John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966 - Height: 6' 2½") is an American film actor and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 50 films, including The Journey of Natty Gann, Say Anything..., Grosse Point Blank, Con Air, High Fidelity, and 2012. His father, Richard Cusack (1925–2003), was an actor, as are his siblings: Ann, Joan, Bill, and Susie. His father was also a documentary filmmaker, owned a film production company, and was a friend of activist Philip Berrigan. Cusack spent a year at New York University before dropping out, saying that he had "too much fire in [his] belly". Cusack is a fan of both the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox, for which, he says, he is "in trouble there". He has led the crowd in a performance of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at Wrigley Field. He has also been spotted at multiple Chicago Bears games, and attended many of the Stanley Cup Finals games in support of the Chicago Blackhawks. Cusack has trained in kickboxing for over 20 years, under former world kickboxing champion Benny Urquidez. He began training under Urquidez in preparation for his role in Say Anything... and currently holds the rank of a level 6 black belt in Urquidez's Ukidokan Kickboxing system.
Movie | Fog of War | Robert | 2025 |
Movie | My Only Sunshine | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | Broken Ridge | Sheriff Cole Gunner | 2025 |
Movie | Pursuit | John Calloway | 2022-02-18 |
Series | Utopia | Dr. Kevin Christie | 2020-09-25 |
Movie | Never Grow Old | Christopher 'Dutch' Albert | 2019-03-15 |
Movie | River Runs Red | Horace | 2018-11-09 |
Movie | Distorted | Vernon Sarsfield | 2018-06-22 |
Movie | Arsenal | Sal | 2017-01-06 |
Movie | Blood Money | Miller | 2017-10-14 |
Movie | Singularity | Elias Van Dorne | 2017-11-24 |
Movie | Boom Bust Boom | Self | 2016-03-11 |
Movie | The Fog Bowl | Narrator (voice) | 2016-12-21 |
Movie | Cell | Clayton 'Clay' Riddell | 2016-07-06 |
Movie | Dragon Blade | Lucius | 2015-02-19 |
Movie | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 | Adam (uncredited) | 2015-02-20 |
Movie | Chi-Raq | Fr. Mike Corridan | 2015-12-04 |
Movie | Love & Mercy | Brian Wilson 1980s | 2015-05-29 |
Series | Doll & Em | John | 2014-02-18 |
Movie | The Bag Man | Jack | 2014-02-28 |
Movie | Reclaim | Benjamin | 2014-09-19 |
Movie | Maps to the Stars | Dr. Stafford Weiss | 2014-05-21 |
Movie | The Prince | Sam | 2014-08-22 |
Movie | Drive Hard | Simon Keller | 2014-10-03 |
Movie | The Frozen Ground | Robert Hansen | 2013-07-11 |
Movie | Adult World | Rat Billings | 2013-04-18 |
Movie | The Numbers Station | Emerson | 2013-04-18 |
Movie | The Butler | Richard Nixon | 2013-08-16 |
Movie | Grand Piano | Clem | 2013-10-11 |
Movie | We're No Animals | Tony Lovecraft | 2013-10-03 |
Movie | Salinger | Self - Actor | 2013-09-06 |
Movie | The Raven | Edgar Allan Poe | 2012-03-09 |
Series | Evening Urgant | Self | 2012-04-16 |
Movie | The Paperboy | Hillary Van Wetter | 2012-09-14 |
Movie | The Factory | Mike Fletcher | 2012-10-20 |
Movie | All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set | Self | 2012-05-15 |
Movie | Woody Allen: A Documentary | Self | 2011-11-20 |
Movie | Hot Tub Time Machine | Adam | 2010-03-26 |
Movie | The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective | Self | 2010-03-02 |
Movie | 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic | Self | 2010-03-02 |
Movie | Shanghai | Paul Soames | 2010-06-10 |
Movie | 2012 | Jackson Curtis | 2009-10-10 |
Series | The Jay Leno Show | Self | 2009-09-14 |
Movie | Guyville Redux | Unknown | 2008-01-28 |
Movie | Igor | Igor (voice) | 2008-09-19 |
Movie | War, Inc. | Brand Hauser | 2008-04-28 |
Movie | Summerhood | Narrator (uncredited) | 2008-01-29 |
Movie | Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten | Self | 2007-05-18 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | 2007-02-22 |
Movie | 1408 | Mike Enslin | 2007-06-22 |
Movie | Grace Is Gone | Stanley Philipps | 2007-12-07 |
Movie | Martian Child | David | 2007-11-02 |
Movie | Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride | Self | 2006-12-12 |
Movie | The Contract | Ray | 2006-04-05 |
Movie | Must Love Dogs | Jake | 2005-07-21 |
Movie | The Ice Harvest | Charlie | 2005-11-23 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Runaway Jury | Nicholas Easter | 2003-01-16 |
Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | 2003-02-21 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Identity | Ed | 2003-04-25 |
Movie | The Road to The Sure Thing | Unknown | 2003-08-05 |
Movie | Breakfast with Hunter | Self | 2003-06-21 |
Movie | Max | Max Rothman | 2002-09-10 |
Movie | Adaptation. | Self (uncredited) | 2002-12-06 |
Movie | Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. | Self | 2002-11-26 |
Movie | America's Sweethearts | Eddie Thomas | 2001-07-17 |
Movie | The Concert for New York City | Self | 2001-10-20 |
Movie | America: A Tribute to Heroes | Self | 2001-09-21 |
Movie | Serendipity | Jonathan Trager | 2001-10-05 |
Movie | High Fidelity | Rob Gordon | 2000-03-17 |
Movie | The Jack Bull | Myrl Redding | 1999-04-17 |
Movie | Pushing Tin | Nick Falzone | 1999-04-23 |
Movie | This Is My Father | Eddie Sharp | 1999-05-07 |
Movie | Being John Malkovich | Craig Schwartz | 1999-10-29 |
Movie | Cradle Will Rock | Nelson Rockefeller | 1999-12-10 |
Movie | Chicago Cab | Scary Man | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | The Thin Red Line | Capt. John Gaff | 1998-12-23 |
Movie | Grosse Pointe Blank | Martin Q. Blank | 1997-04-11 |
Movie | Con Air | Agent Vince Larkin | 1997-06-05 |
Series | The View | Self | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | John Kelso | 1997-11-21 |
Movie | Eastwood on Eastwood | Narrator (voice) | 1997-11-01 |
Movie | Anastasia | Dimitri (voice) | 1997-11-20 |
Series | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | City Hall | Kevin Calhoun | 1996-02-16 |
Series | Baseball | Various (voice) | 1994-09-18 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994-08-14 |
Movie | Bullets Over Broadway | David Shayne | 1994-10-14 |
Movie | Floundering | JC | 1994-11-04 |
Movie | The Road to Wellville | Charles Ossining | 1994-10-28 |
Movie | Map of the Human Heart | The Mapmaker | 1993-04-22 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | Money for Nothing | Joey Coyle | 1993-09-10 |
Series | Frasier | Greg (voice) | 1993-09-16 |
Movie | Roadside Prophets | Caspar | 1992-03-27 |
Movie | Bob Roberts | Cutting Edge Host | 1992-09-04 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | The Player | John Cusack | 1992-04-03 |
Movie | True Colors | Peter Burton | 1991-03-15 |
Movie | Shadows and Fog | Student Jack | 1991-12-05 |
Movie | The Grifters | Roy Dillon | 1990-08-08 |
Movie | Elvis Stories | Corky | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Say Anything... | Lloyd Dobler | 1989-04-14 |
Movie | Fat Man and Little Boy | Michael Merriman | 1989-10-20 |
Movie | Eight Men Out | Buck Weaver | 1988-09-02 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | Tapeheads | Ivan Alexeev | 1988-10-21 |
Movie | Broadcast News | Angry Messenger | 1987-12-16 |
Movie | Hot Pursuit | Dan Bartlett | 1987-05-08 |
Movie | Stand by Me | Denny Lachance | 1986-08-08 |
Movie | One Crazy Summer | Hoops McCann | 1986-08-08 |
Movie | The Sure Thing | Walter (Gib) Gibson | 1985-03-01 |
Movie | The Journey of Natty Gann | Harry | 1985-09-27 |
Movie | Better Off Dead... | Lane Meyer | 1985-08-23 |
Movie | Grandview, U.S.A. | Johnny Maine | 1984-08-03 |
Movie | Sixteen Candles | Bryce | 1984-05-04 |
Movie | Class | Roscoe | 1983-07-22 |
Series | Wetten, dass..? | Self | 1981-02-14 |
Series | The Oscars | Self | 1953-03-19 |