Irving Rameses "Ving" Rhames was born in Harlem, New York, United States, on May 12, 1959, is an American actor. Young Ving Rhames first started performing in school theater productions. He began his professional acting career on the New York stage. He landed his Broadway debut in a play "The Boys of Winter" (1984) in role as Doc, at Biltmore Theatre. He made his big screen debut in drama movie Native Son (1986) in role as Jack. He got his television debut in NBC crime drama series Miami Vice (1985) in episode "The Maze", in role as Georges. Ving's breakthrough performance came as Marsellus Wallace in drama crime movie Pulp Fiction (1994).
Ving Rhames height is 5' 11" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 180 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 194 іn pоunds or 88 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 65 years old. His net worth is around 25 million dollars.
Ving Rhames
May 12, 1959
65 years old
United States
Taurus
Bald
Dark Brown
5 ft 11 in | 180 cm
$25 Million
88 kg | 194 lbs
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He played Luther Stickell in action spy films Mission: Impossible (1996), Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) uncredited cameo, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two (2025).
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role as Don King in drama sport movie Don King: Only in America (1998).
He won the Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Cast Ensemble for his role as Marsellus Wallace in drama crime movie Pulp Fiction (1994).
He was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Actor for his role as "Holiday" Heart in family drama film Holiday Heart (2000).
He was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Actor and the NAACP Image Award for Best Actor - Mini-Series or TV Film for his role as Garrick Jones in crime drama movie Sins of the Father (2002).
He was nominated for the Acalpulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role as Mann in historical drama film Rosewood (1997).
He was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Supporting Actor – Action for his role as Aaron Thibadeaux in crime thriller movie Entrapment (1999).
He was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor and the NAACP Image Award for Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role as Melvin in drama crime film Baby Boy (2001).
He was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Arthur Holland in drama action movie Dark Blue (2002).
He was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Marcus in drama film Bringing Out the Dead (1999).
Dawn of the Dead (2004) - Sergeant Kenneth Hall
Jacob's Ladder (1990) - George
Con Air (1997) - Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
Out of Sight (1998) - Buddy Bragg
He portrayed Deputy Fallon in comedy horror films Piranha 3D (2010) and Piranha 3DD (2012).
Dave (1993) - Duane Stevenson
Casualties of War (1989) - Lieutenant Reilly
Homicide (1991) - Robert Randolph
Kiss of Death (1995) - FBI Agent Omar
Jamesy Boy (2014) - Conrad
Father Figures (2017) - Rod Hamilton
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - Charlie-27
Con Man (2018) - Peanut
He voiced Ryan Whittaker in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), Thaddeus in The Star (2017), Buffalo Belzer in Wendell & Wild (2022) and Thunderbolt in The Wild Robot (2024).
The Instigators (2024) - Frank Toomey
He was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Quito Real in NBC procedural drama series UC: Undercover (2001).
He was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actor - Comedy for his voice role as Garrett Krebs in Disney's animated television series The Proud Family (2002), in episode "A Hero for Halloween".
He was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Actor for his role as Lt. Theo Kojak in USA Network series Kojak (2005).
ER (1994-1996) NBC - Walter Robbins
The District (2002-2003) CBS - Attorney General Troy Hatcher
Gravity (2010) Starz - Dogg McFee
Monday Mornings (2013) TNT- Dr. Jorge Villanueva
Dope Thief (2025) Apple TV+ - Bart
Attended High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan, New York City.
Studied drama at State University of New York, Purchase.
Graduated from Juilliard School's Drama Division (1983), with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Has older brother, Junior.
Has African-American ancestry.
Huge fan of boxing.
He is a Christian.
He voiced IMF Agent Luther Stickell in video games: Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma (2003) and LEGO Dimensions (2015-2016).
He voiced Jefferson Potts in video game Call of Duty: WWII (2017).
He voiced Tobias Jones in video game Driver 3 (2004).
Featured in a series of commercials for The ADT Corporation (2015).
Lives in Santa Monica, California.
He was married to publicist and screenwriter Valerie Scott (1994-1999).
He married actress Deborah Reed in 2000, they have a daughter, Reign Beau Rhames and a son, Freedom Rhames also a step-daughter, Tiffany Reed.