Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

140

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-06-28 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

John Cusak

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Джон Пол Кьюсак

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John Cusack

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Cusack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Stand by Me

1986

Stand by Me

as

Denny Lachance

High Fidelity

2000

High Fidelity

as

Rob Gordon

Pursuit

2022

Pursuit

as

John Calloway

Being John Malkovich

1999

Being John Malkovich

as

Craig Schwartz

Say Anything...

1989

Say Anything...

as

Lloyd Dobler

The Contract

2006

The Contract

as

Ray

1408

2007

1408

as

Mike Enslin

Con Air

1997

Con Air

as

Agent Vince Larkin

The Player

1992

The Player

as

John Cusack

Identity

2003

Identity

as

Ed

The Road to Wellville

1994

The Road to Wellville

as

Charles Ossining

Grace Is Gone

2007

Grace Is Gone

as

Stanley Philipps

City Hall

1996

City Hall

as

Kevin Calhoun

Martian Child

2007

Martian Child

as

David

Class

1983

Class

as

Roscoe

Bullets Over Broadway

1994

Bullets Over Broadway

as

David Shayne

Hot Tub Time Machine

2010

Hot Tub Time Machine

as

Adam

Runaway Jury

2003

Runaway Jury

as

Nick Easter

America's Sweethearts

2001

America's Sweethearts

as

Eddie Thomas

Must Love Dogs

2005

Must Love Dogs

as

Jake

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

1997

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

as

John Kelso

The Thin Red Line

1998

The Thin Red Line

as

Capt. John Gaff

Tapeheads

1988

Tapeheads

as

Ivan Alexeev

Cradle Will Rock

1999

Cradle Will Rock

as

Nelson Rockefeller

The Sure Thing

1985

The Sure Thing

as

Walter "Gib" Gibson

The Ice Harvest

2005

The Ice Harvest

as

Charlie

Grosse Pointe Blank

1997

Grosse Pointe Blank

as

Martin Q. Blank

Anastasia

1997

Anastasia

as

Dimitri (voice)

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

2006

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

as

Self

Pushing Tin

1999

Pushing Tin

as

Nick Falzone

Serendipity

2001

Serendipity

as

Jonathan Trager

Fat Man and Little Boy

1989

Fat Man and Little Boy

as

Michael Merriman

War, Inc.

2008

War, Inc.

as

Brand Hauser

Eight Men Out

1988

Eight Men Out

as

Buck Weaver

Max

2002

Max

as

Max Rothman

True Colors

1991

True Colors

as

Peter Burton

Better Off Dead...

1985

Better Off Dead...

as

Lane Meyer

Roadside Prophets

1992

Roadside Prophets

as

Caspar

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985

The Journey of Natty Gann

as

Harry

2012

2009

2012

as

Jackson Curtis

Hot Pursuit

1987

Hot Pursuit

as

Dan Bartlett

Igor

2008

Igor

as

Igor (voice)

Map of the Human Heart

1993

Map of the Human Heart

as

The Mapmaker

Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

2002

Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

as

Self

Sixteen Candles

1984

Sixteen Candles

as

Bryce

Shanghai

2010

Shanghai

as

Paul Soames

The Jack Bull

1999

The Jack Bull

as

Myrl Redding

Breakfast with Hunter

2003

Breakfast with Hunter

as

Self

The Grifters

1990

The Grifters

as

Roy Dillon

One Crazy Summer

1986

One Crazy Summer

as

Hoops McCann

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

2007

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

as

Self

The Raven

2012

The Raven

as

Edgar Allan Poe

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011

Woody Allen: A Documentary

as

Self

My Only Sunshine

My Only Sunshine

as

The Paperboy

2012

The Paperboy

as

Hillary Van Wetter

Money for Nothing

1993

Money for Nothing

as

Joey Coyle

Grandview, U.S.A.

1984

Grandview, U.S.A.

as

Johnny Maine

The Numbers Station

2013

The Numbers Station

as

Emerson

Fog of War

2025

Fog of War

as

Bob Duncolm

Adult World

2014

Adult World

as

Rat Billings

Chicago Cab

1998

Chicago Cab

as

Scary Man

The Butler

2013

The Butler

as

Richard Nixon

Maps to the Stars

2014

Maps to the Stars

as

Dr. Stafford Weiss

The Factory

2012

The Factory

as

Mike Fletcher

Cell

2016

Cell

as

Clayton 'Clay' Riddell

The Frozen Ground

2013

The Frozen Ground

as

Robert Hansen

Grand Piano

2013

Grand Piano

as

Clem

The Prince

2014

The Prince

as

Sam

The Bag Man

2014

The Bag Man

as

Jack

Drive Hard

2014

Drive Hard

as

Simon Keller

Love & Mercy

2015

Love & Mercy

as

Brian Wilson 1980s

Floundering

1994

Floundering

as

JC

Reclaim

2014

Reclaim

as

Benjamin

We're No Animals

2013

We're No Animals

as

Tony Lovecraft

Shadows and Fog

1991

Shadows and Fog

as

Student Jack

Dragon Blade

2015

Dragon Blade

as

Lucius

This Is My Father

1999

This Is My Father

as

Eddie Sharp

Chi-Raq

2015

Chi-Raq

as

Fr. Mike Corridan

The Fog Bowl

2016

The Fog Bowl

as

Narrator (voice)

Arsenal

2017

Arsenal

as

Sal

BRATS

2024

BRATS

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adaptation.

2002

Adaptation.

as

John Cusack (uncredited)

Decoded

2024

Decoded

as

Liseiwicz

Bob Roberts

1992

Bob Roberts

as

Cutting Edge Host

Broadcast News

1987

Broadcast News

as

Angry Messenger

Blood Money

2017

Blood Money

as

Miller

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

2015

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

as

Adam (uncredited)

Distorted

2018

Distorted

as

Vernon Sarsfield

Guyville Redux

2008

Guyville Redux

as

All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

2012

All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

as

Self

Elvis Stories

1989

Elvis Stories

as

Corky

Singularity

2017

Singularity

as

Elias Van Dorne

Summerhood

2008

Summerhood

as

Narrator (uncredited)

Never Grow Old

2019

Never Grow Old

as

Christopher 'Dutch' Albert

Boom Bust Boom

2015

Boom Bust Boom

as

Self

The Concert for New York City

2001

The Concert for New York City

as

Self

River Runs Red

2018

River Runs Red

as

Horace

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

as

Self

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

2010

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

as

Self

Eastwood on Eastwood

1997

Eastwood on Eastwood

as

Narrator (voice)

America | A Tribute to Heroes

2001

America | A Tribute to Heroes

as

Self

Salinger

2013

Salinger

as

Self - Actor

The Road to The Sure Thing

2003

The Road to The Sure Thing

as

Detective Chinatown 1900

2025

Detective Chinatown 1900

as

Grant

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as

Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as

Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as

Self

The View

The View

as

Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as

Frasier

Frasier

as

Greg (voice)

The Jay Leno Show

The Jay Leno Show

as

Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as

Self - Guest

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?

as

Self

Doll & Em

Doll & Em

as

John

Evening Urgant

Evening Urgant

as

Self

Baseball

Baseball

as

Voice

Utopia

Utopia

as

Dr. Kevin Christie

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

as

Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

as

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as

Self

Baseball

Baseball

as

(voice)

Production

Grace Is Gone

2007

Grace Is Gone

as

Max

2002

Max

as

High Fidelity

2000

High Fidelity

as

Hot Tub Time Machine

2010

Hot Tub Time Machine

as

Chicago Cab

1998

Chicago Cab

as

Cell

2016

Cell

as

Grosse Pointe Blank

1997

Grosse Pointe Blank

as

We're No Animals

2013

We're No Animals

as

The Jack Bull

1999

The Jack Bull

as

War, Inc.

2008

War, Inc.

as

Crew

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

as

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

2010

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

as

Floundering

1994

Floundering

as

Directing