Ethan Hunt
From Mission Impossible
| Name | Ethan Hunt |
| Actor | Tom Cruise |
| Description | IMF Agent / IMF Leader |
| Family | Julia Hunt (wife) Margaret Hunt (mother, deceased) Donald Hunt (paternal uncle) |
Ethan Hunt (portrayed by actor Tom Cruise) is the central character from the Mission: Impossible film series. Hunt is a senior field operations agent for an elite, top-secret espionage and covert operations agency that handles dangerous and highly sensitive international missions that have been deemed "impossible."
[edit] Personal Data
- Full Name: Ethan Matthew Hunt
- Place Of Birth: Unknown, possibly in Wisconsin, USA.
- Affiliations: Impossible Mission Force (IMF); formerly U.S. Army
- Legal Status: U.S. citizen with no criminal record
- Build: Athletic
- Hair: Brown
- Eyes: Blue / Green
- Height: 5' 9"
- Weight: 160 lbs.
- Marital Status: Married
- Base of Operations: Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Status: Active
[edit] History
Little is known about Ethan Hunt's upbringing. In the first movie, it was mentioned that his parents owned a farm in the state of Wisconsin, and that his father died of illness, after which time an uncle named Donald moved in to help with the farm. Both Hunt's mother and uncle were taken into police custody and charged with smuggling narcotics as part of a CIA strategy to flush Hunt out of hiding in Europe while he was suspected of treason. In the third film it was mentioned that both his parents were deceased.
Hunt was part of Jim Phelps' usual IMF team in 1996. After the death of Phelps during that year, Hunt took his position as IMF leader. He remained that way until sometime after 2000 (but before 2006), when he retired from active duty and became an IMF trainer, and then he met Julia Mead, who he intended to marry.
Like other IMF leaders, Hunt could have a pick of many different agents for his missions. But, unlike other IMF leaders, he always used different agents, except for Luther Stickell. In the first movie - Claire Phelps, Luther Stickell, and Franz Krieger. In the second movie - Luther Stickell and Billy Baird. And in the third movie - Luther Stickell, Declan Gormley, and Zhen Lei.
In 2006, Ethan Hunt married Julia, right before she was kidnapped by Owen Davian, who forced Hunt to steal a powerful weapon (the Rabbit's Foot) to save Julia's life. After Hunt saved Julia and killed Davian, he told her all about his real job working for IMF. And then they went on their honeymoon.
