Tom Cruise, 61, flashes a smile as he lands his helicopter in London as filming ... trends now

Tom Cruise looked to be in good spirits as he touched down in London after flying himself to the capital on his helicopter.

The Mission Impossible star, 61, rocked a disheveled hairdo along with a grey T-shirt and blue jeans.

The Oscar nominee — who is a trained pilot — completed the look with a pair of white Nike trainers, and blue quilted coat and carried his belongings in an unzipped black rucksack.

Tom who has had his pilot's licence since 1994 and owns several aircrafts, was seen at the helm as he landed at Battersea Helipad alongside a secondary pilot. 

He had flown from Longcross studios where he is filming Mission Impossible eight which will see him return as agent Ethan Hunt.

The seventh film, Dead Reckoning Part One came out last year, but production on the second instalment, was hit with delays due to the Hollywood writers’ strike. 

Tom appeared in good spirits as he waved to members of the public that stopped to see his arrival.

The Vanilla Sky actor who had forgotten to tie his shoe laces, was joined by his sisters husband, Greg Capazorio and his talent manger's son, Declan Huvane.

It is not the only UK location where the American star has been spotted.

In March he was seen filming in Derbyshire along with co-stars Simon Pegg and Hayley Atwell. 

The Mission: Impossible film series, beginning in 1996, is based on a 1966 television series of the same name.

Along with the action franchise, Tom is flying back into action for a new Top Gun sequel after the massive box office success of Maverick, which grossed nearly $1.5billion.

Tom will return as Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, and Paramount, which will be producing again, is hoping to reunite him with his recent costars Miles Teller and Glen Powell.