Tom Cruise lent some Hollywood pizazz to a London charity gala on Wednesday night.
The star was a VIP guest as he joined Prince William at the glittering gala dinner in support of London’s Air Ambulance Charity at Raffles London at the OWO (Old War Office).
All eyes were on the star, after his noticeably changing appearance over the past four decades.
His latest public appearance saw the movie star sporting longer, flowing locks as he beamed for photos with the Prince of Wales.
Tom Cruise lent some Hollywood pizazz to a London charity gala on Wednesday night and all eyes were on the star, after his noticeably changing appearance over the past four decades
The star was a VIP guest as he joined Prince William at the glittering gala dinner in support of London’s Air Ambulance Charity at Raffles London
As one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors, Tom’s career in front of the camera has spanned over four decades.
After making his breakthrough with roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986), he became a leading actor in the nineties with roles in The Firm (199) and Jerry Maguire (1996).
As he enters the fifth decade of his career, MailOnline has taken a glance back at Tom’s changing look over the years.
1980S – THE EARLY YEARS
Tom was a fresh-faced 24-year-old when he appeared in one of his most famous films: Top Gun.
The actor won the lead role of Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell in the action flick, which became the highest-grossing domestic film of the year with $357million.
The star looked worlds away from his current self during this period, which also saw him appear in films like The Color Of Money (1986) and All The Right Moves (1983).
Tom spoke about his rise to fame during this time, saying it was strange being suddenly recognised in the street.
Early days: Tom was a fresh-faced 24-year-old when he appeared in one of his most famous films: Top Gun (pictured in 1986) and is now in his fifth decade of fame
As one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors, Tom’s career in front of the camera has spanned over four decades
He told Interview magazine: ‘I’m really very private, in my own world. Suddenly I was someone walking on the street and people were looking at me and I was thinking, “Jesus, is something hanging out of my nose?”
‘It took time to get adjusted to it. It was such a perfect time to do Legend in England. Everyone is looking at you and somehow just moving your hand seems so much more exaggerated.
TURN OF THE MILLENIUM – MOVIE STAR
Tom was firmly established as one of the industry’s biggest stars by this time and had a chiselled look to match.
The star looked like a male model when he attended the Screen Actors Guild Awards that year where he was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role in Magnolia.
Tom also sported a longer hairstyle during this period, just months before the end of his marriage to actress Nicole Kidman.
This was also the year the Mission: Impossible franchise kicked off in earnest with the release of the first sequel which made over $500million at the box office.
The film star looks worlds away from his current self during the early years of his career, which saw him appear in films like The Color Of Money and All The Right Moves (pictured in 1990)
Tom was firmly established as one of the industry’s biggest stars by the year 2000 and had a chiselled look to match
Tom sported a longer hairstyle at the time, just months before the end of his marriage to actress Nicole Kidman (pictured in 2001)
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MID-NOUGHTIES – CONTINUED SUCCESS
Tom had gone with a bolder look a few years later, sporting a much shorter crew cut that he would keep for several years.
This decade was one of the busiest for Tom when he appeared in a slew of successful films including The Last Samurai, Collateral, and War of the Worlds.
He was also gearing up for a return to the Mission: Impossible franchise, with the third instalment released two years later.
Tom would soon embark on one of his most highly publicised relationships when he began dating actress Katie Holmes in Apirl 2005.
Just a few months later in October, the couple announced they were expecting their first child, Suri, who was born in April 2006.
They married in November of that year, with Katie filing for divorce five and a half years later.
Tom had gone with a bolder look a few years later, sporting a much shorter crew cut that he would keep for several years (pictured in 2004)
The noughties decade was one of the busiest for Tom when he appeared in a slew of successful films including The Last Samurai, Collateral, and War of the Worlds (pictured in 2008)
Tom embarked on one of his most highly publicised relationships when he began dating actress Katie Holmes in April 2005 (pictured in 2007)
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2021 – TOM’S PUFFY APPPEARANCE RAISES EYEBROWS
Tom raised eyebrows in October 2021 when he attended a baseball game in San Francisco with a noticeably puffier face.
The father-of-three sparked speculation he had fillers after sporting a fuller face during the LA Dodgers match.
Dawn Attewell, Registered Aesthetics Nurse at therapyhouse.co.uk told FEMAIL the pictures were a result of ‘excessive filler’ and ‘post-procedure swelling’ but he now looks fresher thanks to a ‘hair transplant’ and ‘skin tightening treatments’.
‘In the infamous October 2021 picture, you can see that Tom looked swollen and puffy, which could be due to excessive filler, post-procedure swelling, or weight gain.’
‘Often, surgical procedures such as a platysmal plasty, or neck lift, combined with a mid-facelift could create this type of swelling in these areas.
However, it wasn’t long before Tom was back to his old self as he walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022 with a slimmed down appearance.
Tom raised eyebrows in October 2021 when he attended a baseball game in San Francisco with a noticeably puffier face
It wasn’t long before Tom was back to his old self as he walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022
PRESENT DAY
Tom returned to the spotlight in 2022 with his first film in four years, To Gun: Maverick.
The film made over $1billion at the box office – the highest grossing film of is career – and many critics considered it to be an improvement over the original.
Tom has once again been sporting longer locks over the past two years and has been working on his Mission: Impossible franchise.
Tom returned to the spotlight in 2022 with his first film in four years, Top Gun: Maverick (pictured in 2022)
Tom has been busy over the past two years working on his Mission: Impossible franchise (pictured in February 2023)
