Tom Cruise injured on the set of Mission Impossible 6

Tom Cruise injured while performing a stunt for the newest addition to the Mission Impossible franchise in London

Tom Cruise, who has a history of doing his own stunts, has been left injured while performing a stunt for the newest addition to the Mission Impossible franchise in London.

In video obtained by a news media, the 55-year-old is attached to a harness while making the leap.

However, he landed short and crashed hard into the side of the building. He is able to hoist himself up, but walks with a visible limp before collapsing next to crew members, reports a magazine.

Over the years, he has taken part in many dramatic scenes, including submerging himself in water for six minutes to film an underwater scene of him breaking into a vault for Mission Impossible: Rogue National, being flung around an airplane cabin in zero-gravity for The Mummy and many high-speed car chases.

Mission: Impossible 6 also stars Life actress Rebecca Ferguson and Man of Steel star Henry Cavill. The movie is slated to hit theatres next year.