Luther Stickell is a fictional supporting character in the Mission: Impossible film series who first appeared in the 1996 film Mission: Impossible and is the only character besides Ethan Hunt to appear in all six films. In the films, Luther is an expert computer hacker who works for the IMF (Impossible Missions Force) division of the CIA alongside Ethan Hunt. He has been portrayed in all six movies and in the 2003 video game Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma by Ving Rhames. Appearances Over the course of six movies, Luther's character goes from being a soft-spoken, down-to-business and reliable team member to being Ethan's most trusted friend and confidant. Movies Mission: Impossible IMF Agent Ethan Hunt (portrayed by Tom Cruise) is "disavowed" by the IMF following a botched mission in Prague, a "mole hunt" for an agent who plans to steal the CIA's non-official cover (NOC) list, a detailed file of all the IMF agents situated in Eastern Europe. Framed as the mole, with only his teammate Claire Phelps alive, Ethan plots to steal a copy of the list to lure the real traitor out of hiding. Hunt enlists the help of two other "disavowed" IMF agents: Luther Stickell and Franz Krieger (portrayed by Jean Reno). Stickell is chosen as "Cyber-Ops" for his reputation as a hacker and phreaker. Reluctant at first, Luther is baited into the hack when Ethan plays to Stickell's ego, selling the job proposal as "the Mount Everest of hacks". Posing as a team of firefighters, the rogue IMF group breaches the CIA and infiltrates the main computer mainframe via a remote terminal in Langley, Virginia. In order to gain access to the floor with the NOC list, Luther hacks into the building's computer-controlled electrical system, triggering the fire alarm on that floor. Because of his agility, Hunt performs the physical act of obtaining the information himself but has Luther, in his ear via headset, instructing him on performing the hack. Luther, from the team's firetruck parked outside the building, obtains the password to the terminal by hacking into the CIA's online network from a laptop. After obtaining the list, Hunt discovers that his team leader Jim Phelps not only survived the initial mission in Prague, but also is the real mole. He is the man responsible for framing Ethan, despite Jim's insistence that CIA Director Kittridge is the mole. After learning this from Ethan, Luther