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)

  Julia is Ethan's fiancée and emotional anchor before their marriage.

  Ethan has retired from fieldwork and settled down with his fiancée, Julia Meade, who is unaware of his IMF career.

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

  Declan provides field support during Ethan's missions.

  Declan is one of the operatives Musgrave assigns to Ethan's Berlin rescue team and later joins the Shanghai operation.

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

  Zhen is a recurring operational ally in the two major team missions.

  Zhen is assigned to Ethan's Berlin team and later meets Ethan in Shanghai for the Rabbit's Foot operation.

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

  Their confrontation drives the central mission and personal conflict.

  Ethan investigates Davian, captures him in Vatican City, and later fights him after Davian threatens Julia.

• Ethan Hunt — Professional Field Agent And Superior — Musgrave (Billy Crudup)

  Musgrave initially appears to be Ethan's operational superior.

  Musgrave, the IMF Director of Operations, approaches Ethan about rescuing Lindsey Farris.

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

  Ethan's connection to Lindsey motivates the opening rescue operation.

  Musgrave describes Lindsey as one of Ethan's protégés, and Ethan leads the mission to rescue her.

• Ethan Hunt — Alliance Trusted Teammate — Luther (Ving Rhames)

  Luther is Ethan's experienced and trusted operational ally.

  Musgrave prepares Luther as part of Ethan's Berlin rescue team, and Luther later supports Ethan's missions.

• Ethan Hunt — Alliance Operational Support — Benji (Simon Pegg)

  Benji supports Ethan through technical analysis and tracking.

  Benji recovers data from the damaged laptops and later helps Ethan locate Julia.

• Ethan Hunt — Professional IMF Overseer — Theodore Brassel (Laurence Fishburne)

  Brassel is connected to IMF oversight of Ethan's operation.

  The warning from Lindsey identifies Davian and IMF director Theodore Brassel, while Brassel later congratulates Ethan after the mission.

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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)