Clayton Davis With six decades around the sun, Tom Cruise still feels the need for speed and has crafted himself into one of the most successful and undeniably talented movie stars of his generation, and all time.Variety is ranking his 15 best film performances to celebrate the actor’s 60th birthday.With a breakthrough that started in the coming-of-age film “Risky Business” (1983), the Syracuse, New York born-actor became a darling of Hollywood, and consumer audiences around the world. As Joseph Kosinski’s “Top Gun: Maverick” still goes strong, making more than half a billion dollars domestically, Cruise has continued to etch himself into the cultural zeitgeist, crossing multiple generations.Also a producer, he’s continued to elevate the entertainment medium with the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, which began in 1995.