330:
implying that Ethan slept with
Lindsay. Nonetheless, Luther continues to be of assistance to Ethan, helping him abduct the man responsible for kidnapping Lindsay, an illegal arms dealer named Owen Davian. On top of providing his usual computer navigation, Luther also assists Ethan by providing him with a pull-away mask and specially-encoded voice patch so that Ethan can imitate Davian. On their way to bring Davian to authorities, Luther finds out that the microdot Farris sent was not blank but that the data was merely hidden and encrypted. The "data" is in the form of a video file shot by Lindsay in which she tells Ethan that she has found out that Brassell is a mole and has been leaking IMF data to Davian. Things take a turn for the worse when the convoy is attacked, Davian gets rescued, Ethan's fiancée is nabbed by Davian's men and Ethan and Luther are briefly separated when the CIA, believing that Ethan is the one who was behind the attack, apprehend him. Luther is reunited with Ethan in Shanghai after Musgrave allows him to escape and, once again, becomes his eyes, helping him to steal the "Rabbit's Foot", and escape the building in one piece, musing, "Langley was a cakewalk compared to this." However, that is the extent of Luther's help as Ethan is instructed to bring the Rabbit's Foot to Davian alone. He does not meet with Ethan again until the mission is over and everything is settled.
303:
computer-controlled electronics system. During the infiltration of the building, however, Luther is nearly killed when one of
Ambrose's men plants a bomb on the underside of the van Luther is using as an observation station in an attempt to trap Ethan in the building without a second pair of eyes to get him out. Luther manages to escape just in time with only some cuts and bruises but finds that his main laptop is damaged in the bombing and that the rest of his computer equipment has been destroyed. After repairing it, he eventually assists Ethan in infiltrating an island complex where Nyah has been tracked and Ambrose is selling the virus. Luther helps Ethan find his way around once the fight moves above ground but backs off when the helicopter he is in comes under fire by Ambrose's troops. He eventually injects Nyah with the cure to the virus (symbolically named, "Bellerophon" after the Greek hero who managed to slay the Chimera according to myth) and helps Ethan escort her safely away from Ambrose.
408:. He is indirectly responsible for the threat of the main storyline, when Ethan allows his current adversaries to get away with three plutonium cores that could be used to create nuclear weapons to save Luther after he is taken hostage. Luther later joins Ethan and Benji in hunting the Apostles, a splinter group consisting of the still-free members of the Syndicate, as they attempt to break Lane out of prison with the aid of his associate John Lark, who is in reality August Walker of the CIA. During the mission, Walker and Lane attempt to make the attack personal by using the two remaining nuclear weapons to blow up a medical aid camp where Ethan's estranged wife, Julia, is now working, but she is able to assist Luther in disarming one of the warheads while Benji and Ilsa Faust disable the other and Ethan kills Walker for the prime detonator.
271:. Reluctant at first, Luther is baited into the hack when Ethan plays to Stickell's ego, selling the job proposal as "the Mount Everest of hacks". Posing as a team of firefighters, the rogue IMF group breaches the CIA and infiltrates the main computer mainframe via a remote terminal in Langley, Virginia. In order to gain access to the floor with the NOC list, Luther hacks into the building's computer-controlled electrical system, triggering the fire alarm on that floor. Because of his agility, Ethan performs the physical act of obtaining the information himself but has Luther, in his ear via headset, instructing him on performing the hack. Luther provides the password needed to log in at the terminal, having seen it being entered via a camera built into Ethan's eyeglasses. After obtaining the list, Ethan discovers that his team leader
386:, Stickell is among the agents to remain loyal to Hunt when the IMF is shut down and Hunt wanted by the CIA while working to take down a rogue international espionage ring called the Syndicate. Luther retired from IMF rather than be forced to betray Ethan but is called back to action by Brandt to help Ethan. There is nevertheless some tension between the two as the mission unfolds, with Brandt expressing concern about Ethan's plans due to the potential risk of their enemies gaining access to the funds they require to continue their operations, Brandt arguing that this cannot be the only option while Luther affirms his belief that sometimes Ethan is the one best qualified to see all the options. Despite Brandt's doubts, Ethan's plan succeeds in luring adversary Solomon Lane into a trap.
276:
Paris, the arms dealer called Max (Ethan's buyer of the NOC list) and her bodyguard are caught with the stolen data, the CIA drops their case against Ethan and reinstates him, along with Luther. While celebrating with Ethan at a
British pub, Luther proclaims he is "the flavor of the month", indicating that the CIA is now treating him like royalty thanks to his help. At the same time, he muses that he is "gonna miss being disreputable" as he is no longer in hiding and incapable of the illegal computer activities he was privy to performing before being reinstated. Before going their separate ways, Ethan smiles and tells Luther that, if it makes him feel any better, he will always see Luther in that light.
325:, Luther reunites with a semi-retired (and about-to-be-married) Ethan Hunt to help rescue Ethan's kidnapped protégé, Lindsay Farris. Along with being Ethan's usual "second set of eyes" and manning his routes through the building from a van, Luther also activates and utilizes remote-controlled sentry machine guns in order to cause chaos and confusion so that Ethan does not have to bother taking out several armed and alert men under pressure. Despite the team's effort, Farris dies from a small explosive device that was implanted in her head. As the mission was not authorized by Director Brassell (portrayed by Laurence Fishburne), Brassell comes down hard on the team. Afterwards, Ethan comes across a
510:
298:, Hunt eagerly recruits Luther (along with IMF Agent Billy Baird) to help stop Sean Ambrose, a former IMF agent, from unleashing a deadly virus (code-named, "Chimera" after the mythological beast) upon Sydney, Australia. This time around, Luther utilizes GPS tracking satellites to keep tabs on Nyah Nordoff-Hall, a GPS-bugged mole they have planted inside of Ambrose's complex. As the mission progresses, Ethan enlists Nyah to
354:
method of aborting the missile that was to take out the city of San
Francisco, saying that he cannot believe that, as he aborted the launch, Ethan actually yelled, aloud, the words, "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!" Ethan laughs at it, too, and confirms this. Luther shakes his head and laughs and just says, "You're still corny, Ethan." At this point, Luther is introduced to Ethan's team, IMF agents Jane Carter (portrayed by
1166:
498:
366:), the latter of the three, Luther has already met in the third film. Luther reveals that, thanks to them, he and his IMF mission clean-up crew "blew the entire weekend at the bottom of the San Francisco Bay" searching for the disabled nuclear warhead that Ethan aborted. He leaves after this, fist-bumping Ethan and says, "See you in Kandahar".
263:(NOC) list, a detailed file of all the IMF agents situated in Eastern Europe. Framed as the mole, with only his teammate Claire Phelps alive, Ethan plots to steal a copy of the list to lure the real traitor out of hiding. Ethan enlists the help of two other "disavowed" IMF agents: Luther Stickell and Franz Krieger (portrayed by
445:
275:
not only survived the initial mission in Prague, but also is the real mole. He is the man responsible for framing Ethan, despite Jim's insistence that CIA Director
Kittridge is the mole. After learning this from Ethan, Luther helps him double-cross Claire and Jim together. Aboard a train headed for
353:
Luther is never involved in Ethan's mission of stopping a
Swedish extremist from starting a nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia. Instead, Luther meets Hunt for a beer in a bar in Seattle (at the very end of the film) following the mission's success. Luther playfully mocks Ethan's over-dramatic
329:
that was sent to him by Farris before her untimely death. He immediately consults Luther about it but Luther finds that the microdot contains nothing, much to Ethan's dismay. Luther gently prods Ethan for reasons why Farris would send Ethan a blank microdot, let alone anything at all, eventually
302:
a memory card containing information on the virus from
Ambrose's jacket so that Luther can analyze the virus and its capabilities. Luther also provides Ethan with an entrance to a biological lab in the city of Sydney through a jammed-open vent on the roof by hacking into the building's
39:
1099:
337:
that after Ethan and Julia fake her death, Luther is responsible for teaching Julia how to be a 'ghost': to disappear and avoid being hunted by anyone looking to use her against Ethan.
1063:
479:. The game features Rhames as Stickell. GameSpot noted that the voices were great and added that having Rhames reprise his role made Luther "a little more authentic (and badass)."
823:
770:
1075:
230:
Over the course of the series, Luther's character goes from being a soft-spoken, down-to-business and reliable team member to being Ethan's most trusted friend and confidant.
901:
426:
419:
1087:
212:
who works for the IMF (Impossible
Missions Force) division of the CIA alongside Ethan Hunt. He has been portrayed in all eight movies and in the 2003 video game
1227:
736:
697:
1222:
1197:
1151:
617:
1133:
463:
450:
214:
113:
579:
877:
348:
908:
431:
1207:
885:
383:
377:
942:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1044:
815:
762:
1011:
893:
404:
397:
1192:
844:
729:
189:
994:
1212:
926:
979:
974:
1006:
488:
1217:
1169:
1050:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
722:
989:
675:
1202:
853:
639:
246:
209:
197:
61:
1031:
167:
1024:
869:
321:
314:
48:
861:
294:
287:
514:
746:
28:
38:
260:
591:
661:
122:
85:
468:
580:
Tom Cruise Signs Deal To Star In ‘Mission: Impossible 5′; Will Chris McQuarrie Direct?
1186:
472:
359:
299:
355:
80:
1017:
502:
219:
98:
75:
43:
950:
363:
272:
252:
202:
264:
177:
457:
The character of Luther
Stickell has also appeared in video games. In 2003
640:"Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Cast & Character Guide"
476:
448:
The video game version of Luther
Stickell (modeled after Ving Rhames) in
326:
268:
676:""allaboutgames.co.uk Review for "Mission: Impossible: Operation Surma""
444:
267:). Stickell is chosen as "Cyber-Ops" for his reputation as a hacker and
714:
256:
618:"Mission: Impossible 6 Announces Cast, One Major Actor Won't Return"
458:
443:
718:
698:"Mission: Impossible: Operation Surma Review - GameSpot.com"
255:) is "disavowed" by the IMF following a botched mission in
259:, a "mole hunt" for an agent who plans to steal the CIA's
592:"'Mission: Impossible 5′: Jeremy Renner Confirms Return"
486:
1144:
1110:
964:
941:
918:
843:
836:
814:
761:
754:
173:
163:
155:
138:
133:
104:
94:
68:
56:
21:
730:
427:Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
420:Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
8:
662:"Mission: Impossible: Operation Surma Info"
208:In the films, Luther is an expert computer
840:
758:
737:
723:
715:
37:
569:(DVD). United States: Paramount Pictures.
554:(DVD). United States: Paramount Pictures.
539:(DVD). United States: Paramount Pictures.
527:
493:
18:
464:Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma
451:Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma
215:Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma
7:
1228:African-American characters in films
413:Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
349:Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
342:Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
195:who first appeared in the 1996 film
251:IMF Agent Ethan Hunt (portrayed by
1223:Film characters introduced in 1996
378:Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
371:Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
201:and is the only character besides
14:
1198:Fictional characters from Detroit
535:Brian DePalma (Director) (1996).
205:to appear in every film to date.
1165:
1164:
508:
496:
384:the fifth entry of the franchise
358:), William Brandt (portrayed by
188:is a fictional character in the
927:Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
362:) and Benji Dunn (portrayed by
1208:Mission: Impossible characters
1:
565:JJ Abrams (Director) (2006).
405:Mission: Impossible – Fallout
398:Mission: Impossible – Fallout
391:Mission: Impossible – Fallout
333:It is revealed in later film
550:John Woo (Director) (2000).
424:Rhames reprises his role in
402:Rhames reprised his role in
642:. ScreenRant. June 28, 2023
1244:
620:. Cinema Blend. March 2017
417:
395:
375:
346:
312:
285:
247:Mission: Impossible (film)
244:
1160:
36:
26:
1193:Fictional American spies
1095:Dead Reckoning Part One
1040:Mission: Impossible III
902:Dead Reckoning Part One
870:Mission: Impossible III
567:Mission: Impossible III
322:Mission: Impossible III
315:Mission: Impossible III
308:Mission: Impossible III
134:In-universe information
49:Mission: Impossible III
1213:Action film characters
454:
46:as Luther Stickell in
1128:Game Boy Color (2000)
1002:Mission: Impossible 2
862:Mission: Impossible 2
552:Mission: Impossible 2
447:
295:Mission: Impossible 2
288:Mission: Impossible 2
281:Mission: Impossible 2
971:1966–1973 TV series
909:Untitled eighth film
432:untitled eighth film
1218:Spy film characters
854:Mission: Impossible
747:Mission: Impossible
537:Mission: Impossible
240:Mission: Impossible
198:Mission: Impossible
191:Mission: Impossible
120:John Eric Bentley (
62:Mission: Impossible
29:Mission: Impossible
16:Fictional character
1032:Take a Look Around
455:
261:non-official cover
1203:Fictional hackers
1180:
1179:
1152:Filming locations
1025:Scum of the Earth
937:
936:
832:
831:
696:Shoemaker, Brad.
183:
182:
1235:
1168:
1167:
841:
759:
739:
732:
725:
716:
709:
708:
706:
704:
693:
687:
686:
684:
682:
672:
666:
665:
658:
652:
651:
649:
647:
636:
630:
629:
627:
625:
614:
608:
607:
605:
603:
588:
582:
577:
571:
570:
562:
556:
555:
547:
541:
540:
532:
513:
512:
511:
501:
500:
499:
492:
57:First appearance
41:
19:
1243:
1242:
1238:
1237:
1236:
1234:
1233:
1232:
1183:
1182:
1181:
1176:
1156:
1140:
1134:Operation Surma
1106:
960:
956:Luther Stickell
933:
914:
828:
810:
750:
743:
713:
712:
702:
700:
695:
694:
690:
680:
678:
674:
673:
669:
660:
659:
655:
645:
643:
638:
637:
633:
623:
621:
616:
615:
611:
601:
599:
590:
589:
585:
578:
574:
564:
563:
559:
549:
548:
544:
534:
533:
529:
524:
519:
509:
507:
497:
495:
487:
485:
442:
422:
416:
400:
394:
380:
374:
351:
345:
317:
311:
290:
284:
249:
243:
236:
228:
186:Luther Stickell
151:
129:
123:Lego Dimensions
114:Operation Surma
90:
86:Steven Zaillian
52:
22:Luther Stickell
17:
12:
11:
5:
1241:
1239:
1231:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1185:
1184:
1178:
1177:
1175:
1174:
1161:
1158:
1157:
1155:
1154:
1148:
1146:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1138:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1114:
1112:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1103:
1102:
1092:
1091:
1090:
1080:
1079:
1078:
1068:
1067:
1066:
1059:Ghost Protocol
1056:
1055:
1054:
1047:
1037:
1036:
1035:
1028:
1021:
1014:
1009:
999:
998:
997:
992:
984:
983:
982:
977:
968:
966:
962:
961:
959:
958:
953:
947:
945:
939:
938:
935:
934:
932:
931:
922:
920:
916:
915:
913:
912:
906:
898:
890:
882:
878:Ghost Protocol
874:
866:
858:
849:
847:
838:
834:
833:
830:
829:
827:
826:
820:
818:
812:
811:
809:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
767:
765:
756:
752:
751:
744:
742:
741:
734:
727:
719:
711:
710:
688:
667:
653:
631:
609:
583:
572:
557:
542:
526:
525:
523:
520:
518:
517:
505:
484:
481:
441:
438:
418:Main article:
415:
410:
396:Main article:
393:
388:
376:Main article:
373:
368:
347:Main article:
344:
339:
313:Main article:
310:
305:
286:Main article:
283:
278:
245:Main article:
242:
237:
235:
232:
227:
224:
181:
180:
175:
171:
170:
165:
161:
160:
157:
153:
152:
150:
149:
148:Phineas Phreak
146:
145:The Net Ranger
142:
140:
136:
135:
131:
130:
128:
127:
118:
108:
106:
102:
101:
96:
92:
91:
89:
88:
83:
78:
72:
70:
66:
65:
58:
54:
53:
42:
34:
33:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1240:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1190:
1188:
1173:
1172:
1163:
1162:
1159:
1153:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1143:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1096:
1093:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1084:
1081:
1077:
1074:
1073:
1072:
1069:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1060:
1057:
1052:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1042:
1041:
1038:
1033:
1029:
1026:
1022:
1019:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1004:
1003:
1000:
996:
993:
991:
988:
987:
985:
981:
978:
976:
973:
972:
970:
969:
967:
963:
957:
954:
952:
949:
948:
946:
944:
940:
929:
928:
924:
923:
921:
917:
910:
907:
904:
903:
899:
896:
895:
891:
888:
887:
883:
880:
879:
875:
872:
871:
867:
864:
863:
859:
856:
855:
851:
850:
848:
846:
842:
839:
835:
825:
822:
821:
819:
817:
813:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
768:
766:
764:
760:
757:
753:
749:
748:
740:
735:
733:
728:
726:
721:
720:
717:
703:September 12,
699:
692:
689:
677:
671:
668:
663:
657:
654:
641:
635:
632:
619:
613:
610:
598:. 6 June 2014
597:
593:
587:
584:
581:
576:
573:
568:
561:
558:
553:
546:
543:
538:
531:
528:
521:
516:
515:United States
506:
504:
494:
490:
482:
480:
478:
474:
473:PlayStation 2
470:
466:
465:
460:
453:
452:
446:
439:
437:
436:
433:
429:
428:
421:
414:
411:
409:
407:
406:
399:
392:
389:
387:
385:
379:
372:
369:
367:
365:
361:
360:Jeremy Renner
357:
350:
343:
340:
338:
336:
331:
328:
324:
323:
316:
309:
306:
304:
301:
297:
296:
289:
282:
279:
277:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
248:
241:
238:
233:
231:
225:
223:
221:
217:
216:
211:
206:
204:
200:
199:
194:
192:
187:
179:
176:
172:
169:
166:
162:
158:
154:
147:
144:
143:
141:
137:
132:
125:
124:
119:
116:
115:
111:Ving Rhames (
110:
109:
107:
103:
100:
97:
93:
87:
84:
82:
79:
77:
74:
73:
71:
67:
64:
63:
59:
55:
51:
50:
45:
40:
35:
31:
30:
25:
20:
1170:
1132:
1094:
1082:
1071:Rogue Nation
1070:
1058:
1039:
1001:
955:
925:
900:
892:
886:Rogue Nation
884:
876:
868:
860:
852:
745:
701:. Retrieved
691:
679:. Retrieved
670:
656:
644:. Retrieved
634:
622:. Retrieved
612:
600:. Retrieved
595:
586:
575:
566:
560:
551:
545:
536:
530:
462:
456:
449:
434:
425:
423:
412:
403:
401:
390:
381:
370:
356:Paula Patton
352:
341:
334:
332:
320:
318:
307:
293:
291:
280:
250:
239:
229:
213:
207:
196:
190:
185:
184:
121:
112:
95:Portrayed by
81:Robert Towne
60:
47:
27:
1111:Video games
1018:I Disappear
440:Video games
226:Appearances
220:Ving Rhames
193:film series
174:Nationality
99:Ving Rhames
76:David Koepp
44:Ving Rhames
1187:Categories
1123:N64 (1998)
1118:NES (1990)
1051:Impossible
1012:soundtrack
995:soundtrack
986:1996 film
951:Ethan Hunt
943:Characters
755:Television
522:References
364:Simon Pegg
273:Jim Phelps
253:Tom Cruise
203:Ethan Hunt
164:Occupation
69:Created by
816:1988–1990
763:1966–1973
681:March 12,
624:March 29,
596:slashfilm
461:released
265:Jean Reno
168:IMF Agent
139:Nicknames
105:Voiced by
32:character
1171:Category
824:Episodes
806:Season 7
801:Season 6
796:Season 5
791:Season 4
786:Season 3
781:Season 2
776:Season 1
771:Episodes
483:See also
477:GameCube
467:for the
430:and the
327:microdot
269:phreaker
178:American
1145:Related
1083:Fallout
894:Fallout
646:July 6,
602:June 6,
489:Portals
335:Fallout
1137:(2003)
930:(1967)
911:(2025)
905:(2023)
897:(2018)
889:(2015)
881:(2011)
873:(2006)
865:(2000)
857:(1996)
845:Series
475:, and
257:Prague
234:Movies
210:hacker
156:Gender
1100:score
1088:score
1076:score
1064:score
1045:score
1007:score
990:score
980:theme
975:score
965:Music
919:Other
837:Films
459:Atari
705:2003
683:2003
648:2023
626:2017
604:2014
503:Film
469:Xbox
300:lift
159:Male
382:In
319:In
292:In
218:by
1189::
594:.
471:,
222:.
1053:"
1049:"
1034:"
1030:"
1027:"
1023:"
1020:"
1016:"
738:e
731:t
724:v
707:.
685:.
664:.
650:.
628:.
606:.
491::
435:.
126:)
117:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
