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Mission: Impossible - Fallout

as Luther Stickell

2018
Father Figures

as Rod Hamilton

2017
The Star

as Thaddeus (voice)

2017
A Sunday Horse

as Mr. Valentine

2016
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

as Luther Stickell

2015
Operator

as Richard

2015
Jamesy Boy

as Conrad

2014
In Security

as Officer Hall

2014
Death Race: Inferno

as Weyland

2013
Percentage

as Porter

2013
Force of Execution

as Ice Man

2014
Art of Submission

as Gene

2012
Piranha 3DD

as

2012
Won't Back Down

as Principal Thompson

2012
7 Below

as Jack

2012
Soldiers of Fortune

as Grimaud

2012
The River Murders

as Captain Langley

2011
Zombie Apocalypse

as Henry

2011
Julia X

as The Man

2011
Mafia

as Renzo Wes

2011
Pimp Bullies

as Miguel

2011
Operation: Endgame

as Judgement

2010
Piranha 3D

as Deputy Fallon

2010
The Wrath of Cain

as Cain

2010
King of the Avenue

as Norman / De'Sha

2010
Death Race 2

as Weyland

2011
Ving Rhames Ving Rhames

Birthday

1959-05-12

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

An American actor best known for his work in Bringing Out the Dead, Pulp Fiction, Baby Boy, Don King: Only in America, and the Mission: Impossible film series. Rhames was born in New York City, New York, he entered New York's School of Performing Arts, where he discovered his love of acting. After high school, he studied drama at SUNY Purchase where he met fellow actor Stanley Tucci, who gave him his nickname "Ving". He later transferred to Juilliard, where he began his career in New York theater. Rhames first appeared on Broadway in the play The Winter Boys in 1984. Ving continued his rise to fame through his work in soap operas. He found work as a supporting actor, and came to the attention of the general public by playing the role of Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994). Rhames was also getting public exposure on television as Peter Benton's brother-in-law on the medical drama ER, a recurring role he filled for 3 seasons. Not long after, Rhames was cast with Tom Cruise as the ace computer hacker Luther Stickell in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible (1996). With solid performances in two of these highly popular productions, his face was now known to moviegoers; the work offers began rolling in more frequently and he can been seen in several popular films such as Con Air and Dawn of the Dead. Rhames won a Golden Globe in 1998 for best actor in a TV miniseries for his performance in HBO's Don King: Only in America. At the ceremony Rhames gave his award to fellow nominee Jack Lemmon (who is White), saying "I feel that being an artist is about giving, and I'd like to give this to you." Lemmon was clearly touched by the gesture as was the celebrity audience who gave Lemmon a standing ovation. Lemmon, who tried unsuccessfully to give the award back to Rhames said it was "one of the sweetest moments I've ever known in my life." The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced later that they would have a duplicate award prepared for Rhames.
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