Ethan Hunt (portrayed by actor Tom Cruise) is the central character and protagonist in the Mission: Impossible film series. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Ethan's parents owned a farm until his father died of cancer. Afterward, his uncle Donald moved in to help with the farm. In the third film, which takes place ten years after the events of the first one, it was mentioned that both his parents were deceased. In Mission: Impossible, Hunt acts...
Jack, in the elevator shaft, responds to the criticism he is getting from his...
In the baggage car on the train Phelps has a gun trained on Ethan.
After slipping into Langley undercover as firemen, Ethan stops Franz from kni...
Once in the elevator, thanks to Jack's slow but effective handy work, Ethan l...
Ethan and Swanbeck apologize to each other for a lack of communication.
Sarah and Ethan hide under the elevator and Jack on top it it while the team ...
Ethan picks up a postcard with a microdot hidden behind the stamp that Lindse...
Ethan and Declan have stop traffic near a wall of the Vatican in order to cre...
Ethan sits next to Dr. Nekhorvich on a plane, and notices him continually che...
While discussing the microdot that Lindsey sent Ethan before she was killed, ...
Claire questions Ethan while Jim holds him at gun point in the baggage car. K...
Inside the Vatican, Declan weighs in on Luther and Ethan's discussion about m...
Ethan refuses to allow the stolen intelligence to end up in the wrong hands. ...
Ethan and Luther talk about Lindsey and being new as they walk down the corri...
Nyah sits on Ethan's chest and attempts to break into a safe.
The email messages Ethan sent out for Max illicit a response. As a result of ...
Luther, Declan and Ethan, inside a room in the Vatican, prepare to make a mas...
Ethan makes final preparations to enter the building and rescue Lindsey.
Luther sits with mouth agape listening to what they are up against. As Ethan ...
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