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Tom Cruise's Surprising Nickname Shared by Co-Star Glen Powell
13 Nov, 2025
Summary
- Tom Cruise is referred to as "TC" by friends and co-stars
- Cruise has supported Powell's career, attending his film's screening
- Cruise is praised as a rare Hollywood star who "wants everyone to win"
According to a recent interview, Tom Cruise's co-star in Top Gun: Maverick, Glen Powell, has shared that the famous actor is known as "TC" among his friends and inner circle. Powell expressed surprise that this nickname was not more widely known, stating that "everybody in his life calls him that."
The two actors have maintained a close relationship since their collaboration on the 2022 blockbuster film. Just last week, Cruise joined Powell at a screening of his new movie The Running Man, praising the film and congratulating the cast and crew. Powell has also been a recipient of Cruise's famous holiday coconut cake, a gesture the 37-year-old actor describes as Cruise "continually showing up" for him as both a friend and mentor.
Powell lauds Cruise as a "rare type of person" in Hollywood, one who "really just wants everybody around him to win." The Running Man star notes that most celebrities do not take the time to "send the elevator back down and take care of people," making Cruise's support and guidance all the more remarkable.
