Djimon Hounsou

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-04-24 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin]

Djimon Hounsou

Biography

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...

Acting

2000

Gladiator

as Juba

2005

Constantine

as Midnite

2006

Blood Diamond

as Solomon Vandy

1994

Stargate

as Horus

2005

The Island

as Albert Laurent

2003

In America

as Mateo

2004

Renegade

as Woodhead

2006

Eragon

as Ajihad

1997

Amistad

as Cinque

2008

Never Back Down

as Jean Roqua

2003

Biker Boyz

as Motherland

1998

2002

The Four Feathers

as Abou Fatma

2009

Push

as Henry Carver

2021

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as Korath (voice) (archive footage)

2005

2021

Kimana Tuskers

as Narrator (voice)

2010

The Tempest

as Caliban

2002

Dead Weight

as Detective Youssouf

2024

Ozi: Voice of the Forest

as Jo Jo (voice)

2014

2011

Special Forces

as Commander Kovax

2011

Elephant White

as Curtie Church

2000

The Middle Passage

as Narrator (voice - U.S. Version)

2013

Baggage Claim

as Quinton Jamison

2015

Air

as Cartwright

2015

Furious 7

as Mose Jakande

2014

2015

The Vatican Tapes

as Vicar Imani

2022

Black Adam

as Wizard

2023

Gran Turismo

as Steve Mardenborough

2016

The Legend of Tarzan

as Chief Mbonga

1990

1992

Unlawful Entry

as Prisoner on Bench

-

The Bleeding Ground

as Idoma Kwali

2026

2010

Black Panther

as T'Challa

2019

Serenity

as Duke

2019

Shazam!

as Wizard

2018

Aquaman

as King Ricou (voice)

2019

Charlie's Angels

as Edgar Bosley

2019

2021

2021

A Quiet Place Part II

as Man on Island

1993

Killing Zoe

as Moïse (voice)

2007

1997

Production

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