Handsome and talented are not enough to describe Tom Cruise. During many years of acting, the actor has shown audiences around the world scenes that require high risks without the need for a stuntman.

Climb the tallest building in the world

In Mission: Impossible – Tom Cruise challenged his limits through risky action scenes. In part 2 of this blockbuster series, the actor ran on the surface of the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa (height up to 829.8 meters). 

After filming, Tom Cruise saved this once-in-a-lifetime moment with a photo sitting on the roof, very comfortable and calm even without any safety equipment.

Swing the plane

In the episode titled Rogue Nation of Mission: Impossible,  the audience couldn’t help but gasp at the scene where Tom Cruise jumped straight onto the plane taking off to carry out the mission. It is known that the actor had to shoot the scene swinging on a plane at an altitude of 1,500 m 8 times.

Although Tom Cruise is protected thanks to the suspension system. The computer then erases them in post-production. But not everyone has the guts to perform an overly risky action scene like this.

Sit freely on the helicopter wing

With Mission: Impossible 7,  Tom Cruise did not disappoint fans with groundbreaking and unique action scenes. This time, Tom Cruise himself piloted a helicopter and then climbed up and sat hovering on its wing. To make this scene, Tom Cruise took flying lessons and now has a helicopter pilot’s license and a fixed-wing pilot’s license.

Hold your breath for 6 and a half minutes

In an underwater scene of Mission: Impossible , Tom Cruise’s character had to hold his breath underwater for more than 6 minutes. Usually, producers will use CGI technology to combine scenes or join individually filmed clips together to create underwater scenes as required.

However, Tom Cruise held his breath for more than 6 minutes to act this scene. Furthermore, it was done in one take, instead of filming many small separate scenes. This is considered one of the most tense scenes in the entire series.

Before that, Tom studied holding his breath with physical liberation expert and acting consultant Kirk Crack to gain such good breath control and lung capacity.