Luther — Mission: Impossible Character Profile

About Luther

Master hacker and Ethan's most trusted ally.

Luther — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Master hacking, Network infiltration, Data decryption, Cyber warfare

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 8.5/10

Affiliations

• Impossible Missions Force

Quick Facts about Luther

Occupation

intelligence agent

Nationality

[[Americans

Luther's Known Relations

• Impossible Missions Force — Employer

Luther appears in 8 titles

• Mission: Impossible (1996)
• Mission: Impossible II (2000) — character page
• Mission: Impossible III (2006) — character page
• 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

Ving Rhames

Appears in

Mission: Impossible (1996)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Luther — related — Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise)
• Luther — Alliance Trusted Ally — Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise)

  Ethan's most reliable partner in the heist.

• Luther — Conflict Target — Kittridge (Henry Czerny)

  Kittridge pursues Luther to secure the stolen list.

• Luther — Professional Colleague — Krieger (Jean Reno)

  Both are recruited disavowed agents working together.

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