<Li> Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep / The Mummy Pharaoh 's High Priest and one of Pharaoh Seti I 's most trusted advisers , Imhotep betrays his sovereign out of love for Anck - su - namun . He is cursed and slowly killed for his treachery , but is resurrected 3,000 years later . South African stage actor Vosloo understood the approach that Sommers was going for in his screenplay , but only agreed to take on the role of Imhotep `` if I could do it absolutely straight . From Imhotep 's point of view , this is a skewed version of ' Romeo and Juliet ' . '' </Li>
<Li> Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep / The Mummy Pharaoh 's High Priest and one of Pharaoh Seti I 's most trusted advisers , Imhotep betrays his sovereign out of love for Anck - su - namun . He is cursed and slowly killed for his treachery , but is resurrected 3,000 years later . South African stage actor Vosloo understood the approach that Sommers was going for in his screenplay , but only agreed to take on the role of Imhotep `` if I could do it absolutely straight . From Imhotep 's point of view , this is a skewed version of ' Romeo and Juliet ' . '' </Li>
who played the mummy in the movie the mummy
who played the mummy in the movie the mummy
Arnold Vosloo
Arnold Vosloo