John Cusack

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

126

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

  • The View

    The View

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • 2012

    2012

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • Stand by Me

    Stand by Me

  • Serendipity

    Serendipity

  • Chicago Cab

    Chicago Cab

  • 1408

    1408

  • Adaptation.

    Adaptation.

  • Pushing Tin

    Pushing Tin

  • Anastasia

    Anastasia

  • Martian Child

    Martian Child

  • Igor

    Igor

  • Grand Piano

    Grand Piano

  • Identity

    Identity

  • Con Air

    Con Air

  • Adult World

    Adult World

  • Summerhood

    Summerhood

  • The Player

    The Player

  • Class

    Class

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Max

    Max

  • BRATS

    BRATS

  • Floundering

    Floundering

  • Pursuit

    Pursuit

  • Never Grow Old

    Never Grow Old

  • Fat Man and Little Boy

    Fat Man and Little Boy

  • The Sure Thing

    The Sure Thing

  • Grandview, U.S.A.

    Grandview, U.S.A.

  • Dragon Blade

    Dragon Blade

  • Evening Urgant

    Evening Urgant

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Being John Malkovich

    Being John Malkovich

  • Tapeheads

    Tapeheads

  • The Thin Red Line

    The Thin Red Line

  • Map of the Human Heart

    Map of the Human Heart

  • Hot Tub Time Machine

    Hot Tub Time Machine

  • Utopia

    Utopia

  • The Butler

    The Butler

  • The Frozen Ground

    The Frozen Ground

  • Cell

    Cell

  • Say Anything...

    Say Anything...

  • This Is My Father

    This Is My Father

  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

  • Detective Chinatown 1900

    Detective Chinatown 1900

  • High Fidelity

    High Fidelity

  • Maps to the Stars

    Maps to the Stars

  • Sixteen Candles

    Sixteen Candles

  • My Only Sunshine

    My Only Sunshine

  • The Prince

    The Prince

  • Runaway Jury

    Runaway Jury

  • Hot Pursuit

    Hot Pursuit

  • Grosse Pointe Blank

    Grosse Pointe Blank

  • City Hall

    City Hall

  • Hot Tub Time Machine 2

    Hot Tub Time Machine 2

  • The Contract

    The Contract

  • Doll & Em

    Doll & Em

  • The Raven

    The Raven

  • The Numbers Station

    The Numbers Station

  • America's Sweethearts

    America's Sweethearts

  • Better Off Dead...

    Better Off Dead...

  • Broadcast News

    Broadcast News

  • Eight Men Out

    Eight Men Out

  • Singularity

    Singularity

  • Chi-Raq

    Chi-Raq

  • The Grifters

    The Grifters

  • The Paperboy

    The Paperboy

  • River Runs Red

    River Runs Red

  • Love & Mercy

    Love & Mercy

  • Blood Money

    Blood Money

  • The Road to Wellville

    The Road to Wellville

  • Must Love Dogs

    Must Love Dogs

  • The Jack Bull

    The Jack Bull

  • Bullets Over Broadway

    Bullets Over Broadway

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai

  • Bob Roberts

    Bob Roberts

  • Guyville Redux

    Guyville Redux

  • Reclaim

    Reclaim

  • Fog of War

    Fog of War

  • The Bag Man

    The Bag Man

  • Decoded

    Decoded

  • Distorted

    Distorted

  • The Ice Harvest

    The Ice Harvest

  • One Crazy Summer

    One Crazy Summer

  • The Journey of Natty Gann

    The Journey of Natty Gann

  • Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock

  • Grace Is Gone

    Grace Is Gone

  • The Factory

    The Factory

  • Salinger

    Salinger

  • Shadows and Fog

    Shadows and Fog

  • Arsenal

    Arsenal

  • True Colors

    True Colors

  • War, Inc.

    War, Inc.

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • America | A Tribute to Heroes

    America | A Tribute to Heroes

  • Money for Nothing

    Money for Nothing

  • Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

    Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

  • Drive Hard

    Drive Hard

  • The Concert for New York City

    The Concert for New York City

  • Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

    Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

  • Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

    Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

  • The Fog Bowl

    The Fog Bowl

  • Elvis Stories

    Elvis Stories

  • Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

    Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

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

    The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

  • Roadside Prophets

    Roadside Prophets

  • 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

    2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

  • Breakfast with Hunter

    Breakfast with Hunter

  • All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

    All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

  • Eastwood on Eastwood

    Eastwood on Eastwood

  • Boom Bust Boom

    Boom Bust Boom

  • The Road to The Sure Thing

    The Road to The Sure Thing

  • We're No Animals

    We're No Animals

  • Why Is It Always Me?

    Why Is It Always Me?

  • Carnaval

    Carnaval