Djimon Hounsou

Acting · Born 1964-04-24 in Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin]

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 the age of thirteen with his brother, Edmond. In 1987, he became a model and established a career in…

Filmography

TV

  • Dragons: Race to the Edge as Drago (voice)
  • ER as Mobalage Ikabo
  • What If...? as Korath (voice)
  • Invincible as Martian Emperor (voice)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
  • Alias as Kazari Bomani
  • The View as Self
  • Soul Food as Victor Onuka
  • Black Panther as Black Panther (voice)
  • The Oscars as Self