Ethan Hunt — Mission: Impossible III Character Profile

About Ethan Hunt

Elite IMF field agent, master of espionage and high-stakes missions.

Ethan Hunt — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Expert marksman, Parkour, Hacking, Disguise, Leadership

• Strength: 7.5/10
• Intelligence: 9/10
• Charisma: 8.5/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

Affiliations

• Impossible Missions Force

Quick Facts about Ethan Hunt

Occupation

intelligence agent

Ethan Hunt's Known Relations

• Impossible Missions Force — Employer

Ethan Hunt appears in 8 titles

• Mission: Impossible (1996) — character page
• Mission: Impossible II (2000) — character page
• Mission: Impossible III (2006)
• Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) — character page
• Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) — character page
• Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) — character page
• Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) — character page
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Tom Cruise

Appears in

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (10)

• Ethan Hunt — related — Luther (Ving Rhames)
• Ethan Hunt — Romantic Fiancée — Julia (Michelle Monaghan)

  Ethan's romantic partner before marriage.

• Ethan Hunt — Professional Mentor — Lindsey Farris (Keri Russell)

  Ethan trained Lindsey before her capture.

• Ethan Hunt — Alliance Old Partner — Luther (Ving Rhames)

  Longtime trusted teammate and tech ally.

• Ethan Hunt — Alliance Teammate — Declan (Jonathan Rhys Meyers)

  Field specialist on the Berlin rescue mission.

• Ethan Hunt — Alliance Teammate — Zhen (Maggie Q)

  Intelligence operative on the Berlin rescue mission.

• Ethan Hunt — Professional Tech Support — Benji (Simon Pegg)

  Technical analyst who decodes mission data.

• Ethan Hunt — Power Director — Musgrave (Billy Crudup)

  IMF superior who recruits Ethan for the Berlin mission.

• Ethan Hunt — Power Director — Theodore Brassel (Laurence Fishburne)

  High-ranking IMF official overseeing operations.

• Ethan Hunt — Conflict Arch Enemy — Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman)

  Primary antagonist and ruthless arms dealer.

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More characters from Mission: Impossible III

• Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
• Luther (Ving Rhames)
• Declan (Jonathan Rhys Meyers)
• Musgrave (Billy Crudup)
• Julia (Michelle Monaghan)
• Brownway (Eddie Marsan)
• Theodore Brassel (Laurence Fishburne)
• Lindsey Farris (Keri Russell)
• Zhen (Maggie Q)
• Benji (Simon Pegg)
• Davian's Translator (Bahar Soomekh)
• Kevin (Greg Grunberg)