Cast

Ving Rhames

1959

Active years (films on this site)

1989–1998

Genres

DramaCrimeComedyActionHistory

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaNew HollywoodHorror and the Uncanny

Directors worked with

Brian De Palma1 filmRichard Pearce1 filmWes Craven1 filmSteven Soderbergh1 film

Biography

Irving Rameses Rhames is an American actor. Born and raised in Harlem, New York City, he studied drama at SUNY Purchase before transferring to the Juilliard School, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1983. After early stage work in Shakespeare and contemporary plays, he made his screen debut in 1985 and gained attention through roles in Jacob's Ladder (1990), The People Under the Stairs (1991), and as Marsellus Wallace in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994). Rhames achieved further recognition as Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible film series, appearing in all eight installments.

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Awards and honours

International

• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film 1998

4 films on this site

1. Casualties of War 1989 · Brian De Palma · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
2. The Long Walk Home 1990 · Richard Pearce · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
3. The People Under the Stairs 1991 · Wes Craven · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
4. Out of Sight 1998 · Steven Soderbergh · IMDb 7.0 · Cast