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John Cusack

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John Cusack

Born June 28, 1966 in Evanston, Illinois, USA88 films

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).

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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.

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Stand by Me posterFirst watchStand by Me19867.8as Denny LachanceAfter learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Anastasia poster7.6Anastasia1997Being John Malkovich poster7.4Being John Malkovich1999Identity poster7.2Identity2003The Thin Red Line poster7.4The Thin Red Line1998The Butler poster7.3The Butler2013Adaptation. poster7.3Adaptation.2002Con Air poster6.8Con Air19971408 poster6.714082007

Filmography

88 films as actor
  1. TBAMy Only Sunshine
  2. 2025Fog of WarBob Duncolm
  3. 2025Detective Chinatown 1900Grant
  4. 2024Decoded希伊斯
  5. 2022PursuitJohn Calloway
  6. 2019Never Grow OldChristopher 'Dutch' Albert
  7. 2018River Runs RedHorace
  8. 2018DistortedVernon Sarsfield
  9. 2017SingularityElias Van Dorne
  10. 2017Blood MoneyMiller
  11. 2017ArsenalSal
  12. 2016CellClayton 'Clay' Riddell
  13. 2015Chi-RaqFr. Mike Corridan
  14. 2015Love & MercyBrian Wilson 1980s
  15. 2015Hot Tub Time Machine 2Adam (uncredited)
  16. 2015Dragon BladeLucius
  17. 2014Drive HardSimon Keller
  18. 2014ReclaimBenjamin
  19. 2014The PrinceSam
  20. 2014Maps to the StarsDr. Stafford Weiss
  21. 2014The Bag ManJack
  22. 2014Adult WorldRat Billings
  23. 2013Grand PianoClem
  24. 2013We're No AnimalsTony Lovecraft
  25. 2013The ButlerRichard Nixon
  26. 2013The Frozen GroundRobert Hansen
  27. 2013The Numbers StationEmerson
  28. 2012The FactoryMike Fletcher
  29. 2012The PaperboyHillary Van Wetter
  30. 2012The RavenEdgar Allan Poe
  31. 2010ShanghaiPaul Soames
  32. 2010Hot Tub Time MachineAdam
  33. 20092012Jackson Curtis
  34. 2008IgorIgor (voice)
  35. 2008War, Inc.Brand Hauser
  36. 2008SummerhoodNarrator (uncredited)
  37. 2007Grace Is GoneStanley Philipps
  38. 2007Martian ChildDavid
  39. 20071408Mike Enslin
  40. 2006The ContractRay
  41. 2005The Ice HarvestCharlie
  42. 2005Must Love DogsJake
  43. 2003Runaway JuryNick Easter
  44. 2003IdentityEd
  45. 2002Adaptation.John Cusack (uncredited)
  46. 2002MaxMax Rothman
  47. 2001SerendipityJonathan Trager
  48. 2001America's SweetheartsEddie Thomas
  49. 2000High FidelityRob
  50. 1999Cradle Will RockNelson Rockefeller
  51. 1999Being John MalkovichCraig Schwartz
  52. 1999This Is My FatherEddie Sharp
  53. 1999Pushing TinNick Falzone
  54. 1999The Jack BullMyrl Redding
  55. 1998The Thin Red LineCapt. John Gaff
  56. 1998Chicago CabScary Man
  57. 1997Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilJohn Kelso
  58. 1997AnastasiaDimitri (voice)
  59. 1997Con AirAgent Vince Larkin
  60. 1997Grosse Pointe BlankMartin Q. Blank
  61. 1996City HallKevin Calhoun
  62. 1994FlounderingJC
  63. 1994The Road to WellvilleCharles Ossining
  64. 1994Bullets Over BroadwayDavid Shayne
  65. 1993Money for NothingJoey Coyle
  66. 1993Map of the Human HeartThe Mapmaker
  67. 1992Bob RobertsCutting Edge Host
  68. 1992The PlayerJohn Cusack
  69. 1992Roadside ProphetsCaspar
  70. 1991Shadows and FogStudent Jack
  71. 1991True ColorsPeter Burton
  72. 1990The GriftersRoy Dillon
  73. 1989Fat Man and Little BoyMichael Merriman
  74. 1989Say Anything...Lloyd Dobler
  75. 1989Elvis StoriesCorky
  76. 1988TapeheadsIvan Alexeev
  77. 1988Eight Men OutBuck Weaver
  78. 1987Broadcast NewsAngry Messenger
  79. 1987Hot PursuitDan Bartlett
  80. 1986Stand by MeDenny Lachance
  81. 1986One Crazy SummerHoops McCann
  82. 1985The Journey of Natty GannHarry
  83. 1985Better Off Dead...Lane Meyer
  84. 1985The Sure ThingWalter "Gib" Gibson
  85. 1984Grandview, U.S.A.Johnny Maine
  86. 1984Sixteen CandlesBryce
  87. 1983ClassRoscoe
  88. 1980Why Is It Always Me?Mike