Acting · Evanston, Illinois, USA · Born June 28, 1966
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.
MovieMeister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
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as Self
MovieFog of War
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as Bob Duncolm
MovieDetective Chinatown 1900
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as Grant
MovieDecoded
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as 希伊斯
MovieBRATS
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MoviePursuit
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as John Calloway
TVUtopia
2020
as Dr. Kevin Christie
MovieNever Grow Old
2019
as Christopher 'Dutch' Albert
MovieRiver Runs Red
2018
as Horace
MovieDistorted
2018
as Vernon Sarsfield
MovieSingularity
2017
as Elias Van Dorne
MovieBlood Money
2017
as Miller
MovieArsenal
2017
as Sal
MovieThe Fog Bowl
2016
as Narrator (voice)
MovieCell
2016
as Clayton 'Clay' Riddell
MovieChi-Raq
2015
as Fr. Mike Corridan
MovieBoom Bust Boom
2015
as Self
MovieLove & Mercy
2015
as Brian Wilson 1980s
MovieHot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
as Adam (uncredited)
MovieDragon Blade
2015
as Lucius
MovieDrive Hard
2014
as Simon Keller
MovieReclaim
2014
as Benjamin
MovieThe Prince
2014
as Sam
MovieMaps to the Stars
2014
as Dr. Stafford Weiss
MovieThe Bag Man
2014
as Jack
TVDoll & Em
2014
as John
MovieAdult World
2014
as Rat Billings
MovieGrand Piano
2013
as Clem
MovieWe're No Animals
2013
as Tony Lovecraft
MovieSalinger
2013
as Self - Actor
MovieThe Butler
2013
as Richard Nixon
MovieThe Frozen Ground
2013
as Robert Hansen
MovieThe Numbers Station
2013
as Emerson
MovieThe Factory
2012
as Mike Fletcher
MovieThe Paperboy
2012
as Hillary Van Wetter
MovieAll Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
2012
as Self
TVEvening Urgant
2012
as Self
MovieThe Raven
2012
as Edgar Allan Poe
MovieWoody Allen: A Documentary
2011
as Self
MovieShanghai
2010
as Paul Soames
MovieHot Tub Time Machine
2010
as Adam
Movie2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2010
as Self
MovieThe End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
2010
as Self
Movie2012
2009
as Jackson Curtis
TVThe Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
MovieIgor
2008
as Igor (voice)
MovieWar, Inc.
2008
as Brand Hauser
MovieSummerhood
2008
as Narrator (uncredited)
MovieGuyville Redux
2008
MovieGrace Is Gone
2007
as Stanley Philipps
MovieMartian Child
2007
as David
Movie1408
2007
as Mike Enslin
MovieJoe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
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as Self
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieBuy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
as Self
MovieThe Contract
2006
as Ray
MovieThe Ice Harvest
2005
as Charlie
MovieMust Love Dogs
2005
as Jake
MovieRunaway Jury
2003
as Nick Easter
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieThe Road to The Sure Thing
2003
MovieBreakfast with Hunter
2003
as Self
MovieIdentity
2003
as Ed
TVReal Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieAdaptation.
2002
as John Cusack (uncredited)
MoviePaul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
as Self
MovieMax
2002
as Max Rothman
MovieThe Concert for New York City
2001
as Self
MovieSerendipity
2001
as Jonathan Trager
MovieAmerica | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
MovieAmerica's Sweethearts
2001
as Eddie Thomas
MovieHigh Fidelity
2000
as Rob Gordon
MovieCradle Will Rock
1999
as Nelson Rockefeller
MovieBeing John Malkovich
1999
as Craig Schwartz
MovieThis Is My Father
1999
as Eddie Sharp
MoviePushing Tin
1999
as Nick Falzone
MovieThe Jack Bull
1999
as Myrl Redding
MovieThe Thin Red Line
1998
as Capt. John Gaff
MovieChicago Cab
1998
as Scary Man
MovieMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997
as John Kelso
MovieAnastasia
1997
as Dimitri (voice)
MovieEastwood on Eastwood
1997
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieCon Air
1997
as Agent Vince Larkin
MovieGrosse Pointe Blank
1997
as Martin Q. Blank
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieCity Hall
1996
as Kevin Calhoun
MovieFloundering
1994
as JC
MovieThe Road to Wellville
1994
as Charles Ossining
MovieBullets Over Broadway
1994
as David Shayne
TVBaseball
1994
as Voice
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
TVFrasier
1993
as Greg (voice)
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieMoney for Nothing
1993
as Joey Coyle
MovieMap of the Human Heart
1993
as The Mapmaker
MovieBob Roberts
1992
as Cutting Edge Host
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MovieThe Player
1992
as John Cusack
MovieRoadside Prophets
1992
as Caspar
MovieShadows and Fog
1991
as Student Jack
MovieTrue Colors
1991
as Peter Burton
MovieThe Grifters
1990
as Roy Dillon
MovieFat Man and Little Boy
1989
as Michael Merriman
MovieSay Anything...
1989
as Lloyd Dobler
MovieElvis Stories
1989
as Corky
MovieTapeheads
1988
as Ivan Alexeev
MovieEight Men Out
1988
as Buck Weaver
MovieBroadcast News
1987
as Angry Messenger
MovieHot Pursuit
1987
as Dan Bartlett
MovieStand by Me
1986
as Denny Lachance
MovieOne Crazy Summer
1986
as Hoops McCann
MovieThe Journey of Natty Gann
1985
as Harry
MovieBetter Off Dead...
1985
as Lane Meyer
MovieThe Sure Thing
1985
as Walter "Gib" Gibson
MovieGrandview, U.S.A.
1984
as Johnny Maine
MovieSixteen Candles
1984
as Bryce
MovieClass
1983
as Roscoe
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
MovieWhy Is It Always Me?
1980
as Mike
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
My Only Sunshine
