Tom Cruise and Away" (1992), both of which co-starred then-wife Nicole Kidman as his love interest. In 1994, Cruise starred along with Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater in Neil Jordan's "Interview with the Vampire", a gothic drama/horror film that was based on Anne Rice's best-selling novel. The film was well received, although Rice was initially quite outspoken in her criticism of Cruise having been cast in the film, as Julian Sands was her first choice. Upon seeing the film however, she paid $7,740 for a two-page ad in "Daily Variety" praising his performance and apologizing for her previous doubts about
Tom Wright (Australian actor) writer, director and producer of the feature film Acute Misfortune. The film debuted at the Melbourne International Film Festival, where it was the winner of The Age Critic's Award for Best Australian Feature Film. Tom Wright (Australian actor) Thomas Michael Wright (born 22 June 1983) is an Australian actor, writer, director and producer. He came to attention as Johnno Mitcham in Jane Campion's series "Top of the Lake", for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2013 US Critics Choice Awards. He is the co-founder and director of The Black Lung Theatre and Whaling Firm. Wright was