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