In the 1997 film 'Con Air', who plays the role of Cyrus Grissom?

'Con Air' is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Simon West and starring Nicolas Cage (Cameron Poe), John Cusack (Vince Larkin) and John Malkovich (Cyrus Grissom) in the lead roles.

In this movie, former Army Ranger Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is sentenced to prison for killing a man who attempted to attack his pregnant wife. Eight years later, he is paroled and is ready to be flying home to Alabama to his family on a prison transport plane name Jailbird while other criminals are on the same flight.

Then, notorious criminal mastermind Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom (John Malkovich) and other violent criminals hijacked the Jailbird in a escape attempt. While Cameron plans to stop the hijacking and save the hostages onboard, US Marshal Vince Larkin (John Cusack) tries to solve the situation from the ground.

'Con Air' was released theatrically on June 6, 1997 by Buena Vista Pictures through Touchstone Pictures and was a box office success, grossing over $224 million against a production budget of $75 million.

John Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. As of 2023, he is the recipient of several accolades, including a 'Primetime Emmy Award', in addition to nominations for two 'Academy Awards', a 'BAFTA (British Academy Film Awards) Award', two 'Screen Actors Guild Awards', and three 'Golden Globe Awards'.