Nick Morton



Nick Morton is the main protgaonist of the 2017 movie reboot of The Mummy. He is a soldier of fortune and private contractor who specializes in treasure hunting and tomb raiding. He is hired alongside an American military unit in Iraq to retrieve an ancient sarcophagus from Egypt and bring it back to London. While within the region, he incidentally unearths the tomb of the princess Ahmanet and inadvertently resurrects her. Her reawakening causes their plane to crash due to a flock of crows. Not having a parachute, he is killed in the crash only to be later resurrected after being chosen by Ahmanet.

He was portrayed by the legendary actor, Tom Cruise, who also played Maverick in Top Gun, and Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series.