<Li> Rachel Weisz as Evelyn "Evie" Carnahan A clumsy yet intelligent Egyptologist . Evelyn undertakes the expedition to Hamunaptra to discover an ancient book, proving herself to her peers . The character was named in tribute to Lady Evelyn Carnarvon, the daughter of amateur Egyptologist Lord Carnarvon, both present at the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922 . Rachel Weisz was not a big fan of horror films but did not see this film as such . As she said in an interview, "It's hokum, a comic book world ." </Li> <Ul> <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> John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan Evelyn's bumbling older brother, whose primary goal is to get rich; he signs on for the trip to Hamunaptra after learning from Evelyn that the city is supposed to be where the ancient pharaohs hid "the wealth of Egypt ." Jonathan is also a thief; he steals the key needed to open the Book of Amun - Ra from Rick and manages to pickpocket the same key from Imhotep during the film's climactic battle . </Li> <Li> Kevin J. O'Connor as Beni Gabor A former soldier in the French Foreign Legion, like Rick . Beni is obsessed with wealth, but also extremely cowardly; he betrays his employers when faced with Imhotep's wrath, who takes him as his servant when Beni prays in what Imhotep recognizes as the "language of the slaves". </Li> <Li> Jonathan Hyde as Dr. Allen Chamberlain An eminent British Egyptologist guiding the American expedition . </Li> <Li> Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay A Medjai and protector of the city . </Li> <Li> Erick Avari as Dr. Terrence Bey The curator of the museum as well as a Medjai . </Li> <Li> Patricia Velásquez as Anck - Su - Namun A secret lover of Imhotep and the mistress of Pharaoh Seti I. No other man was ever allowed to touch her . </Li> <Li> Bernard Fox as Captain Winston Havlock An ally of Rick as well as the professional pilot and within his service in the Royal Flying Corps during the first World War . </Li> <Li> Omid Djalili as Warden Gad Hassan A prison warden in Cairo Prison who releases Rick from prison after being offered a cut of any treasure Evelyn and Jonathan find at the city of the dead, and accompanies them on the expedition to protect his investment . </Li> <Li> Stephen Dunham, Corey Johnson, and Tuc Watkins as Isaac Henderson, David Daniels and Bernard Burns The three American treasure hunters respectively . </Li> </Ul> <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> John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan Evelyn's bumbling older brother, whose primary goal is to get rich; he signs on for the trip to Hamunaptra after learning from Evelyn that the city is supposed to be where the ancient pharaohs hid "the wealth of Egypt ." Jonathan is also a thief; he steals the key needed to open the Book of Amun - Ra from Rick and manages to pickpocket the same key from Imhotep during the film's climactic battle . </Li>

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