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