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John Cusack

John Cusack

Acting

Born: June 28, 1966Evanston, 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). 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
Filmography
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

Self

2025
Fog of War

Fog of War

Bob Duncolm

2025
Detective Chinatown 1900

Detective Chinatown 1900

Grant

2025
Decoded

Decoded

希伊斯

2024
BRATS

BRATS

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024
Pursuit

Pursuit

John Calloway

2022
Never Grow Old

Never Grow Old

Christopher 'Dutch' Albert

2019
River Runs Red

River Runs Red

Horace

2018
Distorted

Distorted

Vernon Sarsfield

2018
Singularity

Singularity

Elias Van Dorne

2017
Blood Money

Blood Money

Miller

2017
Arsenal

Arsenal

Sal

2017
The Fog Bowl

The Fog Bowl

Narrator (voice)

2016
Cell

Cell

Clayton 'Clay' Riddell

2016
Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq

Fr. Mike Corridan

2015
Boom Bust Boom

Boom Bust Boom

Self

2015
Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy

Brian Wilson 1980s

2015
Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Adam (uncredited)

2015
Dragon Blade

Dragon Blade

Lucius

2015
Drive Hard

Drive Hard

Simon Keller

2014
Reclaim

Reclaim

Benjamin

2014
The Prince

The Prince

Sam

2014
Maps to the Stars

Maps to the Stars

Dr. Stafford Weiss

2014
The Bag Man

The Bag Man

Jack

2014
Adult World

Adult World

Rat Billings

2014
Grand Piano

Grand Piano

Clem

2013
We're No Animals

We're No Animals

Tony Lovecraft

2013
Salinger

Salinger

Self - Actor

2013
The Butler

The Butler

Richard Nixon

2013
The Frozen Ground

The Frozen Ground

Robert Hansen

2013
The Numbers Station

The Numbers Station

Emerson

2013
The Factory

The Factory

Mike Fletcher

2012
The Paperboy

The Paperboy

Hillary Van Wetter

2012
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

Self

2012
The Raven

The Raven

Edgar Allan Poe

2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Self

2011
Shanghai

Shanghai

Paul Soames

2010
Hot Tub Time Machine

Hot Tub Time Machine

Adam

2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

Self

2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

Self

2010
2012

2012

Jackson Curtis

2009
Igor

Igor

Igor (voice)

2008
War, Inc.

War, Inc.

Brand Hauser

2008
Summerhood

Summerhood

Narrator (uncredited)

2008
Guyville Redux

Guyville Redux

2008
Grace Is Gone

Grace Is Gone

Stanley Philipps

2007
Martian Child

Martian Child

David

2007
1408

1408

Mike Enslin

2007
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

Self

2007
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

Self

2006
The Contract

The Contract

Ray

2006
The Ice Harvest

The Ice Harvest

Charlie

2005
Must Love Dogs

Must Love Dogs

Jake

2005
The Road to The Sure Thing

The Road to The Sure Thing

2003
Breakfast with Hunter

Breakfast with Hunter

Self

2003
Identity

Identity

Ed

2003
Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

Nick Easter

2003
Adaptation.

Adaptation.

John Cusack (uncredited)

2002
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

Self

2002
Max

Max

Max Rothman

2002
The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

Self

2001
Serendipity

Serendipity

Jonathan Trager

2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Self

2001
America's Sweethearts

America's Sweethearts

Eddie Thomas

2001
High Fidelity

High Fidelity

Rob Gordon

2000
Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

Nelson Rockefeller

1999
Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

Craig Schwartz

1999
This Is My Father

This Is My Father

Eddie Sharp

1999
Pushing Tin

Pushing Tin

Nick Falzone

1999
The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull

Myrl Redding

1999
The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

Capt. John Gaff

1998
Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

Scary Man

1998
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

John Kelso

1997
Anastasia

Anastasia

Dimitri (voice)

1997
Eastwood on Eastwood

Eastwood on Eastwood

Narrator (voice)

1997
Con Air

Con Air

Agent Vince Larkin

1997
Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank

Martin Q. Blank

1997
City Hall

City Hall

Kevin Calhoun

1996
Floundering

Floundering

JC

1994
The Road to Wellville

The Road to Wellville

Charles Ossining

1994
Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

David Shayne

1994
Money for Nothing

Money for Nothing

Joey Coyle

1993
Map of the Human Heart

Map of the Human Heart

The Mapmaker

1993
Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

Cutting Edge Host

1992
The Player

The Player

John Cusack

1992
Roadside Prophets

Roadside Prophets

Caspar

1992
Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

Student Jack

1991
True Colors

True Colors

Peter Burton

1991
The Grifters

The Grifters

Roy Dillon

1990
Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy

Michael Merriman

1989
Say Anything...

Say Anything...

Lloyd Dobler

1989
Elvis Stories

Elvis Stories

Corky

1989
Tapeheads

Tapeheads

Ivan Alexeev

1988
Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

Buck Weaver

1988
Broadcast News

Broadcast News

Angry Messenger

1987
Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit

Dan Bartlett

1987
One Crazy Summer

One Crazy Summer

Hoops McCann

1986
Stand by Me

Stand by Me

Denny Lachance

1986
The Journey of Natty Gann

The Journey of Natty Gann

Harry

1985
Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead...

Lane Meyer

1985
The Sure Thing

The Sure Thing

Walter "Gib" Gibson

1985
Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A.

Johnny Maine

1984
Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

Bryce

1984
Class

Class

Roscoe

1983
Why Is It Always Me?

Why Is It Always Me?

Mike

1980