Djimon Hounsou
Acting
- Born:
- 1964-04-24
- Place of birth:
- Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin]
Biography
Djimon Gaston Hounsou (/ˈdʒaɪmən ˈuːnsuː/ JY-mən OON-soo; French: [dʒimɔ̃ unsu]; born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor. He began his career appearing in music videos and made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing (1990). He then earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad (1997), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. For his performances in In America(2002) and Blood Diamond (2006), Hounsou was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he portrays Korath the Pursuer in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Captain Marvel (2019), and What If...? (2021). In the DC Extended Universe, he appears as the Fisherman King in Aquaman (2018) and as the wizard Shazam in Shazam! (2019), Black Adam (2022), and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023). His other notable films include Stargate(1994), Gladiator (2000), Constantine, The Island (both 2005), Special Forces (2011), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), Furious 7 (2015), The Legend of Tarzan (2016), A Quiet Place Part II (2021), Gran Turismo, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (both 2023), Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver and A Quiet Place: Day One (both 2024). Hounsou made his directorial debut with the documentary film In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven (2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Djimon Hounsou, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Passenger
Thrash
Twisted
A Quiet Place: Day One
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon
OZI: Voice of the Forest
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Gran Turismo
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Black Adam
BIANCA
Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
The King's Man
Kimana Tuskers
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
What If...?
A Quiet Place Part II
INVINCIBLE
Charlie's Angels
The Kelly Clarkson Show
DC Spotlight: Shazam!
The Longest Day in Chang'an
Shazam!
Captain Marvel
Serenity
Aquaman
In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven
Same Kind of Different as Me
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
I Am Heath Ledger
The Legend of Tarzan
Air
The Vatican Tapes
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Wayward Pines
Furious 7
Seventh Son
Guardians of the Galaxy
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Baggage Claim
Dish Nation
Special Forces
Elephant White
The Tempest
Black Panther
Black Panther
Push
Never Back Down
A Place in Time
Eragon
Blood Diamond
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
The Island
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Beauty Shop
Constantine
Blueberry
In America
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Biker Boyz
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Four Feathers
Dead Weight
Alias
The Middle Passage
Soul Food
Gladiator
The Wild Thornberrys
Deep Rising
Amistad
Ill Gotten Gains
The View
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Stargate
ER
Killing Zoe
Unlawful Entry
Beverly Hills, 90210
Without You I'm Nothing
The Oscars
The Bleeding Ground
African History Y
One Last Fight
Red Card
Highlander