The 29-year-old posted two photos on his Instagram story on Saturday, Aug. 17. Connor has not posted anything on his account since 2023.
Connor Cruise has returned to Instagram after more than a year. Instagram/@theconnorcruise
The first of the two snaps showed Cruise and Kidman’s son standing on what appears to be an oceanfront road with the sun fading on the horizon. He and a friend have their arms around each other, and his pal is holding a French bulldog. Dressed in a black polo, light-colored shorts, gray sneakers and a baseball hat, Connor gives a thumbs-up.
The friend appears to be Jack Vasilaros, who uses the Instagram handle @hookedforlife. He runs fishing charters out of Clearwater and Boca Grande, Florida. A Scientologist like his famous father, Connor lives in Clearwater, which is also home to Scientology HQ.
“Happy Birthday @hookedforlife,” Connor wrote in a caption over the first Instagram story.
Cruise (left) shouted out his friend, wishing him a happy birthday in a message on his Instagram story. Instagram/@theconnorcruise
In his follow-up post, Connor shared another birthday message, writing, “Happy Birthday buddy!” over a photo of him and three male pals on a boat with a giant fish they seem to have caught.
Connor tagged @fountainofyouthfishing, who appears to be a man named Jeff Putney. According to his Instagram profile, he is an avid tournament fishing enthusiast.
Cruise (center) and some pals appear on a fishing trip in a photo the 29-year-old shared on Instagram on Saturday, Aug. 17. Instagram/@theconnorcruise
The former DJ has loved fishing for years, posting his oceanic exploits on social media as far back as 2014. His friendship with Vasilaros appears to go as far back to 2021, when the captain first appeared on Connor’s main Instagram feed.
“We used to go fishing a lot when I was a little kid,” he said in an interview with People magazine in 2016. “I was blessed to travel the world as a young kid and now I’m traveling the world working.”
Cruise (far right) alongside dad, Tom (far left). Instagram/@theconnorcruise
Connor has rarely been seen out in public since 2023. His last Instagram post from April 2023 showed him golfing at Pelican Golf Club in Florida.
As a result, he drew plenty of attention when he was spotted in London in June exiting a helicopter with his famous father and when he popped up in December in a photo shared on Instagram by former NFL player Derrick Brooks.
Cruise in London in June 2024. BACKGRID Tom Cruise spotted arriving at a heliport in Central London. He and son Connor were joined by a couple of other guests as they disembarked from their helicopter. BACKGRID
Connor was adopted by father Tom, 62, and mom Kidman, 57, not long after he was born in 1995. The couple — who divorced in 2001 — had previously adopted their daughter Isabella , 31.
Connor has three other half-siblings: Sunday, 16, and Faith, 13, whom Kidman has with husband Keith Urban, and Suri, 18, from Tom’s marriage to Katie Holmes, 45.
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