Selected career chronology
Credits Index
Major screen, stage, music, sport or broadcast work. This is a selected public-career index, not a complete employment history.
| Year | Title | Medium | Role | IMDb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Taps | Film | Cadet Captain David Shawn | IMDb |
| 1981 | Endless Love | Film | Billy | IMDb |
| 1983 | All the Right Moves | Film | Stefen Djordjevic | — |
| 1983 | Risky Business | Film | Joel Goodsen | IMDb |
| 1983 | Losin' It | Film | Woody | — |
| 1983 | The Outsiders | Film | Steve Randle | IMDb |
| 1985 | Legend | Film | Jack | — |
| 1986 | The Color of Money | Film | Vincent Lauria | IMDb |
| 1986 | Top Gun | Film | Lt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell | IMDb |
| 1988 | Rain Man | Film | Charlie Babbitt | IMDb |
| 1988 | Cocktail | Film | Brian Flanagan | — |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Film | Ron Kovic | IMDb |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | Film | Cole Trickle | IMDb |
| 1992 | A Few Good Men | Film | Lt. Daniel Kaffee | IMDb |
| 1992 | Far and Away | Film | Joseph Donnelly | — |
| 1993 | The Firm | Film | Mitch McDeere | IMDb |
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire | Film | Lestat de Lioncourt | IMDb |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Film | Jerry Maguire | IMDb |
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Film | Ethan Hunt; producer | IMDb |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Film | Frank T.J. Mackey | IMDb |
| 1999 | Eyes Wide Shut | Film | Dr. William Harford | IMDb |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | Film | Ethan Hunt; producer | IMDb |
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky | Film | David Aames; producer | IMDb |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Film | Chief John Anderton | IMDb |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Film | Nathan Algren; producer | IMDb |
| 2004 | Collateral | Film | Vincent | IMDb |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Film | Ray Ferrier | IMDb |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Film | Ethan Hunt; producer | IMDb |
| 2007 | Lions for Lambs | Film | Senator Jasper Irving | — |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | Film | Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg; producer | — |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Film | Les Grossman | IMDb |
| 2010 | Knight and Day | Film | Roy Miller | — |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Film | Ethan Hunt; producer | IMDb |
| 2012 | Jack Reacher | Film | Jack Reacher; producer | IMDb |
| 2012 | Rock of Ages | Film | Stacee Jaxx | IMDb |
| 2013 | Oblivion | Film | Jack Harper | IMDb |
| 2014 | Edge of Tomorrow | Film | Major William Cage | IMDb |
| 2015 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Film | Ethan Hunt; producer | IMDb |
| 2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Film | Jack Reacher; producer | — |
| 2017 | American Made | Film | Barry Seal; producer | IMDb |
| 2017 | The Mummy | Film | Nick Morton | — |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Film | Ethan Hunt; producer | IMDb |
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | Film | Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell; producer | IMDb |
| 2023 | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Film | Ethan Hunt; producer | IMDb |
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning | Film | Ethan Hunt; producer | IMDb |
| 2026 | Digger | Film | Digger Rockwell; producer | — |
| 2028 | Untitled Days of Thunder follow-up | Film | Cole Trickle; producer | — |