How old was Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai?

There’s something captivating about discovering a celebrity’s age during a defining role. That knowledge can reshape how we view their performance. Read on to find out the age that accompanied the spotlight.

In the movie The Last Samurai, Tom Cruise was:

40 years old

This is the verified age of the celebrity based on our calculation.

We calculated the age by referencing the first day of the year The Last Samurai was launched:

January 1, 2003

And the day Tom Cruise was born:

July 03, 1962

Because movies often premiere within a year of starting production, Tom Cruise might have been either one year younger or older while filming some scenes.