Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-04-24 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin]
Also known As
Djimon
Djimon Gaston Hounsou
Djimon Hounso
Djimon Housoun
디몬 하운수
ジャイモン・ガストン・フンスー
Джимон Унсу
Джаймон Унсу
جیمون هانسو
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 Pierr...
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