John Cusack

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

125

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-06-28 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

John Cusack

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.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Runaway Jury

    Runaway Jury

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • 2012

    2012

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Anastasia

    Anastasia

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Serendipity

    Serendipity

  • Identity

    Identity

  • Stand by Me

    Stand by Me

  • Con Air

    Con Air

  • The Butler

    The Butler

  • The Prince

    The Prince

  • 1408

    1408

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • Broadcast News

    Broadcast News

  • The Thin Red Line

    The Thin Red Line

  • Utopia

    Utopia

  • Hot Tub Time Machine

    Hot Tub Time Machine

  • Dragon Blade

    Dragon Blade

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • The Contract

    The Contract

  • Grand Piano

    Grand Piano

  • Igor

    Igor

  • Being John Malkovich

    Being John Malkovich

  • Adult World

    Adult World

  • The Raven

    The Raven

  • Pursuit

    Pursuit

  • Singularity

    Singularity

  • Blood Money

    Blood Money

  • True Colors

    True Colors

  • City Hall

    City Hall

  • Class

    Class

  • War, Inc.

    War, Inc.

  • Pushing Tin

    Pushing Tin

  • Reclaim

    Reclaim

  • Chicago Cab

    Chicago Cab

  • Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

    Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

  • River Runs Red

    River Runs Red

  • Fog of War

    Fog of War

  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

  • Cell

    Cell

  • Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

    Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

  • Adaptation.

    Adaptation.

  • Sixteen Candles

    Sixteen Candles

  • Evening Urgant

    Evening Urgant

  • Martian Child

    Martian Child

  • Bob Roberts

    Bob Roberts

  • Detective Chinatown 1900

    Detective Chinatown 1900

  • The Paperboy

    The Paperboy

  • Roadside Prophets

    Roadside Prophets

  • The Frozen Ground

    The Frozen Ground

  • Max

    Max

  • Better Off Dead...

    Better Off Dead...

  • Maps to the Stars

    Maps to the Stars

  • Summerhood

    Summerhood

  • Elvis Stories

    Elvis Stories

  • Drive Hard

    Drive Hard

  • Doll & Em

    Doll & Em

  • The Journey of Natty Gann

    The Journey of Natty Gann

  • Fat Man and Little Boy

    Fat Man and Little Boy

  • Hot Pursuit

    Hot Pursuit

  • Must Love Dogs

    Must Love Dogs

  • Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

    Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

  • Tapeheads

    Tapeheads

  • Say Anything...

    Say Anything...

  • BRATS

    BRATS

  • The Player

    The Player

  • The Road to Wellville

    The Road to Wellville

  • Floundering

    Floundering

  • The Sure Thing

    The Sure Thing

  • High Fidelity

    High Fidelity

  • The Jack Bull

    The Jack Bull

  • Shadows and Fog

    Shadows and Fog

  • The Numbers Station

    The Numbers Station

  • The Ice Harvest

    The Ice Harvest

  • The Bag Man

    The Bag Man

  • Eight Men Out

    Eight Men Out

  • Hot Tub Time Machine 2

    Hot Tub Time Machine 2

  • Decoded

    Decoded

  • Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock

  • America's Sweethearts

    America's Sweethearts

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • America | A Tribute to Heroes

    America | A Tribute to Heroes

  • Grace Is Gone

    Grace Is Gone

  • Chi-Raq

    Chi-Raq

  • Money for Nothing

    Money for Nothing

  • Grandview, U.S.A.

    Grandview, U.S.A.

  • Never Grow Old

    Never Grow Old

  • Distorted

    Distorted

  • The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

    The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

  • We're No Animals

    We're No Animals

  • Love & Mercy

    Love & Mercy

  • Grosse Pointe Blank

    Grosse Pointe Blank

  • Map of the Human Heart

    Map of the Human Heart

  • The Road to The Sure Thing

    The Road to The Sure Thing

  • The Concert for New York City

    The Concert for New York City

  • Bullets Over Broadway

    Bullets Over Broadway

  • 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

    2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

  • Breakfast with Hunter

    Breakfast with Hunter

  • The Grifters

    The Grifters

  • Boom Bust Boom

    Boom Bust Boom

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai

  • The Factory

    The Factory

  • This Is My Father

    This Is My Father

  • Arsenal

    Arsenal

  • Salinger

    Salinger

  • My Only Sunshine

    My Only Sunshine

  • The Fog Bowl

    The Fog Bowl

  • One Crazy Summer

    One Crazy Summer

  • Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

    Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Guyville Redux

    Guyville Redux

  • All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

    All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

  • Eastwood on Eastwood

    Eastwood on Eastwood

  • Why Is It Always Me?

    Why Is It Always Me?