Tom Cruise 'very grateful' to be honoured with BFI fellowship
Tom Cruise said he is "very grateful" after being honoured with the British Film Institute's most prestigious accolade, a BFI fellowship.
The Hollywood actor, 62, best known for playing US agent Ethan Hunt in the popular Mission: Impossible action films, was recognised at the annual BFI Chair's Dinner in London on Monday for his acting career and contribution to the UK film industry, as a producer who has chosen to shoot films in locations across the country.
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