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