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
Con Air (1997)
as Agent Vince Larkin
Being John Malkovich (1999)
as Craig Schwartz
2012 (2009)
as Jackson Curtis
Identity (2003)
as Ed
Stand by Me (1986)
as Denny Lachance
The Butler (2013)
as Richard Nixon
Serendipity (2001)
as Jonathan Trager
Adaptation. (2002)
as John Cusack (uncredited)
Anastasia (1997)
as Dimitri (voice)
1408 (2007)
as Mike Enslin
The Thin Red Line (1998)
as Capt. John Gaff
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
as Adam
Igor (2008)
as Igor (voice)
The Player (1992)
as John Cusack
Say Anything... (1989)
as Lloyd Dobler
Arsenal (2017)
as Sal
High Fidelity (2000)
as Rob
Sixteen Candles (1984)
as Bryce
Adult World (2014)
as Rat Billings
The Frozen Ground (2013)
as Robert Hansen
Maps to the Stars (2014)
as Dr. Stafford Weiss
Grand Piano (2013)
as Clem
Runaway Jury (2003)
as Nick Easter
Max (2002)
as Max Rothman
The Prince (2014)
as Sam
Dragon Blade (2015)
as Lucius
Cell (2016)
as Clayton 'Clay' Riddell
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
as Michael Merriman
BRATS (2024)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Better Off Dead... (1985)
as Lane Meyer
The Raven (2012)
as Edgar Allan Poe
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
as Grant
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
as Martin Q. Blank
The Numbers Station (2013)
as Emerson
Salinger (2013)
as Self - Actor
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
as Adam (uncredited)
City Hall (1996)
as Kevin Calhoun
Shanghai (2010)
as Paul Soames
The Sure Thing (1985)
as Walter "Gib" Gibson
Tapeheads (1988)
as Ivan Alexeev
Hot Pursuit (1987)
as Dan Bartlett
One Crazy Summer (1986)
as Hoops McCann
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
as John Kelso
Class (1983)
as Roscoe
The Contract (2006)
as Ray
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich (2025)
as Self
Love & Mercy (2015)
as Brian Wilson 1980s
Eight Men Out (1988)
as Buck Weaver
The Paperboy (2012)
as Hillary Van Wetter
The Bag Man (2014)
as Jack
Pushing Tin (1999)
as Nick Falzone
Never Grow Old (2019)
as Christopher 'Dutch' Albert
Pursuit (2022)
as John Calloway
The Grifters (1990)
as Roy Dillon
America's Sweethearts (2001)
as Eddie Thomas
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
as David Shayne
The Road to Wellville (1994)
as Charles Ossining
Broadcast News (1987)
as Angry Messenger
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
as Nelson Rockefeller
Must Love Dogs (2005)
as Jake
Singularity (2017)
as Elias Van Dorne
The Ice Harvest (2005)
as Charlie
The Factory (2012)
as Mike Fletcher
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
as Harry
Map of the Human Heart (1993)
as The Mapmaker
Fog of War (2025)
as Bob Duncolm
Shadows and Fog (1991)
as Student Jack
Martian Child (2007)
as David
Distorted (2018)
as Vernon Sarsfield
River Runs Red (2018)
as Horace
The Jack Bull (1999)
as Myrl Redding
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
as Self
Blood Money (2017)
as Miller
War, Inc. (2008)
as Brand Hauser
Decoded (2024)
as 希伊斯
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
as Self
The Concert for New York City (2001)
as Self
Bob Roberts (1992)
as Cutting Edge Host
Guyville Redux (2008)
Actor
True Colors (1991)
as Peter Burton
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set (2012)
as Self
Money for Nothing (1993)
as Joey Coyle
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
as Johnny Maine
Chi-Raq (2015)
as Fr. Mike Corridan
Reclaim (2014)
as Benjamin
Drive Hard (2014)
as Simon Keller
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
as Self
Grace Is Gone (2007)
as Stanley Philipps
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006)
as Self
Chicago Cab (1998)
as Scary Man
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. (2002)
as Self
The Fog Bowl (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Summerhood (2008)
as Narrator (uncredited)
This Is My Father (1999)
as Eddie Sharp
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
as Self
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
as Self
Elvis Stories (1989)
as Corky
Roadside Prophets (1992)
as Caspar
Floundering (1994)
as JC
We Are Not Animals (2013)
as Tony Lovecraft
Breakfast with Hunter (2003)
as Self
Boom Bust Boom (2015)
as Self
The Road to The Sure Thing (2003)
Actor
Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
as Narrator (voice)
My Only Sunshine (—)
Actor
Why Is It Always Me? (1980)
as Mike