Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes: all the latest news and photos of the Mission Impossible actor Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (/ ˈmeɪˌpɒθər / MAY-poth-ər; [1] born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and film producer. Tom Cruise debuts gray hair and a gut for upcoming film 'Digger,' shocking CinemaCon with his bold transformation. 15M Followers, 66 Following, 144 Posts - Tom Cruise (@tomcruise) on Instagram: Actor. Producer. Running in movies since 1981. Actor Tom Cruise has starred in ‘Jerry Maguire,’ the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise, and the ‘Top Gun’ movies. Read about his movies, ex-wives, kids, and more. Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama Endless Love. [1][2] He followed that with a standout supporting performance as Cadet Captain David Shawn in the 1981 military school drama, Taps. (1981). In 1976, if you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be Tom Cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, dit Tom Cruise [tɑm kɹuːz]1, est un acteur et producteur américain, né le 3 juillet 1962 à Syracuse (État de New York). Il obtient ses premiers rôles au début des années 1980. Tom Cruise wuchs gemeinsam mit drei Schwestern in ärmlichen Verhältnissen auf. Seine Kindheit war geprägt durch ständige Umzüge seiner Eltern Thomas und Mary, die keinen festen Wohnsitz besaßen. In 1976, if you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be Tom Cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood.