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John Cusack Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1966-06-28

Birthplace:
Evanston, Illinois, USA

Credits:
126 Total Roles

John Cusack

Acting

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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). 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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich MOVIE Self
2025 Fog of War MOVIE Bob Duncolm
2025 Detective Chinatown 1900 MOVIE Grant
2024 Decoded MOVIE εΈŒδΌŠζ–―
2024 BRATS MOVIE Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022 Pursuit MOVIE John Calloway
2020 Utopia TV Dr. Kevin Christie
2019 Never Grow Old MOVIE Christopher 'Dutch' Albert
2018 River Runs Red MOVIE Horace
2018 Distorted MOVIE Vernon Sarsfield

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