John Cusack
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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.
Known for
Credits
Arsenal (2017)
as Sal
2012 (2009)
as Jackson Curtis
Con Air (1997)
as Agent Vince Larkin
Stand by Me (1986)
as Denny Lachance
Identity (2003)
as Ed
1408 (2007)
as Mike Enslin
Anastasia (1997)
as Dimitri (voice)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
as Capt. John Gaff
Serendipity (2001)
as Jonathan Trager
Sixteen Candles (1984)
as Bryce
Say Anything... (1989)
as Lloyd Dobler
Being John Malkovich (1999)
as Craig Schwartz
High Fidelity (2000)
as Rob Gordon
The Player (1992)
as John Cusack
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
as Adam
The Butler (2013)
as Richard Nixon
The Contract (2006)
as Ray
Runaway Jury (2003)
as Nick Easter
The Prince (2014)
as Sam
Adaptation. (2002)
as John Cusack (uncredited)
Dragon Blade (2015)
as Lucius
Maps to the Stars (2014)
as Dr. Stafford Weiss
City Hall (1996)
as Kevin Calhoun
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
as Grant
Igor (2008)
as Igor (voice)
The Frozen Ground (2013)
as Robert Hansen
Pushing Tin (1999)
as Nick Falzone
The Raven (2012)
as Edgar Allan Poe
Love & Mercy (2015)
as Brian Wilson 1980s
Cell (2016)
as Clayton 'Clay' Riddell
Grand Piano (2013)
as Clem
Shanghai (2010)
as Paul Soames
Broadcast News (1987)
as Angry Messenger
Better Off Dead... (1985)
as Lane Meyer
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
as Martin Q. Blank
The Sure Thing (1985)
as Walter "Gib" Gibson
The Grifters (1990)
as Roy Dillon
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
as Adam (uncredited)
Adult World (2014)
as Rat Billings
War, Inc. (2008)
as Brand Hauser
The Factory (2012)
as Mike Fletcher
Must Love Dogs (2005)
as Jake
Shadows and Fog (1991)
as Student Jack
The Paperboy (2012)
as Hillary Van Wetter
The Numbers Station (2013)
as Emerson
America's Sweethearts (2001)
as Eddie Thomas
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
as John Kelso
Class (1983)
as Roscoe
Singularity (2017)
as Elias Van Dorne
Bob Roberts (1992)
as Cutting Edge Host
Eight Men Out (1988)
as Buck Weaver
Chi-Raq (2015)
as Fr. Mike Corridan
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
as David Shayne
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
as Michael Merriman
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
as Self
The Bag Man (2014)
as Jack
Martian Child (2007)
as David
One Crazy Summer (1986)
as Hoops McCann
Hot Pursuit (1987)
as Dan Bartlett
The Jack Bull (1999)
as Myrl Redding
Never Grow Old (2019)
as Christopher 'Dutch' Albert
River Runs Red (2018)
as Horace
The Road to Wellville (1994)
as Charles Ossining
Decoded (2024)
as 希伊斯
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
as Nelson Rockefeller
Drive Hard (2014)
as Simon Keller
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
as Harry
The Ice Harvest (2005)
as Charlie
BRATS (2024)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
America | A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
as Self
Fog of War (2025)
as Bob Duncolm
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
as Johnny Maine
The Concert for New York City (2001)
as Self
Chicago Cab (1998)
as Scary Man
Tapeheads (1988)
as Ivan Alexeev
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich (2025)
as Self
Pursuit (2022)
as John Calloway
Distorted (2018)
as Vernon Sarsfield
True Colors (1991)
as Peter Burton
Floundering (1994)
as JC
Max (2002)
as Max Rothman
Blood Money (2017)
as Miller
Grace Is Gone (2007)
as Stanley Philipps
Reclaim (2014)
as Benjamin
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
as Self
Money for Nothing (1993)
as Joey Coyle
Salinger (2013)
as Self - Actor
This Is My Father (1999)
as Eddie Sharp
Breakfast with Hunter (2003)
as Self
Map of the Human Heart (1993)
as The Mapmaker
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. (2002)
as Self
Roadside Prophets (1992)
as Caspar
Elvis Stories (1989)
as Corky
The Fog Bowl (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Summerhood (2008)
as Narrator (uncredited)
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
as Self
Boom Bust Boom (2015)
as Self
We're No Animals (2013)
as Tony Lovecraft
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006)
as Self
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
as Self
Guyville Redux (2008)
Actor
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set (2012)
as Self
My Only Sunshine (—)
Actor
The Road to The Sure Thing (2003)
Actor
Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
as Narrator (voice)
Why Is It Always Me? (1980)
as Mike