Djimon Hounsou

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.

Filmografi

Gladiator2000 · JubaBlack Adam2022 · WizardHow to Train Your Dragon 22014 · Drago (voice)Furious 72015 · Mose JakandeA Quiet Place Part II2021 · Man on IslandA Quiet Place: Day One2024 · HenriGuardians of the Galaxy2014 · KorathCaptain Marvel2019 · KorathConstantine2005 · MidniteThe King's Man2021 · SholaShazam! Fury of the Gods2023 · WizardBlood Diamond2006 · Solomon VandyThe Island2005 · Albert LaurentAquaman2018 · King Ricou (voice)King Arthur: Legend of the Sword2017 · BedivereShazam!2019 · WizardThrash2026 · Dr. Dale EdwardsRebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver2024 · TitusStargate1994 · HorusGran Turismo2023 · Steve MardenboroughThe Legend of Tarzan2016 · Chief MbongaCharlie's Angels2019 · Edgar BosleyRebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire2023 · TitusNever Back Down2008 · Jean Roqua