The Fog Bowl
2016
Narrator (voice)
Cell
Cell
2016 ★ 4.7
Clayton 'Clay' Riddell
Chi-Raq
Chi-Raq
2015 ★ 5.7
Fr. Mike Corridan
Love & Mercy
Love & Mercy
2015 ★ 7.1
Brian Wilson 1980s
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015 ★ 5.2
Adam (uncredited)
Dragon Blade
Dragon Blade
2015 ★ 6.4
Lucius
Drive Hard
Drive Hard
2014 ★ 4.3
Simon Keller
Reclaim
Reclaim
2014 ★ 5.3
Benjamin
The Prince
The Prince
2014 ★ 4.9
Sam
Maps to the Stars
Maps to the Stars
2014 ★ 6.2
Dr. Stafford Weiss
The Bag Man
The Bag Man
2014 ★ 5.3
Jack
Adult World
Adult World
2014 ★ 6.0
Rat Billings
Grand Piano
Grand Piano
2013 ★ 6.0
Clem
We're No Animals
We're No Animals
2013 ★ 4.6
Tony Lovecraft
The Butler
The Butler
2013 ★ 7.3
Richard Nixon
The Frozen Ground
The Frozen Ground
2013 ★ 6.3
Robert Hansen
The Numbers Station
The Numbers Station
2013 ★ 5.5
Emerson
The Factory
The Factory
2012 ★ 5.6
Mike Fletcher
The Paperboy
The Paperboy
2012 ★ 5.5
Hillary Van Wetter
The Raven
The Raven
2012 ★ 6.3
Edgar Allan Poe
Shanghai
Shanghai
2010 ★ 6.1
Paul Soames
Hot Tub Time Machine
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010 ★ 6.0
Adam
2012
2012
2009 ★ 5.9
Jackson Curtis
Igor
Igor
2008 ★ 6.0
Igor (voice)
War, Inc.
War, Inc.
2008 ★ 5.5
Brand Hauser
Summerhood
Summerhood
2008 ★ 5.0
Narrator (uncredited)
Guyville Redux
Guyville Redux
2008
Grace Is Gone
Grace Is Gone
2007 ★ 6.6
Stanley Philipps
Martian Child
Martian Child
2007 ★ 6.7
David
1408
1408
2007 ★ 6.7
Mike Enslin
The Contract
The Contract
2006 ★ 5.7
Ray
The Ice Harvest
The Ice Harvest
2005 ★ 5.9
Charlie
Must Love Dogs
Must Love Dogs
2005 ★ 5.9
Jake
The Road to The Sure Thing
The Road to The Sure Thing
2003 ★ 6.0
Identity
Identity
2003 ★ 7.2
Ed
Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury
2003 ★ 6.9
Nick Easter
Adaptation.
Adaptation.
2002 ★ 7.3
John Cusack (uncredited)
Max
Max
2002 ★ 6.1
Max Rothman
Serendipity
Serendipity
2001 ★ 6.9
Jonathan Trager
America's Sweethearts
America's Sweethearts
2001 ★ 5.7
Eddie Thomas
High Fidelity
High Fidelity
2000 ★ 7.1
Rob Gordon
Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock
1999 ★ 6.4
Nelson Rockefeller
Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich
1999 ★ 7.4
Craig Schwartz
This Is My Father
This Is My Father
1999 ★ 5.4
Eddie Sharp
Pushing Tin
Pushing Tin
1999 ★ 5.9
Nick Falzone
The Jack Bull
The Jack Bull
1999 ★ 6.3
Myrl Redding
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line
1998 ★ 7.4
Capt. John Gaff
Chicago Cab
Chicago Cab
1998 ★ 5.6
Scary Man
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997 ★ 6.4
John Kelso
Anastasia
Anastasia
1997 ★ 7.6
Dimitri (voice)
Eastwood on Eastwood
Eastwood on Eastwood
1997 ★ 7.0
Narrator (voice)
Con Air
Con Air
1997 ★ 6.8
Agent Vince Larkin
Grosse Pointe Blank
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997 ★ 7.0
Martin Q. Blank
City Hall
City Hall
1996 ★ 5.9
Kevin Calhoun
Floundering
Floundering
1994 ★ 4.9
JC
The Road to Wellville
The Road to Wellville
1994 ★ 5.6
Charles Ossining
Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway
1994 ★ 7.1
David Shayne
Money for Nothing
Money for Nothing
1993 ★ 5.5
Joey Coyle
Map of the Human Heart
Map of the Human Heart
1993 ★ 6.2
The Mapmaker
Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts
1992 ★ 6.5
Cutting Edge Host
The Player
The Player
1992 ★ 7.2
John Cusack
Roadside Prophets
Roadside Prophets
1992 ★ 5.5
Caspar
Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog
1991 ★ 6.7
Student Jack
True Colors
True Colors
1991 ★ 6.2
Peter Burton
The Grifters
The Grifters
1990 ★ 6.5
Roy Dillon
Fat Man and Little Boy
Fat Man and Little Boy
1989 ★ 6.2
Michael Merriman
Say Anything...
Say Anything...
1989 ★ 7.0
Lloyd Dobler
Elvis Stories
Elvis Stories
1989 ★ 4.0
Corky
Tapeheads
Tapeheads
1988 ★ 5.3
Ivan Alexeev
Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out
1988 ★ 6.9
Buck Weaver
Broadcast News
Broadcast News
1987 ★ 6.8
Angry Messenger
Hot Pursuit
Hot Pursuit
1987 ★ 5.7
Dan Bartlett
Stand by Me
Stand by Me
1986 ★ 7.8
Denny Lachance
One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer
1986 ★ 6.0
Hoops McCann
The Journey of Natty Gann
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 ★ 6.8
Harry
Better Off Dead...
Better Off Dead...
1985 ★ 6.6
Lane Meyer
The Sure Thing
The Sure Thing
1985 ★ 6.5
Walter "Gib" Gibson
Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984 ★ 5.7
Johnny Maine
Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles
1984 ★ 6.8
Bryce
Class
Class
1983 ★ 6.0
Roscoe
Why Is It Always Me?
Why Is It Always Me?
1980
Mike
My Only Sunshine
My Only Sunshine

TV Series