John Cusack Highlights

  • 2007: Starred in the indie drama "Grace Is Gone," playing a father who embarks on a road trip with his two daughters after his wife is killed in the line of duty in Iraq; premiered at Sundance
  • 2007: Once again teamed with Dutch filmmaker Menno Meyjes on "The Martian Child"
  • 2005: Played a simple-minded attorney who tries to steal money from his mob bosses in the "Ice Harvest," directed by Harold Ramis
  • 2003: Co-starred in James Mangold's psychological thriller "Identity"
  • 2002: Starred in the Nazi drama feature "Max," written and directed by Menno Meyjes
  • 2001: Teamed romantically onscreen with Kate Beckinsale in "Serendipity"
  • 2000: Reteamed with Frears for "High Fidelity," playing an immature record-obsessed thirtysomething; based on Nick Hornby's acclaimed novel
  • 1999: Starred in the western "The Jack Bull," written by his father Dick Cusack
  • 1999: Played Nelson Rockefeller in Tim Robbins' "Cradle Will Rock"
  • 1999: Cast as puppeteer, Craig Schwartz who discovers a portal into the brain of the titular movie actor in Spike Jonze's experimental film "Being John Malkovich"
  • 1999: Played a high-strung air traffic controller in Mike Newell's "Pushing Tin"
  • 1998: Was featured in the ensemble cast of Terrence Malick's sweeping war drama "The Thin Red Line"
  • 1997: Co-produced, scripted and starred in the sharp, high-school reunion set action-comedy "Grosse Point Blank"
  • 1997: Starred in Clint Eastwood's uneven screen adaptation of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"
  • 1997: Voiced the male lead Dimitri in the animated feature "Anastasia"
  • 1997: Starred as a US Marshal in the summer action blockbuster "Con Air"
  • 1996: Played a young, idealistic deputy mayor of New York in the political drama "City Hall"
  • 1994: Co-starred in Alan Parker's satire "The Road to Wellville"
  • 1994: Reteamed with Woody Allen with a featured role as a playwright in "Bullets Over Broadway"
  • 1993: Had a supporting role in the period drama "Map of the Human Heart"
  • 1992: Had a small role in Tim Robbins' directorial debut "Bob Roberts"
  • 1992: Formed the film production arm of New Crime Productions with Paramount Pictures
  • 1992: Was featured with a strange cameo role in the offbeat comedy "Roadside Prophets"
  • 1991: Had a small role in "Shadows and Fog," his first film with Woody Allen
  • 1991: Cast as an ethically corrupt political climber opposite an idealistic James Spader in the drama "True Colors"
  • 1990: Played Anjelica Huston's con artist son in Stephen Frears' "The Grifters"
  • 1989: Last teen role as cult icon Lloyd Dobler in Cameron Crowe's "Say Anything"; sister Joan also starred in film
  • 1989: Starred as a nuclear physicist working on the atomic bomb in World War II in "Fat Man and Little Boy"
  • 1988: First adult role, starring opposite Tim Robbins in the zany comedy "Tapeheads"
  • 1988: Featured in the ensemble "Eight Men Out," John Sayles film of the 1919 Black Sox scandal
  • 1987: Starred in the inane comedy "Hot Pursuit"
  • 1986: Founded New Crime Productions, a Chicago based theater company
  • 1986: Had a memorable cameo in "Stand By Me," helmed by Rob Reiner
  • 1985: Was featured in Disney's "The Journey of Natty Gann"
  • 1985: Starred as a heartbroken teen in the comedy "Better Off Dead"
  • 1985: Played first leading role in Rob Reiner's "The Sure Thing"; first screen teaming with Tim Robbins
  • 1984: Was one of the main nerds featured in "Sixteen Candles"; sister Joan also appeared in film
  • 1983: Screen acting debut as a prep school student in the coming-of-age comedy "Class"
  • 1982: Went on first feature audition at age 16 for "Class"
  • Was appearing in industrial films, doing voiceovers in commercials and acting in radio spots by the age of twelve
  • Directed a stage production of Hunter S Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"