About
Ving Rhames
Overview
Irving Rameses Rhames (born May 12, 1959) is an American actor. He is known for his supporting roles as IMF Agent Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible film series and gang kingpin Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994). He also appeared in Jacob's Ladder (1990), Dave (1993), Striptease (1996), Con Air (1997), Only in America (1997), Out of Sight (1998), Entrapment (1999), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Dawn of the Dead (2004), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Jamesy Boy (2014). He voiced Cobra Bubbles in the animated films Lilo & Stitch (2002), Stitch! The Movie (2003), and Leroy & Stitch (2006).
Known for
Acting |
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| 2025 | Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | Actor | Luther Stickell | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | The Wild Robot | Actor | Thunderbolt (voice) | 80 Very good |
| 2024 | The Instigators | Actor | Frank Toomey | 60 Fair |
| 2024 | The Garfield Movie | Actor | Otto (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2023 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | Actor | Luther Stickell | 73 Good |
| 2023 | Legacy | Actor | Guy Simmons | 69 Fair |
| 2023 | The Locksmith | Actor | Frank | 58 Average |
| 2022 | Wendell & Wild | Actor | Buffalo Belzer (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2019 | QT8: The First Eight | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 61 Fair |
| 2018 | Behind the Fallout: The Making of 'M:I-6' | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | Actor | Luther Stickell | 73 Good |
| 2018 | Con Man | Actor | Peanut | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Father Figures | Actor | Rod Hamilton | 58 Average |
| 2017 | The Star | Actor | Thaddeus (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Actor | Charlie-27 | 75 Good |
| 2016 | A Sunday Horse | Actor | Mr. Valentine | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Operator | Actor | Richard | 57 Average |
| 2015 | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Actor | Luther Stickell | 71 Good |
| 2014 | In Security | Actor | Officer Hall | 58 Average |
| 2014 | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Actor | Cecil | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Force of Execution | Actor | Ice Man | 57 Average |
| 2014 | Jamesy Boy | Actor | Conrad | 60 Fair |
| 2013 | Percentage | Actor | Porter | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Monday Mornings | Actor | Dr. Jorge Villanueva | 70 Good |
| 2013 | Death Race: Inferno | Actor | Weyland | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Won't Back Down | Actor | Principal Thompson | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Art of Submission | Actor | Gene | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Soldiers of Fortune | Actor | Grimaud | 56 Average |
| 2012 | Piranha 3DD | Actor | Deputy Fallon (uncredited) | 48 Bad |
| 2012 | 7 Below | Actor | Jack | 55 Average |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Actor | Luther Stickell (uncredited) | 70 Good |
| 2011 | Zombie Apocalypse | Actor | Henry | 56 Average |
| 2011 | Julia X 3D | Actor | The Man | 57 Average |
| 2011 | The River Murders | Actor | Captain Langley | 57 Average |
| 2011 | Pimp Bullies | Actor | Miguel | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Mafia | Actor | Renzo Wes | 58 Average |
| 2010 | The Wrath of Cain | Actor | Cain | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Death Race 2 | Actor | Weyland | 58 Average |
| 2010 | King of the Avenue | Actor | Norman / De'Sha | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Piranha 3D | Actor | Deputy Fallon | 54 Average |
| 2010 | Operation: Endgame | Actor | Judgement | 56 Average |
| 2010 | Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed | Actor | Mike | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Gravity | Actor | Dogg McFee | 66 Fair |
| 2010 | Master Harold... and the Boys | Actor | Sam | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Surrogates | Actor | Prophet | 60 Fair |
| 2009 | The Bridge to Nowhere | Actor | Drug Dealer | 58 Average |
| 2009 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Actor | Jibby Newsome | 57 Average |
| 2009 | The Tournament | Actor | Joshua Harlow | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Echelon Conspiracy | Actor | Agent Dave Grant | 60 Fair |
| 2009 | Evil Angel | Actor | Carruthers | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Give 'em Hell, Malone | Actor | Boulder | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Saving God | Actor | Armstrong Cane | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Phantom Punch | Actor | Sonny Liston | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Day of the Dead | Actor | Captain Rhodes | 56 Average |
| 2007 | A Broken Life | Actor | The Vet | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Animal 2 | Actor | James 'Animal' Allen | 58 Average |
| 2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Actor | Fred G. Duncan | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | Ascension Day | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2006 | American Gangster | Actor | 67 Fair |
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| 2006 | Idlewild | Actor | Spats | 58 Average |
| 2006 | Aquaman | Actor | McCaffery | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Aquaman | Actor | McCaffery | 71 Good |
| 2006 | Leroy & Stitch | Actor | Cobra Bubbles (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Actor | Luther | 66 Fair |
| 2006 | Tarantino's Mind | Actor | Marsellus Wallace (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Shooting Gallery | Actor | Cue Ball Carl Bridgers | 58 Average |
| 2005 | The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Back in the Day | Actor | J-Bone | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Animal | Actor | Animal | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Kojak | Actor | Theo Kojak | 68 Fair |
| 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Actor | Kenneth | 69 Fair |
| 2003 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius -- Jet Fusion | Actor | Chief (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Stitch! The Movie | Actor | Cobra Bubbles (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2003 | Beef | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Sin | Actor | Eddie Burns | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Dark Blue | Actor | Arthur Holland | 60 Fair |
| 2002 | RFK | Actor | Judge Jones | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Undisputed | Actor | George 'Iceman' Chambers | 62 Fair |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Actor | Cobra Bubbles (voice) | 73 Good |
| 2002 | Little John | Actor | John Morgan | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Sins of the Father | Actor | Garrick Jones | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Actor | Sgt. Ryan Whitaker (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2001 | Baby Boy | Actor | Melvin 'Mel' | 63 Fair |
| 2000 | Holiday Heart | Actor | Holiday Heart | 59 Average |
| 2000 | American Tragedy | Actor | Johnnie Cochran | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | Actor | Luther Stickell | 61 Fair |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead | Actor | Marcus | 63 Fair |
| 1999 | Entrapment | Actor | Aaron Thibadeaux | 61 Fair |
| 1998 | Out of Sight | Actor | Buddy Bragg | 64 Fair |
| 1998 | Body Count | Actor | Pike | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Don King: Only in America | Actor | Don King | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Con Air | Actor | Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones | 66 Fair |
| 1997 | Rosewood | Actor | Mann | 60 Fair |
| 1997 | Dangerous Ground | Actor | Muki | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Striptease | Actor | Shad | 56 Average |
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Actor | Luther | 69 Fair |
| 1995 | Deadly Whispers | Actor | Det. Jackson | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Actor | Omar | 57 Average |
| 1995 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning | Actor | Detective Artie Brown | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Drop Squad | Actor | Garvey | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Actor | Marsellus Wallace | 84 Very good |
| 1993 | The Saint of Fort Washington | Actor | Little Leroy | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Dave | Actor | Duane Stevenson | 63 Fair |
| 1993 | Bound by Honor | Actor | Ivan | 75 Good |
| 1992 | Terror on Track 9 | Actor | Jellyroll | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Actor | Mr. Stereo | 54 Average |
| 1991 | The People Under the Stairs | Actor | Leroy | 62 Fair |
| 1991 | Iran: Days of Crisis | Actor | Charles Jones | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Murder in Oakland | Actor | Sergeant Blue | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | Homicide | Actor | Robert Randolph | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Flight of the Intruder | Actor | McRae | 58 Average |
| 1990 | The Long Walk Home | Actor | Herbert Cotter | 62 Fair |
| 1990 | Jacob's Ladder | Actor | George | 70 Good |
| 1990 | When You Remember Me | Actor | Leon | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Rising Son | Actor | Ed | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Casualties of War | Actor | Lt. Reilly | 66 Fair |
| 1989 | Men | Actor | Charlie Hazard | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | Patty Hearst | Actor | Cinque | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Native Son | Actor | Jack | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Actor | Young Gabriel | 58 Average |
| Dope Thief | Actor | Bart | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2008 | Phantom Punch | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Ascension Day | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | Back in the Day | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Animal | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |