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John Cusack

John Cusack

Acting
Born: Jun 28, 1966
From: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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). 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.

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Pursuit John Calloway 2022 5.083
Hot Tub Time Machine Adam 2010 6.043
1408 Mike Enslin 2007 6.698
Grace Is Gone Stanley Philipps 2007 6.6
Martian Child David 2007 6.678
The Contract Ray 2006 5.787
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride Self 2006 7.2
Must Love Dogs Jake 2005 5.946
The Ice Harvest Charlie 2005 5.926
Identity Ed 2003 7.177
Runaway Jury Nick Easter 2003 6.938
America's Sweethearts Eddie Thomas 2001 5.709
High Fidelity Rob Gordon 2000 7.138
Being John Malkovich Craig Schwartz 1999 7.418
Cradle Will Rock Nelson Rockefeller 1999 6.484
Pushing Tin Nick Falzone 1999 5.871
The Thin Red Line Capt. John Gaff 1998 7.442
Con Air Agent Vince Larkin 1997 6.769
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil John Kelso 1997 6.354
Grosse Pointe Blank Martin Q. Blank 1997 6.962
Anastasia Dimitri (voice) 1997 7.607
City Hall Kevin Calhoun 1996 5.972
The Road to Wellville Charles Ossining 1994 5.579
Bullets Over Broadway David Shayne 1994 7.09
The Player John Cusack 1992 7.192
Say Anything... Lloyd Dobler 1989 7.014
Tapeheads Ivan Alexeev 1988 5.426
Stand by Me Denny Lachance 1986 7.838
The Sure Thing Walter "Gib" Gibson 1985 6.52
Class Roscoe 1983 5.941
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1966
FromEvanston, Illinois, USA