Acting
John Cusack
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.
Filmography
Fog of War
Film · 2025
Detective Chinatown 1900
Film · 2025
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
Film · 2025
BRATS
Film · 2024
Decoded
Film · 2024
Pursuit
Film · 2022
Utopia
Series · 2020
Never Grow Old
Film · 2019
Distorted
Film · 2018
River Runs Red
Film · 2018
Arsenal
Film · 2017
Blood Money
Film · 2017
Singularity
Film · 2017
Cell
Film · 2016
The Fog Bowl
Film · 2016
Love & Mercy
Film · 2015
Dragon Blade
Film · 2015
Chi-Raq
Film · 2015
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Film · 2015
Boom Bust Boom
Film · 2015
Adult World
Film · 2014
Maps to the Stars
Film · 2014
The Prince
Film · 2014
The Bag Man
Film · 2014
Drive Hard
Film · 2014
Reclaim
Film · 2014
Doll & Em
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
The Numbers Station
Film · 2013
The Butler
Film · 2013
The Frozen Ground
Film · 2013
Grand Piano
Film · 2013
We're No Animals
Film · 2013
Salinger
Film · 2013
The Raven
Film · 2012
The Paperboy
Film · 2012
The Factory
Film · 2012
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
Film · 2012
Evening Urgant
Series · 2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Film · 2011
Hot Tub Time Machine
Film · 2010
Shanghai
Film · 2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Film · 2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Film · 2010
2012
Film · 2009
The Jay Leno Show
Series · 2009
War, Inc.
Film · 2008
Igor
Film · 2008
Guyville Redux
Film · 2008
Summerhood
Film · 2008
1408
Film · 2007
Grace Is Gone
Film · 2007
Martian Child
Film · 2007
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Contract
Film · 2006
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Film · 2006
Must Love Dogs
Film · 2005
The Ice Harvest
Film · 2005
Identity
Film · 2003
Runaway Jury
Film · 2003
Breakfast with Hunter
Film · 2003
The Road to The Sure Thing
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Max
Film · 2002
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Film · 2002
Adaptation.
Film · 2002
America's Sweethearts
Film · 2001
Serendipity
Film · 2001
The Concert for New York City
Film · 2001
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Film · 2001
High Fidelity
Film · 2000
Being John Malkovich
Film · 1999
Cradle Will Rock
Film · 1999
Pushing Tin
Film · 1999
The Jack Bull
Film · 1999
This Is My Father
Film · 1999
The Thin Red Line
Film · 1998
Chicago Cab
Film · 1998
Con Air
Film · 1997
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Film · 1997
Grosse Pointe Blank
Film · 1997
Anastasia
Film · 1997
Eastwood on Eastwood
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
City Hall
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
The Road to Wellville
Film · 1994
Bullets Over Broadway
Film · 1994
Floundering
Film · 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
Baseball
Series · 1994
Baseball
Series · 1994
Map of the Human Heart
Film · 1993
Money for Nothing
Film · 1993
Frasier
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
The Player
Film · 1992
Roadside Prophets
Film · 1992
Bob Roberts
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
True Colors
Film · 1991
Shadows and Fog
Film · 1991
The Grifters
Film · 1990
Say Anything...
Film · 1989
Fat Man and Little Boy
Film · 1989
Elvis Stories
Film · 1989
Tapeheads
Film · 1988
Eight Men Out
Film · 1988
Hot Pursuit
Film · 1987
Broadcast News
Film · 1987
Stand by Me
Film · 1986
One Crazy Summer
Film · 1986
The Sure Thing
Film · 1985
Better Off Dead...
Film · 1985
The Journey of Natty Gann
Film · 1985
Sixteen Candles
Film · 1984
Grandview, U.S.A.
Film · 1984
Class
Film · 1983
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
Why Is It Always Me?
Film · 1980
The Oscars
Series · 1953
My Only Sunshine
Film