The actor attended the Los Angeles premiere of his WW II drama Valkyrie Thursday night at the Directors Guild of America. Much like the New York premiere three days prior, the group Anonymous showed up on the street outside the event to protest the Church of Scientology.

See the protesters here in this clip from Hollywood dot TV:

Decked out in a black suit and white shirt with no tie, Cruise, 46, shared the red carpet with stars Carice van Houten, Priscilla Presley, Jenna Elfman and Lorielle New.

However, Thursday was also Tom's wife Katie Holmes' 30th birthday.

With Cruise on the West Coast, poor Katie, in New York, had no one but her two-year-old daughter, Suri, to comfort her while she suffered with a cold sore on her milestone day.

Hopefully Tom makes it up to the wife with an extra-special gift for the holidays. He is, after all, in a generous mood lately.