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John Cusack

John Cusack

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 28, 1966 (59)
Birthplace Evanston, Illinois, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 30, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Cusack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Pursuit

Pursuit

2022

as John Calloway

Never Grow Old

Never Grow Old

2019

as Christopher 'Dutch' Albert

River Runs Red

River Runs Red

2018

as Horace

Distorted

Distorted

2018

as Vernon Sarsfield

Blood Money

Blood Money

2017

as Miller

Arsenal

Arsenal

2017

as Sal

Singularity

Singularity

2017

as Elias Van Dorne

Cell

Cell

2016

as Clayton 'Clay' Riddell

Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy

2015

as Brian Wilson 1980s

Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq

2015

as Fr. Mike Corridan

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

2015

as Adam (uncredited)

Reclaim

Reclaim

2014

as Benjamin

Drive Hard

Drive Hard

2014

as Simon Keller

The Bag Man

The Bag Man

2014

as Jack

Maps to the Stars

Maps to the Stars

2014

as Dr. Stafford Weiss

Adult World

Adult World

2014

as Rat Billings

The Prince

The Prince

2014

as Sam

The Numbers Station

The Numbers Station

2013

as Emerson

We're No Animals

We're No Animals

2013

as Tony Lovecraft

Grand Piano

Grand Piano

2013

as Clem

The Frozen Ground

The Frozen Ground

2013

as Robert Hansen

The Butler

The Butler

2013

as Richard Nixon

The Factory

The Factory

2012

as Mike Fletcher

The Raven

The Raven

2012

as Edgar Allan Poe

The Paperboy

The Paperboy

2012

as Hillary Van Wetter

Hot Tub Time Machine

Hot Tub Time Machine

2010

as Adam

Shanghai

Shanghai

2010

as Paul Soames

2012

2012

2009

as Jackson Curtis

War, Inc.

War, Inc.

2008

as Brand Hauser

Summerhood

Summerhood

2008

as Narrator (uncredited)

Igor

Igor

2008

as Igor (voice)

1408

1408

2007

as Mike Enslin

Grace Is Gone

Grace Is Gone

2007

as Stanley Philipps

Martian Child

Martian Child

2007

as David

The Contract

The Contract

2006

as Ray

The Ice Harvest

The Ice Harvest

2005

as Charlie

Must Love Dogs

Must Love Dogs

2005

as Jake

Identity

Identity

2003

as Ed

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

2003

as Nick Easter

Max

Max

2002

as Max Rothman

Adaptation.

Adaptation.

2002

as John Cusack (uncredited)

Serendipity

Serendipity

2001

as Jonathan Trager

America's Sweethearts

America's Sweethearts

2001

as Eddie Thomas

High Fidelity

High Fidelity

2000

as Rob Gordon

Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

1999

as Craig Schwartz

Pushing Tin

Pushing Tin

1999

as Nick Falzone

The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull

1999

as Myrl Redding

This Is My Father

This Is My Father

1999

as Eddie Sharp

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

1999

as Nelson Rockefeller

Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

1998

as Scary Man

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

1998

as Capt. John Gaff

Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank

1997

as Martin Q. Blank

Con Air

Con Air

1997

as Agent Vince Larkin

Eastwood on Eastwood

Eastwood on Eastwood

1997

as Narrator (voice)

Anastasia

Anastasia

1997

as Dimitri (voice)

City Hall

City Hall

1996

as Kevin Calhoun

Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

1994

as David Shayne

Floundering

Floundering

1994

as JC

The Road to Wellville

The Road to Wellville

1994

as Charles Ossining

Money for Nothing

Money for Nothing

1993

as Joey Coyle

Map of the Human Heart

Map of the Human Heart

1993

as The Mapmaker

Roadside Prophets

Roadside Prophets

1992

as Caspar

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

Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

1991

as Student Jack

The Grifters

The Grifters

1990

as Roy Dillon

Say Anything...

Say Anything...

1989

as Lloyd Dobler

Elvis Stories

Elvis Stories

1989

as Corky

Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy

1989

as Michael Merriman

Tapeheads

Tapeheads

1988

as Ivan Alexeev

Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

1988

as Buck Weaver

Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit

1987

as Dan Bartlett

Broadcast News

Broadcast News

1987

as Angry Messenger

One Crazy Summer

One Crazy Summer

1986

as Hoops McCann

Stand by Me

Stand by Me

1986

as Denny Lachance

Better Off Dead...

Better Off Dead...

1985

as Lane Meyer

The Sure Thing

The Sure Thing

1985

as Walter "Gib" Gibson

Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A.

1984

as Johnny Maine

Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

1984

as Bryce

Class

Class

1983

as Roscoe

We're No Animals

We're No Animals

2013

Writer

War, Inc.

War, Inc.

2008

Writer

High Fidelity

High Fidelity

2000

Music Supervisor, Screenplay

Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank

1997

Screenplay

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Cell

Cell

2016

Executive Producer

We're No Animals

We're No Animals

2013

Producer

Hot Tub Time Machine

Hot Tub Time Machine

2010

Producer

Grace Is Gone

Grace Is Gone

2007

Producer

Max

Max

2002

Associate Producer

High Fidelity

High Fidelity

2000

Co-Producer

The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull

1999

Executive Producer

Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

1998

Executive Producer

Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank

1997

Co-Producer

Organization Category Movie
BAFTA Awards Best Actress A Civil Action Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Actor Being John Malkovich Nominated
Television Credits

Utopia

as Dr. Kevin Christie

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 25, 2020

Baseball

as (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

Frasier

as Greg (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Doll & Em

as John

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 18, 2014

Baseball

as Voice

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

The View

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

The Jay Leno Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2009

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

Evening Urgant

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 16, 2012

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 41 47 38
2024 6 30 49 18
2024 7 38 55 17
2024 8 32 61 14
2024 9 30 44 18
2024 10 25 40 15
2024 11 25 39 16
2024 12 34 69 25
2025 1 30 54 19
2025 2 25 47 3
2025 3 9 35 0
2025 4 1 2 1
2025 5 5 7 1
2025 6 2 4 2
2025 7 2 2 1
2025 8 1 2 1

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2024 5 309 104
2024 6 431 158
2025 1 473 113
2025 2 607 192
2025 3 474 178
2025 5 193 79
2025 7 595 96
2025 8 567 502

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