How old was Tom Cruise in Top Gun?

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We are all so obsessed with the 1986 movie Top Gun starring Tom Cruise, and it was so exciting to learn that it was going to be followed up with a sequel in 2022, Top Gun: Maverick. Even though it was initially received with mixed reviews by audiences in the 1980s, by the end of the year, it was the highest-grossing domestic film of the year. Paramount+ is currently streaming the second film in the franchise, which has received massive success.

How old was Tom Cruise in the first top gun?

Tom Cruise, who played LT Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, was 22 when the film began shooting, and 23 when it was released. Among his co-stars, he is the youngest. The iconic actor was born on July 3, 1962, making him 61 years old today.

How old was Tom Cruise in 1986?

Although Tom Cruise was acting for a while before Top Gun happened, he was only 23 years old in 1986 when the movie was released. The role made him a household name across the globe and sprinted him to stardom. 

Tom Cruise’s Current Age

Even though he doesn’t look like it, Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, known professionally as Tom Cruise, is currently 61 years old. 

How old was Tom Cruise in Risky Business?

In the teen drama Risky Business, Tom Cruise delivered such an outstanding performance that he received his first Golden Globe nomination. He was only 21 years old at the time. 

Tom Cruises Movies 

The actor has been a part of at least 52 movies. They have all been listed down below.

Year

Movie Title

Role

1981

Endless Love

Billy

1981 Taps Capt. David Shawn
1983 The Outsiders Steve Randle
1983 Losin’ It Woody
1983 Risky Business Joel
1983 All the Right Moves Stefen Djordjevic
1985 Legend Jack
1986 Top Gun Lt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell
1986 The Color of Money Vincent Lauria
1988 Cocktail Brian Flanagan
1988 Rain Man Charlie Babbitt
1989 Born on the Fourth of July Ron Kovic
1990 Days of Thunder Cole Trickle
1992 Far and Away Joseph Donelly
1992 A Few Good Men Lt. Daniel Kaffee
1993 The Firm Mitch McDeere
1994 Interview with the Vampire Lestat de Lioncourt
1996 Mission: Impossible Ethan Hunt
1996 Jerry Maguire Jerry Maguire
1998 Without Limits
1999 Eyes Wide Shut Dr. William Harford
1999 Magnolia Frank T.J. Mackey
2000 Mission: Impossible 2 Ethan Hunt
2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Narrator
2001 The Others
2001 Vanilla Sky David Aames
2002 Space Station 3D Narrator
2002 Minority Report Chief John Anderton
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember Himself as Austin Powers
2002 Narc
2003 Shattered Glass
2003 The Last Samurai Nathan Algren
2004 Collateral Vincent
2005 War of the Worlds Ray Ferrier
2005 Elizabethtown
2006 Ask the Dust
2006 Mission: Impossible III Ethan Hunt
2007 Lions for Lambs Senator Jasper Irving
2008 Tropic Thunder Les Grossman
2008 Valkyrie Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
2010 Knight and Day Roy Miller / Matthew Knight
2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Ethan Hunt
2012 Rock of Ages Stacee Jaxx
2012 Jack Reacher Jack Reacher
2013 Oblivion Jack
2014 Edge of Tomorrow Major William “Bill” Cage
2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Ethan Hunt
2016 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Jack Reacher
2017 The Mummy Sgt. Nick Morton
2017 American Made Barry Seal
2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout Ethan Hunt
2022 Top Gun: Maverick Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell
2023 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Ethan Hunt
2025 Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film Ethan Hunt

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