Tom Cruise gave some Hollywood pizzazz to a London charity gala on Wednesday night.
The star was a VIP guest as he attended the glittering gala dinner in support of London’s Air Ambulance Charity at Raffles London at the OWO (Old War Office) with Prince William.
All eyes were on the star after his noticeably changing appearance over the past forty years.
In his latest public appearance, the movie star sported longer, flowing locks as he beamed in photos with the Prince of Wales.
Tom Cruise brought some Hollywood pizzazz to a charity gala in London on Wednesday night and all eyes were on the star after his noticeably changing appearance over the past forty years
The star was a VIP guest as he attended the glittering gala dinner in support of London’s Air Ambulance Charity at Raffles London with Prince William
One of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors, Tom’s career in front of the camera has spanned more than four decades.
After his breakthrough roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986), he became a leading actor in the 1990s with roles in The Firm (199) and Jerry Maguire (1996).
As he enters the fifth decade of his career, MailOnline has taken a look back at Tom’s changing appearance 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 film, which became the highest-grossing domestic film of the year with $357 million.
The star seemed worlds away from his current self during this period, during which he also appeared in films such as The Color Of Money (1986) and All The Right Moves (1983).
Tom talked about his rise to fame at that time and said it was strange to suddenly be recognized on 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
One of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors, Tom’s career in front of the camera has spanned more than four decades
He told Interview magazine: ‘I’m really very private, in my own world. Suddenly I was someone walking down the street and people were looking at me and I was like, “Jesus, is there something hanging out of my nose?”
‘It took time to get used 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 exaggerated.
TURN OF THE MILLENIUM – FILM STAR
By this time, Tom was firmly established as one of the biggest stars in the industry and had a 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 that the Mission: Impossible franchise kicked off in earnest with the release of its first sequel, which grossed over $500 million at the box office.
The movie star seems very different from his current self during the early years of his career, which saw him appear in films such as The Color Of Money and All The Right Moves (pictured in 1990).
Tom was firmly established as one of the biggest stars in the industry in the year 2000 and had a chiseled 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)
MID NOUGHTIES – PERMANENT SUCCESS
Tom had gone for a bolder look a few years later, with a much shorter, crew cut that he would keep for a number of years.
This decade was one of the busiest for Tom as he appeared in a slew of successful films including The Last Samurai, Collateral and War of the Worlds.
He also geared up for a return to the Mission: Impossible franchise, with the third installment released two years later.
Tom would soon embark on one of his most publicized relationships when he began dating actress Katie Holmes in April 2005.
Just a few months later, in October, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child, Suri, born in April 2006.
They married in November that year, and Katie filed for divorce five and a half years later.
Tom had a bolder look a few years later, with a much shorter crew cut that he would keep for a number of years (pictured in 2004)
The decade of the 1990s was one of the busiest for Tom as 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 publicized relationships when he started dating actress Katie Holmes in April 2005 (pictured in 2007)
2021 – TOM’S PULLY LOOK RAISES EYEBROWS
Tom raised eyebrows in October 2021 when he attended a baseball game in San Francisco with a noticeably swollen face.
The father of three sparked speculation that he had fillers after showing off a fuller face during the LA Dodgers game.
Dawn Attewell, registered aesthetic nurse at therapyhuis.co.uk, told FEMAIL the pictures were the result of ‘excessive filler’ and ‘swelling after the procedure’, but he now looks fresher thanks to a ‘hair transplant’ and ‘skin tightening treatments’ .
‘In the infamous photo from October 2021, you can see that Tom looked swollen and swollen, which could be due to excess filler, swelling after the procedure or weight gain.’
‘Often surgical procedures such as platysmalplasty or neck lift, combined with a mid facelift, can cause this type of swelling in these areas.
However, it didn’t take long for Tom to get back to his old self as he walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022 with a slimmed down look.
Tom raised eyebrows in October 2021 when he attended a baseball game in San Francisco with a noticeably swollen face
It didn’t take long for Tom to be back to his old self as he walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022
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Tom returned to the spotlight in 2022 with his first film in four years, To Gun: Maverick.
The film earned over $1 billion at the box office – the highest-grossing film of his career – and many critics considered it an improvement over the original.
Tom has returned to playing longer slots over the past two years, 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 working on his Mission: Impossible franchise for the past two years (pictured in February 2023)