Parts of London halt as Tom Cruise sprints over Thames River

LONDON (AP) — Tom Cruise has brought part of central London to a standstill as he sprinted across the roof of a rail bridge for the latest Mission: Impossiblemovie.

Traffic was halted Saturday on Blackfriars Bridge and boats were kept from the area as the film star performed the stunt over the Thames River. A low-flying helicopter was filming the scene.

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Below him, trains continued passing through the Blackfriars train station as normal.

Cruise, 55, could be seen darting south across the river over several takes. The star is known for performing his own stunts.

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Happy Birthday, Tom Cruise! The actor turns 55 on July 3, 2017, and in honor of this birthday milestone, here’s a glance at 55 photos of his life, from film career to fatherhood.  HERBERT NEUBAUER, EPA

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Tom Cruise in a scene from the 1983 film 'The Outsiders.'  NONE, XXX Warner Bros.

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Cruise in another 1983 motion picture, 'Risky Business.'  NONE, XXX Warner Bros.

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Cruise in the 1986 film 'Top Gun.'  Paramount

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And in a screen grab of a scene from the 1988 motion picture 'Cocktail.'  Rob McEwan, XXX Touchstone Pictures

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Tom Cruise not looking much like himself in ascene from the 1989 motion picture 'Born on the Fourth of July.'  Roland Neveu, XXX Universal Studios

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Cruise as Cole Trickle in the 1990 film 'Days of Thunder.'  STEPHEN VAUGHAN, XXX PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP.

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A file photo of Tom Cruise from 1992.  ROBERT DEUTSCH, USAT

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Cruise portrays the vampire Lestat in the 1994 film 'Interview with the Vampire.'  FRANCOIS DUHAMEL, WARNER BROS.

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Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and David Geffen at the world premiere of their 1994 movie ‘Interview with the Vampire’ in Westwood on Nov. 9, 1994.  CELEBRITY PHOTO AGENCY/KEVIN WINTER

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In a shot from the 1996 movie 'Jerry Maguire.'  ANDREW COOPER, GPN

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Tom Cruise goes to extraordinary lengths to get information as Ethan Hunt in the 1996 adventure thriller 'Mission Impossible.'  MURRAY CLOSE, PARAMOUNT PICTURES

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Cruise poses in front of a 12 ft. by 12 ft. wall of flames for the shooting of the June cover of 'Vanity Fair,' shown in this May 6, 1996 release.  ANNIE LEIBOVITZ, Associated Press

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Rosie O'Donnell welcomes Tom Cruise to 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show' on Dec. 6, 1996 in New York.  FRANK MICELOTTA, Associated Press

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Nominee for best actor Tom Cruise, accompanied by his then-wife Nicole Kidman, waves to fans as he arrives at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on March 24, 1997, for the 69th Academy Awards ceremony.  VINCE BUCCI, AFP/Getty Images

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Tom Cruise (as Dr. William Harford) and Nicole Kidman (as Alice Harford) in Stanley Kubrick's 1999 film 'Eyes Wide Shut.'  NONE, XXX WARNER BROS.

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Cruise kisses then-wife Nicole Kidman at the end of a press conference held to unveil their movie 'Eyes Wide Shut' at the Venice Film Festival in Venice on Sept. 1, 1999.  DOMENICO STINELLIS, Associated Press

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Kidman and Cruise smile during a photocall in Paris on Sept. 2, 1999 promoting 'Eyes Wide Shut.'  MICHEL EULER, Associated Press

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Tom Cruise and Rosie O'Donnell react after being slimed at Nickelodeon's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on April 21, 2001.  KEVIN WINTER, KEVIN WINTER/IMAGEDIRECT

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Surprise guest Tom Cruise holds the Wannabe Award during Nickelodeon's Kid's Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday, April 21, 2001.  KEVORK DJANSEZIAN, Associated Press

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Tom Cruise arrives with Penelope Cruz at the premiere of her film 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' in Beverly Hills on Aug. 13, 2001. It was the first time the couple appeared in public together since they began dating after Cruise's divorce from actress Nicole Kidman in 2001.  LUCY NICHOLSON, AFP

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Cruise and Cameron Diaz in a scene from the 2001 motion picture 'Vanilla Sky.'  NEAL PRESTON, XXX PARAMOUNT PICTURES

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Tom Cruise appears shirtless on the cover of the January 2002 issue of 'Vanity Fair.'  HERB RITTS, XXX VANITY FAIR

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Cruz and Cruise attend the premiere of 'Minority Report' at the Ziegfeld theater in New York on June 17, 2002.  JEN LOMBARDO, XXX IMAGEDIRECT

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Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise in a New York hotel room promoting their 2002 film 'Minority Report.'  ROBERT DEUTSCH, XXX USAT

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Brace face! Tom Cruise delighted his fans at the British premiere of his film 'Minority Report' in London's Leicester Square on June 26, 2002.  MYUNG JUNG KIM, Associated Press

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Cruise and Cruz arrive for the Excellence In Mentoring Awards at Chelsea Piers on June 19, 2003 in New York.  MATTHEW PEYTON, XXX GETTY IMAGES

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Ken Watanabe and Tom Cruise in a scene from the 2003 motion picture 'The Last Samurai.'  DAVID JAMES, XXX WARNER BROS.

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Tom Cruise grins with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as he is greeted at Koizumi's official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2003 while promoting his film 'The Last Samurai.'  KAZUHIRO NOGI/POOL, Associated Press

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Cruise poses with Robert DeNiro at the premiere of 'Mission Impossible III' during the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on May 3, 2006.  ALBERT FERREIRA, AP

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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, who became engaged in June 2005, with their daughter Surias they leave their hotel in Rome on Nov. 16, 2006.  ANDREW MEDICHINI, AP

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Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes pose in their wedding attire on Nov. 18, 2006 at the 15th-century Odescalchi Castle overlooking Lake Bracciano outside of Rome.  Robert Evans

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Cruise poses with then-wife Katie Holmes and the award he received at the annual Bambi Awards on Nov. 29, 2007 in Dusseldorf, Germany.  Getty Images, Getty Images

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Double date! Jada Pinkett, Will Smith, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes pose at the First Annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon, at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Feb. 21, 2008 in Beverly Hills.  Charley Gallay, Getty Images

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Tom Cruise and director Bryan Singer pose in front of Cruise's P-51 Mustang on Nov. 22, 2008 before sitting for an interview for their 2008 film, 'Valkyrie.'  Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

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A photo released by Harpo Productions Inc. shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey and Tom Cruise at Cruise's home in Telluride, Colo., on April 25, 2008, where Winfrey taped a one-on-one interview with Cruise for 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.'  AP

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Barbara Walters poses with Tom Cruise during an interview for her annual special, 'Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2008,' that aired on Dec. 4, 2008.  Steve Fenn, AP

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Tom Cruise arm wrestles with NBC 'Today' co-host Matt Lauer on the set on Dec. 15, 2008.  AP

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Connor Cruise and his father Tom Cruise watch the Los Angeles Lakers play the Phoenix Suns during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals on May 19, 2010, in Los Angeles.  Mark J. Terrill, AP

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Tom Cruise whispers into Katie Holmes's ear at the premiere of the movie 'Knight and Day' at the Lope de Vega theatre in Seville, Spain on June 16, 2010.  JOSE MANUEL VIDAL, EPA

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Tom Cruise and Suri Cruise visit Schenley Plaza's carousel on Oct. 8, 2011 in Pittsburgh.  James Devaney, WireImage

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Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise attend the 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' U.S. premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Dec. 19, 2011 in New York.  Andrew H. Walker, Getty Images

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Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party for the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012, in West Hollywood.  ADRIAN SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ, AFP/Getty Images

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This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Alec Baldwin as Dennis Dupree and Tom Cruise as Stacee Jaxx in 'Rock of Ages' from 2012.  David James, AP

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Tom Cruise and French actress and model Olga Kurylenko pose on the red carpet as they arrive at the UK premiere of 'Oblivion' in central London on April 4, 2013.  ANDREW COWIE, AFP/Getty Images

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Cuba Gooding Jr, Tom Cruise and Vanessa Williams pose backstage at the play 'The Trip to Bountiful' on Broadway at The Stephen Sondheim Theater on April 16, 2013 in New York.  Bruce Glikas, FilmMagic

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Victoria Beckham and David Beckham along with Tom Cruise watch game seven of the second round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 28, 2013 in Los Angeles.  Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Spor, USA TODAY Sports

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Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise attend the 'Edge Of Tomorrow' red carpet repeat fan premiere tour at AMC Loews Lincoln Square on May 28, 2014 in New York.  Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images

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Tom Cruise and Jimmy Fallon 'Lip Sync Battle' during a taping of 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' at Rockefeller Center on July 27, 2015 in New York.  Theo Wargo/NBC, Getty Images for "The Tonight Sh

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Tom Cruise speaks with a group of soldiers of the Colombian army in Araracuara, Amazonas province, Colombia on Aug. 23, 2015 while in Colombia shooting 'Mena.'  COLOMBIAN ARMY, EPA

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Tom Cruise reprises his role as Jack Reacher in the 2016 film 'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back.'  Photo Credit: David James, David James

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Cobie Smulders, Tom Cruise and Danika Yarosh attend the 'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back' Berlin Premiere on October 21, 2016 in Berlin.  Anita Bugge, WireImage

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Tom Cruise waves during the filming of 'Mission Impossible 6' on May 3, 2017.  STRINGER, AFP/Getty Images

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Tom Cruise sign autographs and takes photos with fans during 'The Mummy' Mexico City premiere at Plaza Carso on June 5, 2017 in Mexico City.  Victor Chavez, WireImage

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Annabelle Wallis, Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella attend 'The Mummy' New York Fan Event on June 6, 2017 in New York.  ANGELA WEISS, AFP/Getty Images

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