Djimon Hounsou
- Acting
- April 24, 1964 · 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 · Hassan
- Thrash · Dr. Dale Edwards
- Twisted · Dr. Kezian
- A Quiet Place: Day One · Henri
- Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver · Titus
- Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon · Self
- OZI: Voice of the Forest · Jojo (Voice)
- Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire · Titus
- Gran Turismo · Steve Mardenborough
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods · Wizard
- Black Adam · Wizard
- BIANCA · Self
- Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits · (archive footage)
- Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank · Sumo (Voice)
- The King's Man · Shola
- Kimana Tuskers · Narrator (Voice)
- Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special · Korath (voice) (archive footage)
- What If...? · Korath (Voice)
- A Quiet Place Part II · Man on Island
- INVINCIBLE · Martian Emperor (Voice)
- Charlie's Angels · Edgar Bosley
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- DC Spotlight: Shazam! · Wizard (archive footage)
- The Longest Day in Chang'an · Ge Lao
- Shazam! · Wizard
- Captain Marvel · Korath
- Serenity · Duke
- Aquaman · King Ricou (Voice)
- In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven · Host, Director
- Same Kind of Different as Me · Denver
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword · Bedivere
- I Am Heath Ledger · Self
- The Legend of Tarzan · Chief Mbonga
- Air · Cartwright
- The Vatican Tapes · Vicar Imani
- Dragons: Race to the Edge · Drago (Voice)
- Wayward Pines · CJ Mitchum
- Furious 7 · Mose Jakande
- Seventh Son · Radu
- Guardians of the Galaxy · Korath
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 · Drago (Voice)
- Baggage Claim · Quinton Jamison
- Dish Nation · Self
- Special Forces · Commander Kovax
- Elephant White · Curtie Church, Producer
- The Tempest · Caliban
- Black Panther · T'Challa
- Black Panther · Black Panther (Voice)
- Push · Henry Carver
- Never Back Down · Jean Roqua
- A Place in Time · Self
- Eragon · Ajihad
- Blood Diamond · Solomon Vandy
- Strength and Honor: Production Pods · Self
- The Island · Albert Laurent
- Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' · Self
- Beauty Shop · Joe
- Constantine · Midnite
- Blueberry · Woodhead
- In America · Mateo
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life · Kosa
- Biker Boyz · Motherland
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- The Four Feathers · Abou Fatma
- Dead Weight · Detective Youssouf
- Alias · Kazari Bomani
- The Middle Passage · Narrator (voice - U.S. Version)
- Soul Food · Victor Onuka
- Gladiator · Juba
- The Wild Thornberrys · Villager (Voice)
- Deep Rising · Vivo
- Amistad · Cinque
- Ill Gotten Gains · Fyah
- The View · Self
- Stargate · Horus
- ER · Mobalage Ikabo
- Killing Zoe · Moïse (Voice)
- Unlawful Entry · Prisoner on Bench
- Beverly Hills, 90210 · Nightclub Doorman
- Without You I'm Nothing · Ex-Boyfriend