People
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 Pierre Hounsou. He immigrated to Lyon in France at... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Beneath the Storm | 2025-07-31 |
Last Breath | 2025-02-28 |
A Quiet Place: Day One as Henri | 2024-06-26 |
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver as Titus | 2024-04-19 |
Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon as Self | 2024-04-18 |
Ozi: Voice of the Forest as Jo Jo (voice) | 2024-02-23 |
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire as Titus | 2023-12-15 |
Gran Turismo as Steve Mardenborough | 2023-08-09 |
Shazam! Fury of the Gods as Wizard | 2023-03-15 |
Black Adam as Wizard | 2022-10-19 |
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank as Sumo (voice) | 2022-07-14 |
The King's Man as Shola | 2021-12-22 |
Kimana Tuskers as Narrator (voice) | 2021-12-05 |
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Korath (voice) (archive footage) | 2021-11-12 |
A Quiet Place Part II as Man on Island | 2021-05-21 |
Charlie's Angels as Bosley | 2019-11-14 |
Shazam! as Wizard | 2019-03-29 |
Captain Marvel as Korath | 2019-03-06 |
Serenity as Duke | 2019-01-24 |
Aquaman as King Ricou (voice) | 2018-12-07 |
In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven as Host | 2018-03-10 |
Same Kind of Different as Me as Denver | 2017-10-20 |
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword as Bedivere | 2017-05-10 |
I Am Heath Ledger as Self | 2017-04-23 |
The Legend of Tarzan as Chief Mbonga | 2016-06-29 |
Air as Cartwright | 2015-08-14 |
The Vatican Tapes as Vicar Imani | 2015-07-23 |
Furious 7 as Mose Jakande | 2015-04-01 |
Seventh Son as Radu | 2014-12-12 |
Guardians of the Galaxy as Korath | 2014-07-30 |
How to Train Your Dragon 2 as Drago (voice) | 2014-06-05 |
Baggage Claim as Quinton Jamison | 2013-09-27 |
Special Forces as Commander Kovax | 2011-11-02 |
Elephant White as Curtie Church | 2011-05-17 |
The Tempest as Caliban | 2010-09-11 |
Black Panther as T'Challa | 2010-01-18 |
Push as Henry Carver | 2009-02-04 |
Never Back Down as Jean Roqua | 2008-03-04 |
A Place in Time as Self | 2007-04-26 |
Eragon as Ajihad | 2006-12-14 |
Blood Diamond as Solomon Vandy | 2006-12-08 |
The Island as Albert Laurent | 2005-07-21 |
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' as Self | 2005-06-07 |
Beauty Shop as Joe | 2005-04-22 |
Constantine as Midnite | 2005-02-08 |
Renegade as Woodhead | 2004-02-09 |
In America as Mateo | 2003-10-31 |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life as Kosa | 2003-07-21 |
Biker Boyz as Motherland | 2003-01-31 |
The Four Feathers as Abou Fatma | 2002-09-08 |
Dead Weight as Detective Youssouf | 2002-04-10 |
The Middle Passage as Narrator (voice - U.S. Version) | 2000-09-09 |
Gladiator as Juba | 2000-05-04 |
Deep Rising as Vivo | 1998-01-30 |
Amistad as Cinque | 1997-12-10 |
Ill Gotten Gains as Fyah | 1997-12-05 |
Stargate as Horus | 1994-10-28 |
Killing Zoe as Moïse (voice) | 1993-10-01 |
Unlawful Entry as Prisoner on Bench | 1992-06-26 |
Without You I'm Nothing as Ex-Boyfriend | 1990-05-11 |