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person_profile-Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou Age: 60

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Apr 24, 1964

Country of birth:

Dahomey [now Benin]

Biography of

Djimon Hounsou

    Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor and model. He began his career appearing in music videos, made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing and earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad. As an actor, Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards.

    Hounsou became a naturalized American citizen in 2007. He was reluctant to renounce his Beninese citizenship and therefore opted to become a dual citizen of both Benin and the United States, effectively rendering him a Beninese-American.

    Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, in 1964, to lbertine and Pierre Hounsou. He immigrated to Lyon in France at the age of thirteen with his brother, Edmond. In 1987, he became a model and established a career in Paris. He moved to the U.S. in 1990. One year before obtaining his college degree, he dropped out of school.

    In 1989, he appeared in a music video of Straight Up by Paula Abdul. Hounsou's film debut was in the 1990 Sandra Bernhard film Without You I’m Nothing, and he has had television roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 and ER and a guest starring role on Alias, but received a larger role in the science fiction film Stargate. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1990 Janet Jackson video “Love Will Never Do (Without You).” He also starred in a 2002 Gap commercial directed by Peter Lindbergh, dancing to a rendition of John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" by Arrested Development's Baba Oje.

    He received wide critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his role as Cinqué in the 1997 Steven Spielberg film Amistad. He gained further notice as Juba, in the 2000 film Gladiator. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for In America, in 2004, becoming the fourth African male to be nominated for an Oscar (along with Basil Rathbone, Cecil Kellaway and Omar Sharif). In 2006, he won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Blood Diamond; he received Broadcast Film Critics Association, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Academy Award nominations for this performance.

    In 2007, Hounsou began dating model/CEO of Baby Phat, Kimora Lee Simmons. In 2008 Hounsou and Simmons visited Hounsou's family and while there, the two participated in a traditional commitment ceremony. On May 30, 2009, Simmons gave birth to their son, Kenzo Lee Hounsou, reportedly named because Kenzo means 3 (Kimora's third child).

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Filmography of

Djimon Hounsou

Found 59 Movies in total

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Ozi: Voice of the Forest

Ozi's Father (voice) ( Actor )

... 2024

... 2023

Gran Turismo

Steve Mardenborough ( Actor )

... 2023

... 2023

Black Adam

Wizard ( Actor )

... 2022

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

Sumo (voice) ( Actor )

... 2022

The King's Man

Shola ( Actor )

... 2021

A Quiet Place Part II

Man on Island ( Actor )

... 2021

Charlie's Angels

Bosley ( Actor )

... 2019

Shazam!

Wizard ( Actor )

... 2019

Captain Marvel

Korath ( Actor )

... 2019

Serenity

Duke ( Actor )

... 2019

Aquaman

King Ricou (voice) ( Actor )

... 2018

... 2018

... 2017

... 2017

I Am Heath Ledger

Self ( Actor )

... 2017

The Fate of the Furious

Mose Jakande (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2017

The Legend of Tarzan

Chief Mbonga ( Actor )

... 2016

Air

Cartwright ( Actor )

... 2015

The Vatican Tapes

Vicar Imani ( Actor )

... 2015

Furious 7

Jakande ( Actor )

... 2015

Seventh Son

Radu ( Actor )

... 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy

Korath ( Actor )

... 2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Drago (voice) ( Actor )

... 2014

Baggage Claim

Quinton Jamison ( Actor )

... 2013

Special Forces

Commander Kovax ( Actor )

... 2011

Elephant White

Curtie Church ( Actor )

Producer

... 2011

The Tempest

Caliban ( Actor )

... 2010

Black Panther

T'Challa ( Actor )

... 2010

Push

Henry Carver ( Actor )

... 2009

Never Back Down

Jean Roqua ( Actor )

... 2008

A Place in Time

Self ( Actor )

... 2007

Eragon

Ajihad ( Actor )

... 2006

Blood Diamond

Solomon Vandy ( Actor )

... 2006

The Island

Albert Laurent ( Actor )

... 2005

Beauty Shop

Joe ( Actor )

... 2005

Constantine

Midnite ( Actor )

... 2005

Renegade

Woodhead ( Actor )

... 2004

In America

Mateo ( Actor )

... 2003

Biker Boyz

Motherland ( Actor )

... 2003

The Four Feathers

Abou Fatma ( Actor )

... 2002

Dead Weight

Detective Youssouf ( Actor )

... 2002

The Middle Passage

Narrator (voice - U.S. Version) ( Actor )

... 2000

Gladiator

Juba ( Actor )

... 2000

Deep Rising

Vivo ( Actor )

... 1998

Amistad

Cinque ( Actor )

... 1997

Ill Gotten Gains

Fyah ( Actor )

... 1997

Stargate

Horus ( Actor )

... 1994

Killing Zoe

Moïse (voice) ( Actor )

... 1993

Unlawful Entry

Prisoner on Bench ( Actor )

... 1992

Without You I'm Nothing

Ex-Boyfriend ( Actor )

... 1990