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