Christopher McQuarrie

Christopher McQuarrie is an Academy Award winning writer, producer and director whose credits include "The Usual Suspects," "The Way of the Gun," "Valkyrie," "Jack Reacher" and "Edge of Tomorrow."

McQuarrie grew up in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. In lieu of college, he spent the first five years out of school traveling and working at a detective agency before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film.

Three years later, his screenplay for "The Usual Suspects" garnered him the Edgar Award, the Independent Spirit Award and the British and American Academy Awards.
In 2000, he directed "The Way of the Gun" starring Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro and James Caan. In 2008 he produced and co-wrote "Valkyrie" starring Tom Cruise.

In 2012, McQuarrie re-teamed with Cruise for his sophomore directorial outing, "Jack Reacher." Within hours of completing the film, he was at work with Cruise again, this time re-writing the script for Doug Liman's "Edge of Tomorrow." It was while working on "Edge" that Cruise suggested McQuarrie direct what would become "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation."

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