Imhotep — The Mummy Returns Character Profile

Quick Facts about Imhotep

Occupation

high priest

Imhotep's Known Relations

• Anck-Su-Namun — Unmarried partner
• Evelyn O'Connell — Enemy
• Jonathan Carnahan — Enemy
• Rick O'Connell — Enemy
• Alex O'Connell — Enemy
• Ardeth Bay — Enemy

Imhotep appears in 3 titles

• The Mummy (1932) — character page
• The Mummy (1999) — character page
• The Mummy Returns (2001)

Character Facts

Played by

Arnold Vosloo

Appears in

The Mummy Returns (2001)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Imhotep — Conflict Victim — Evelyn O'Connell / Nefertiri (Rachel Weisz)

  Imhotep and his cult murder Evelyn to secure the bracelet and enter the pyramid.

• Imhotep — Conflict Rival — Mathayus / The Scorpion King (Dwayne Johnson)

  Imhotep manipulates the resurrected Scorpion King to eliminate Rick, creating a tense rivalry.

• Imhotep — Conflict Enemy — Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr)

  Ardeth leads the Medjai warriors in direct combat against Imhotep's supernatural forces.

• Imhotep — Conflict Arch Enemy — Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser)

  Primary antagonist and protagonist locked in a deadly struggle for survival and the fate of the world.

• Imhotep — Narrative Soul Bond — Meela / Anck-Su-Namun (Patricia Velásquez)

  Imhotep seeks to reunite with his lost love by transferring her soul into Meela's physical form.

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More characters from The Mummy Returns

• Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser)
• Evelyn O'Connell / Nefertiri (Rachel Weisz)
• Jonathan Carnahan (John Hannah)
• Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr)
• Izzy Buttons (Shaun Parkes)
• Alex O'Connell (Freddie Boath)
• British Museum Mummy (uncredited) (Brian Best)
• High Priest (uncredited) (Sean Cronin)
• Mountain of Flesh (Trevor Lovell)
• Jacques Clemons (Joe Dixon)
• Shafek (Quill Roberts)
• Show Girl (Donna Air)