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Ethan Hunt, played by Tom Cruise, in Mission: Impossible III

Ethan Matthew Hunt (portrayed by actor Tom Cruise) is the central fictional character from the Mission: Impossible film series. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Mission: Impossible is the name of an American television series which aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to September 1973. ...

Little is known of 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 C.I.A. 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. “CIA” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Mission: Impossible

In Mission: Impossible, Hunt acts as the I.M.F. point man for an established and experienced field team, and is later framed for their deaths during a mission in Prague. Framed for their murders and disavowed by the Force, Hunt goes rogue and embarks on a mission to uncover those who killed his teammates. He establishes a rogue team of other disavowed and agents including computer expert Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames, who later befriends Ethan and becomes the only supporting character to appear in all three films in the Mission Impossible series. The Impossible Missions Force, IMF, is the fictional intelligence agency of the U.S. government from the American television series Mission: Impossible and series of films. ... Point man is a U.S. English term used especially in American politics (e. ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ... Irving Rameses Rhames (born May 12, 1959) is a Golden Globe-winning American actor. ...

Mission: Impossible II

In Mission: Impossible II of the series, Hunt is given the task of retrieving a deadly virus from a rogue I.M.F. agent, Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott), attempting to infiltrate his inner circle through Ambrose's former girlfriend, Nyah Nordoff-Hall, an accomplished thief. During their mission Hunt and Nordoff-Hall engage in an affair that complicates the mission. Mission: Impossible II, or M:I-2 as it is also known, is the 2000 John Woo-directed sequel to Brian De Palmas 1996 Mission: Impossible motion picture, based on the TV series of the same name. ... Dougray Scott (born Stephen Scott on November 25, 1965) is a Scottish television and film actor best known in America for playing Ian Hainsworth in Desperate Housewives. ...

Mission: Impossible III

Hunt, now a training officer for I.M.F., plans a quiet life with his fiancée Julia, before he is called back into service to rescue a former student captured during a mission in Germany. Following her death, he is forced to once again go rogue in an attempt to track down the ruthless arms dealer (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) who has contacts with individuals within the I.M.F. Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ...

Other media

Aside from the three Mission: Impossible films, Ethan Hunt has appeared in other media such as comic books and video games such as the 2003 video game Mission: Impossible Operation Surma. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... This article is about computer and video games. ...

Character development

The character of Ethan Hunt evolves throughout the series. In the first movie, Hunt is a master of disguises, stealth, espionage tactics and according to his profile he has been taught capoeira (Brazilian martial arts). He shows limited fighting ability, kicking a CIA employee while stealing the NOC list but later he is knocked out in a confrontation by the older but more experienced Jim Phelps. As the series progresses, however, Hunt abandons many of his stealth tactics in favor of force: he uses various kicks, holds, and flips during attacks on terrorist personnel during the next two movies. In Mission Impossible II we see him using techniques inspired by capoeira, which fits with his profile from the first movie. In the third installment, while still using some capoeira, he also utilizes techniques from the [[Keysi fighting method]], and in a training scene with Lynsey Ferris (portrayed by actress Keri Russel, we see him teaching her Philippine eskrima. (His weapon of choice remains the Beretta 92FS 9mm semi-automatic handgun, which he uses in all three films.) Capoeira (IPA: ) is an Afro-Brazilian martial art, game, and culture created by enslaved Africans in Brazil during the 17th Century. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Peter Lupus, Barbara Bain, Peter Graves, who played Jim Phelps, Martin Landau and Greg Morris Mission: Impossible Dossier (book cover} Jim Phelps is a fictional character of the television program Mission: Impossible. ... For other uses, see Kick (disambiguation). ... Two wrestlers clinching. ... Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976) is a Golden Globe-winning American actress and dancer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Beretta 92SB-F, Beretta 92FS, Beretta 92G, Beretta 92FS Inox, and Beretta 96 are semi-automatic pistols, locked-breech delayed recoil operated, double/single action pistols, chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge (92 series) and the . ...

Finally, Hunt's personality is subdued in the first movie, but becomes more extravagant and extroverted during the next two.