logo Featured Topics Film WWE TV Gaming Horror Comics Music Offbeat Quizzes 17 Unforgettable Movie Characters (Who Were Only On Screen For 5 Minutes) By Sam Hill / October 9, 2014 8. Les Grossman - Tropic Thunder The really bizarre thing about Les Grossman, a stereotypical movie executive, is that he's played by Tom Cruise, who presumably took the role to let audiences know that, "hey, I'm not such a stick in the mud, guys." It worked. Pagination ←Previous Next→