Acting
Ving Rhames
Born 1959-05-12
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Irving Rameses Rhames (born May 12, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying IMF Agent Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible film series (1996–present) and crime boss Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994).
Known For
Prominent works featuring Ving Rhames
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Pulp Fiction
1994
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
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Mission: Impossible
1996
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018
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Mission: Impossible III
2006
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Mission: Impossible II
2000
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Lilo & Stitch
2002
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The Wild Robot
2024
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (156 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Mongoose | Tanker | Movie | 2026 |
 | History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames | Narrator/Self | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | Luther Stickell | Movie | 2025 |
 | Dope Thief | Bartram 'Bart' Driscoll | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Uppercut | Elliott Duffond | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Wild Robot | Thunderbolt (voice) | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Instigators | Frank Toomey | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Garfield Movie | Otto (voice) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | Luther Stickell | Movie | 2023 |
 | Legacy | Guy Simmons | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Locksmith | Frank | Movie | 2023 |
 | Wendell & Wild | Buffalo Belzer (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | Luther Stickell | Movie | 2018 |
 | Con Man | Peanut | Movie | 2018 |
 | Father Figures | Rod Hamilton | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Star | Thaddeus (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Charlie-27 | Movie | 2017 |
 | A Sunday Horse | Mr. Valentine | Movie | 2016 |
 | Operator | Richard | Movie | 2015 |
 | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Luther Stickell | Movie | 2015 |
 | In Security | Officer Hall | Movie | 2014 |
 | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Cecil | Movie | 2014 |
 | Force of Execution | Ice Man | Movie | 2014 |
 | Jamesy Boy | Conrad | Movie | 2014 |
 | Percentage | Porter | Movie | 2013 |
 | Monday Mornings | Dr. Jorge Villanueva | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Death Race: Inferno | Weyland | Movie | 2013 |
 | Won't Back Down | Principal Thompson | Movie | 2012 |
 | Art of Submission | Gene | Movie | 2012 |
 | Soldiers of Fortune | Grimaud | Movie | 2012 |
 | Piranha 3DD | Deputy Fallon (uncredited) | Movie | 2012 |
 | 7 Below | Jack | Movie | 2012 |
 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Luther Stickell (uncredited) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Zombie Apocalypse | Henry | Movie | 2011 |
 | Julia X | The Man | Movie | 2011 |
 | The River Murders | Captain Langley | Movie | 2011 |
 | Pimp Bullies | Miguel | Movie | 2011 |
 | Mafia | Renzo Wes | Movie | 2011 |
| Black Jack | Black Jack | TV Series | 2011 | |
 | The Wrath of Cain | Cain | Movie | 2010 |
 | Death Race 2 | Weyland | Movie | 2010 |
 | King of the Avenue | Norman / De'Sha | Movie | 2010 |
 | Piranha 3D | Deputy Fallon | Movie | 2010 |
 | Operation: Endgame | Judgement | Movie | 2010 |
 | Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed | Mike | Movie | 2010 |
 | Gravity | Dogg McFee | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Master Harold... and the Boys | Sam | Movie | 2010 |
 | Surrogates | Prophet | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Bridge to Nowhere | Drug Dealer | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Jibby Newsome | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Tournament | Joshua Harlow | Movie | 2009 |
 | Echelon Conspiracy | Agent Dave Grant | Movie | 2009 |
 | Evil Angel | Carruthers | Movie | 2009 |
 | Give 'em Hell, Malone | Boulder | Movie | 2009 |
 | Saving God | Armstrong Cane | Movie | 2008 |
 | Phantom Punch | Sonny Liston | Movie | 2008 |
| Phantom Punch | Producer | Movie | 2008 |
 | Day of the Dead | Captain Rhodes | Movie | 2008 |
 | A Broken Life | The Vet | Movie | 2007 |
 | Animal 2 | James 'Animal' Allen | Movie | 2007 |
 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Duncan | Movie | 2007 |
 | Ascension Day | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
| Ascension Day | Producer | Movie | 2007 |
 | American Gangster | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Idlewild | Spats | Movie | 2006 |
 | Aquaman | McCaffery | Movie | 2006 |
 | Aquaman | McCaffery | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Leroy & Stitch | Cobra Bubbles (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Mission: Impossible III | Luther | Movie | 2006 |
 | Shooting Gallery | Cue Ball Carl Bridgers | Movie | 2005 |
 | Back in the Day | J-Bone | Movie | 2005 |
| Back in the Day | Executive Producer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Animal | Animal | Movie | 2005 |
| Animal | Executive Producer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Kojak | Theo Kojak | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed | Kenneth (voice) | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' | Self | Movie | 2004 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self | TV Series | 2004 | |
 | Dawn of the Dead | Kenneth | Movie | 2004 |
 | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Self | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion | Chief (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Cobra Bubbles (voice) | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Stitch! The Movie | Cobra Bubbles (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Beef | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Sin | Eddie Burns | Movie | 2003 |
 | Dark Blue | Arthur Holland | Movie | 2002 |
 | Lilo & Stitch Read-Along | Cobra Bubbles (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | RFK | Judge Jones | Movie | 2002 |
 | Pulp Fiction: The Facts | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Undisputed | George 'Iceman' Chambers | Movie | 2002 |
 | Lilo & Stitch | Cobra Bubbles (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Little John | John Morgan | Movie | 2002 |
 | Icons | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Sins of the Father | Garrick Jones | Movie | 2002 |
 | UC: Undercover | Quito Real | Movie | 2001 |
 | UC: Undercover | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Proud Family | Garrett Krebs (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Sgt. Ryan Whitaker (voice) | Movie | 2001 |
 | Baby Boy | Melvin 'Mel' | Movie | 2001 |
 | Holiday Heart | Holiday Heart | Movie | 2000 |
 | American Tragedy | Johnnie Cochran | Movie | 2000 |
 | The District | Attorney General Troy Hatcher | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Mission: Impossible II | Luther Stickell | Movie | 2000 |
 | Bringing Out the Dead | Marcus | Movie | 1999 |
 | Entrapment | Aaron Thibadeaux | Movie | 1999 |
| Inside 'Out of Sight' | Self | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Out of Sight | Buddy Bragg | Movie | 1998 |
 | Body Count | Pike | Movie | 1998 |
 | Don King: Only in America | Don King | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The View | Self | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Con Air | Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones | Movie | 1997 |
 | Rosewood | Mann | Movie | 1997 |
 | Dangerous Ground | Muki | Movie | 1997 |
 | Striptease | Shad | Movie | 1996 |
 | Mission: Impossible | Luther | Movie | 1996 |
 | Deadly Whispers | Det. Jackson | Movie | 1995 |
 | Kiss of Death | Omar | Movie | 1995 |
 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning | Detective Artie Brown | Movie | 1995 |
 | Drop Squad | Garvey | Movie | 1994 |
 | ER | Walter Robbins | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Pulp Fiction | Marsellus Wallace | Movie | 1994 |
 | New York Undercover | Max Villareal | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The Saint of Fort Washington | Little Leroy | Movie | 1993 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Dave | Duane Stevenson | Movie | 1993 |
 | Bound by Honor | Ivan | Movie | 1993 |
 | Terror on Track 9 | Jellyroll | Movie | 1992 |
 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Mr. Stereo | Movie | 1992 |
 | The People Under the Stairs | Leroy | Movie | 1991 |
| Iran: Days of Crisis | Charles Jones | TV Series | 1991 | |
 | Murder in Oakland | Sergeant Blue | Movie | 1991 |
 | Homicide | Randolph | Movie | 1991 |
 | Flight of the Intruder | McRae | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Long Walk Home | Herbert Cotter | Movie | 1990 |
 | Jacob's Ladder | George | Movie | 1990 |
 | When You Remember Me | Leon | Movie | 1990 |
 | Rising Son | Ed | Movie | 1990 |
 | Casualties of War | Lt. Reilly | Movie | 1989 |
| Men | Charlie Hazard | TV Series | 1989 | |
 | Patty Hearst | Cinque | Movie | 1988 |
 | Tour of Duty | Tucker | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Native Son | Jack | Movie | 1986 |
 | Crime Story | Hector Lincoln | TV Series | 1986 |
 | ScreenPlay | Sergeant Blue | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Spenser: For Hire | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Equalizer | Luther 'Million' Paxton | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Miami Vice | Walker Monroe | TV Series | 1984 |
| Miami Vice | Georges | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Young Gabriel | Movie | 1984 |
 | American Playhouse | Young Gabriel | TV Series | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Jack Harding | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Another World | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | John Morgan | TV Series | 1951 |
| Painter | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |