Tom Cruise (2002) and "War of the Worlds" (2005). In 2008, he gave a supporting performance in the action comedy "Tropic Thunder" and starred in the historical thriller "Valkyrie" as Claus von Stauffenberg. In 2012, Cruise played the eponymous role in the thriller "Jack Reacher". Cruise's films have grossed nearly $4 billion at U.S. and Canadian box offices and more than $10.1 billion worldwide, making him the eighth highest-grossing actor in North America and one of the top-grossing actors worldwide. Cruise has been married three times, to actresses Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes, and has three children, two of which were
Tom Gallon Tom Gallon Tom Gallon (5 December 1866 – 4 November 1914) was a British playwright and novelist. He was the brother of author and publicist Nellie Tom-Gallon, who founded the Tom-Gallon Trust Award for beginning writers in memory of her brother. A large number of his books were turned into films. Thomas Henry Gallon was born in Bermondsey, London, the son of John P. Gallon (an engineer, fitter and turner) and his wife Martha K. Gallon. Many of Tom Gallon's novels were made into films, including "The Princess of Happy Chance" (1916), "Meg the Lady" (1916), "The Cruise of the