John Cusack

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring John Cusack

Fog of War

Fog of War (2025)

as Bob Duncolm
Decoded

Decoded (2024)

as εΈŒδΌŠζ–―
BRATS

BRATS (2024)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pursuit

Pursuit (2022)

as John Calloway
Never Grow Old

Never Grow Old (2019)

as Christopher 'Dutch' Albert
Distorted

Distorted (2018)

as Vernon Sarsfield
Singularity

Singularity (2017)

as Elias Van Dorne
The Fog Bowl

The Fog Bowl (2016)

as Narrator (voice)
Cell

Cell (2016)

as Clayton 'Clay' Riddell
Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq (2015)

as Fr. Mike Corridan
Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy (2015)

as Brian Wilson 1980s
Drive Hard

Drive Hard (2014)

as Simon Keller
Maps to the Stars

Maps to the Stars (2014)

as Dr. Stafford Weiss
Adult World

Adult World (2014)

as Rat Billings
Salinger

Salinger (2013)

as Self - Actor
The Butler

The Butler (2013)

as Richard Nixon
The Factory

The Factory (2012)

as Mike Fletcher
The Paperboy

The Paperboy (2012)

as Hillary Van Wetter
The Raven

The Raven (2012)

as Edgar Allan Poe
Shanghai

Shanghai (2010)

as Paul Soames
2012

2012 (2009)

as Jackson Curtis
Igor

Igor (2008)

as Igor (voice)
War, Inc.

War, Inc. (2008)

as Brand Hauser
Summerhood

Summerhood (2008)

as Narrator (uncredited)
Grace Is Gone

Grace Is Gone (2007)

as Stanley Philipps
1408

1408 (2007)

as Mike Enslin
Adaptation.

Adaptation. (2002)

as John Cusack (uncredited)
Max

Max (2002)

as Max Rothman
Serendipity

Serendipity (2001)

as Jonathan Trager
Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock (1999)

as Nelson Rockefeller
Pushing Tin

Pushing Tin (1999)

as Nick Falzone
The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line (1998)

as Capt. John Gaff
Anastasia

Anastasia (1997)

as Dimitri (voice)
Con Air

Con Air (1997)

as Agent Vince Larkin
City Hall

City Hall (1996)

as Kevin Calhoun
Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts (1992)

as Cutting Edge Host
The Player

The Player (1992)

as John Cusack
True Colors

True Colors (1991)

as Peter Burton
Tapeheads

Tapeheads (1988)

as Ivan Alexeev
Broadcast News

Broadcast News (1987)

as Angry Messenger
Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit (1987)

as Dan Bartlett
Stand by Me

Stand by Me (1986)

as Denny Lachance
The Sure Thing

The Sure Thing (1985)

as Walter "Gib" Gibson