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).
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Known For
The Garfield Movie
(2024)
Otto (voice)
Pulp Fiction
(1994)
Marsellus Wallace
Con Air
(1997)
Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
(2023)
Luther Stickell
Surrogates
(2009)
Prophet
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(2018)
Luther Stickell
Mission: Impossible
(1996)
Luther Stickell
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(2015)
Luther Stickell
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
(2017)
Charlie-27
Mission: Impossible III
(2006)
Luther Stickell
Lilo & Stitch
(2002)
Cobra Bubbles (voice)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(2011)
Luther Stickell (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible 8
(2025)
Luther Stickell
Dawn of the Dead
(2004)
Kenneth
Mission: Impossible II
(2000)
Luther Stickell
Piranha 3D
(2010)
Deputy Fallon
Full Filmography
Acting
Go Tell It on the Mountain
(1985)
Young Gabriel
Native Son
(1986)
Jack
Patty Hearst
(1988)
Cinque
Casualties of War
(1989)
Lt. Reilly
Rising Son
(1990)
Ed
When You Remember Me
(1990)
Leon
The Long Walk Home
(1990)
Herbert Cotter
Jacob's Ladder
(1990)
George
The People Under the Stairs
(1991)
Leroy
Flight of the Intruder
(1991)
McRae
Murder in Oakland
(1991)
Sergeant Blue
Homicide
(1991)
Robert Randolph
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
(1992)
Mr. Stereo
Terror on Track 9
(1992)
Jellyroll
The Saint of Fort Washington
(1993)
Little Leroy
Bound by Honor
(1993)
Ivan
Dave
(1993)
Duane Stevenson
Drop Squad
(1994)
Garvey
Pulp Fiction
(1994)
Marsellus Wallace
Kiss of Death
(1995)
Omar
Deadly Whispers
(1995)
Det. Jackson
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning
(1995)
Detective Artie Brown
Striptease
(1996)
Shad
Mission: Impossible
(1996)
Luther Stickell
Rosewood
(1997)
Mann
Don King: Only in America
(1997)
Don King
Dangerous Ground
(1997)
Muki
Con Air
(1997)
Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
Body Count
(1998)
Pike
Out of Sight
(1998)
Buddy Bragg
Bringing Out the Dead
(1999)
Marcus
Entrapment
(1999)
Aaron Thibadeaux
American Tragedy
(2000)
Johnnie Cochran
Mission: Impossible II
(2000)
Luther Stickell
Holiday Heart
(2000)
Holiday Heart
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
(2001)
Sgt. Ryan Whitaker (voice)
Baby Boy
(2001)
Melvin 'Mel'
Lilo & Stitch
(2002)
Cobra Bubbles (voice)
Dark Blue
(2002)
Arthur Holland
Undisputed
(2002)
George 'Iceman' Chambers
Sins of the Father
(2002)
Garrick Jones
Little John
(2002)
John Morgan
RFK
(2002)
Judge Jones
Sin
(2003)
Eddie Burns
Stitch! The Movie
(2003)
Cobra Bubbles (voice)
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
(2003)
Chief (voice)
Beef
(2003)
Narrator (voice)
Dawn of the Dead
(2004)
Kenneth
Shooting Gallery
(2005)
Cue Ball Carl Bridgers
Back in the Day
(2005)
J-Bone
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
(2005)
Himself
Animal
(2005)
Animal
Idlewild
(2006)
Spats
Leroy & Stitch
(2006)
Cobra Bubbles (voice)
Mission: Impossible III
(2006)
Luther Stickell
Tarantino's Mind
(2006)
Marsellus Wallace (archive footage)
Aquaman
(2006)
McCaffery
Ascension Day
(2007)
Animal 2
(2007)
James 'Animal' Allen
A Broken Life
(2007)
The Vet
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
(2007)
Fred G. Duncan
Day of the Dead
(2008)
Captain Rhodes
Saving God
(2008)
Armstrong Cane
Phantom Punch
(2008)
Sonny Liston
Surrogates
(2009)
Prophet
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
(2009)
Jibby Newsome
Evil Angel
(2009)
Carruthers
Give 'em Hell, Malone
(2009)
Boulder
Echelon Conspiracy
(2009)
Agent Dave Grant
The Tournament
(2009)
Joshua Harlow
The Bridge to Nowhere
(2009)
Drug Dealer
The Wrath of Cain
(2010)
Cain
Master Harold... and the Boys
(2010)
Sam
Death Race 2
(2010)
Weyland
King of the Avenue
(2010)
Norman / De'Sha
Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed
(2010)
Mike
Piranha 3D
(2010)
Deputy Fallon
Operation: Endgame
(2010)
Judgement
Zombie Apocalypse
(2011)
Henry
Julia X 3D
(2011)
The Man
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(2011)
Luther Stickell (uncredited)
The River Murders
(2011)
Captain Langley
Mafia
(2011)
Renzo Wes
Pimp Bullies
(2011)
Miguel
Soldiers of Fortune
(2012)
Grimaud
7 Below
(2012)
Jack
Won't Back Down
(2012)
Principal Thompson
Art of Submission
(2012)
Gene
Piranha 3DD
(2012)
Deputy Fallon (uncredited)
Death Race: Inferno
(2013)
Weyland
Force of Execution
(2013)
Ice Man
Percentage
(2013)
Porter
In Security
(2014)
Officer Hall
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
(2014)
Cecil
Jamesy Boy
(2014)
Conrad
Operator
(2015)
Richard
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(2015)
Luther Stickell
A Sunday Horse
(2016)
Mr. Valentine
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
(2017)
Charlie-27
Father Figures
(2017)
Rod Hamilton
The Star
(2017)
Thaddeus (voice)
Con Man
(2018)
Peanut
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(2018)
Luther Stickell
QT8: The First Eight
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Wendell & Wild
(2022)
Buffalo Belzer (voice)
The Locksmith
(2023)
Frank
Beyond the Reckoning: The Making of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
(2023)
Self
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
(2023)
Luther Stickell
The Garfield Movie
(2024)
Otto (voice)
The Instigators
(2024)
Frank Toomey
The Wild Robot
(2024)
(voice)
Mission: Impossible 8
(2025)
Luther Stickell
Production