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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). 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.

Filmography

2025
Fog of War

as Bob Duncolm

Movie
2025
Detective Chinatown 1900

as Grant

Movie
2014
The Prince

as Sam

Movie
2010
Hot Tub Time Machine

as Adam

Movie
2009
2012

as Jackson Curtis

Movie
2007
1408

as Mike Enslin

Movie
2003
Identity

as Ed

Movie
2003
Runaway Jury

as Nick Easter

Movie
2001
Serendipity

as Jonathan Trager

Movie
1998
The Thin Red Line

as Capt. John Gaff

Movie
1997
Anastasia

as Dimitri (voice)

Movie
1997
Con Air

as Agent Vince Larkin

Movie
1986
Stand by Me

as Denny Lachance

Movie
1985
The Sure Thing

as Walter "Gib" Gibson

Movie