Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation cast

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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation cast
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation poster. (Source: Prime)


The 2015 action spy movie Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation was written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, based on a story by McQuarrie and Drew Pearce. It is the fifth entry in the Mission: Impossible film series and the follow-up to Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011).


Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin, and Sean Harris are among its cast members. It centers on Ethan Hunt (Cruise), an agent with the Impossible Missions Force, and his team, who must battle The Syndicate, a global organization of rogue government operatives after being disbanded and Hunt being hunted by the CIA.


Main Cast of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation


Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt


Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation cast
Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. (Source: Screengrab from the movie)


The main character in the Mission: Impossible movie series is a fictitious character named Ethan Matthew Hunt, who is portrayed by Tom Cruise. The Impossible Missions Force (IMF), a covert government organization that manages risky and high-stakes missions, employs Ethan Hunt as a highly qualified field agent and operative.


Jeremy Renner as William Brandt


Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation cast
Jeremy Runner as William Brandt. (Source: Screengrab from the movie)


The American actor Jeremy Renner portrays William Brandt, an IMF Agent and intelligence analyst who transferred to the CIA when the IMF was disbanded.


Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn


Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation cast
Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn. (Source: Screengrab from the movie)


The English actor, comedian, and screenwriter Simon Pegg portrays Benji Dunn in the movie. Benji Dunn is an IMF technical field agent transferred to the CIA's cyber operations division when the IMF is disbanded.


Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust


Rebecca Ferguson, Mission: Impossible
Rebecca Feruson as Ilsa Faust. (Source: Screengrab from the movie)


The Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson portrays the character of Ilsa Faust in the movie. Ilsa is a disavowed MI6 Agent undercover in The Syndicate.


Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell


Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell, Mission: Impossible
Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell. (Source: Screengrab from the movie)


The only character other than Ethan Hunt to appear in every Mission: Impossible movie to date is Luther Stickell, a fictional character from the Mission: Impossible film series who made his debut in the 1996 movie Mission: Impossible. He is an IMF Agent, Ethan's closest friend, and computer hacker who retires when the IMF is disbanded and returns when Brandt calls him for help finding Hunt.


Sean Harris as Solomon Lane


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Sean Harris as Solomon Lane


The English actor Sean Harris portrays the character of Solomon Lane in the movie. Solomon Lane is an ex-MI6 Agent who became the leader of The Syndicate.


Simon McBurney as Atlee


Simon McBurney as Atlee, Mission: Impossible
Simon McBurney as Atlee (Source: Screengrab from the movie)


The English actor, playwright, and theatre and opera director Simon McBurney portrays the character of Atlee in the movie. Atlee is the MI6 Director and founder of The Syndicate.


Zhang Jingchu as Lauren


Zhang Jingchu as Lauren, Mission: Impossible
Zhang Jingchu as Lauren (Source: Screengrab from the movie)


The Chinese actress Zhang Jingchu portrays the character of Lauren who is a CIA analyst in the movie.


Tom Hollander as Prime Minister


Tom Hollander as Prime Minister, Mission: Impossible
Tom Hollander as Prime Minister (Source: Screengrab from the movie)


The British actor Tom Hollander plays the role of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the movie.


Jens Hultén as Janik "Bone Doctor" Vinter


Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation cast
Jens Hultén as Janik "Bone Doctor" Vinter (Source: Screengrab from the movie)


The Swedish actor Jens Hultén plays the character of Janik "Bone Doctor" Vinter in the movie. Janik is an ex-KGB Agent turned Syndicate operative and Lane's second-in-command.


Alec Baldwin as Alan Hunley


Alec Baldwin as Alan Hunley, Mission: Impossible
Alec Baldwin as Alan Hunley (Source: Screengrab from the movie)


The American actor Alec Baldwin portrays the character of Alan Hunley in the movie. Alan is the Director of the CIA. Hunt was framed as a suspected terrorist by the CIA Director, who at first questioned the Syndicate's legitimacy and caused the IMF to close.


Hermione Corfield as an IMF agent


Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation cast
Hermione Corfield as an IMF agent (Source: Screengrab from the movie)


The English actress Hermione Corfield portrays an IMF agent who is killed by Lane in the movie.


Additional Cast in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation


Here is a list of all the additional cast in the movie:


  • Robert Maaser as Richter

  • Wolfgang Stegemann as Kagan

  • Alec Utgoff as the crewman of the A400 cargo plane

  • Mateo Rufino and Fernando Abadie as low-level Chechen separatists piloting the A400

  • Rupert Wickham as the Austrian chancello


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FAQs about Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

A. Renner said that his desire to concentrate on being an involved father to his daughter, Ava, was a factor in his decision to leave the series. 

A. The main villain of the 2015 action spy movie Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is Solomon Lane.

A. The film centers on Ethan Hunt (Cruise), an agent with the Impossible Missions Force, and his team, who must battle The Syndicate, a global organization of rogue government operatives after being disbanded and Hunt being hunted by the CIA.


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