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 CinquƩ 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 Paris. He moved to the U.S. in 1990. One year before obtaining his college degree, he dropped out of school.
In 1989, he appeared in a music video of Straight Up by Paula Abdul. Hounsou's film debut was in the 1990 Sandra Bernhard film Without You Iām Nothing, and he has had television roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 and ER and a guest starring role on Alias, but received a larger role in the science fiction film Stargate. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1990 Janet Jackson video āLove Will Never Do (Without You).ā He also starred in a 2002 Gap commercial directed by Peter Lindbergh, dancing to a rendition of John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" by Arrested Development's Baba Oje.
He received wide critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his role as CinquƩ in the 1997 Steven Spielberg film Amistad. He gained further notice as Juba, in the 2000 film Gladiator. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for In America, in 2004, becoming the fourth African male to be nominated for an Oscar (along with Basil Rathbone, Cecil Kellaway and Omar Sharif). In 2006, he won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Blood Diamond; he received Broadcast Film Critics Association, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Academy Award nominations for this performance.
In 2007, Hounsou began dating model/CEO of Baby Phat, Kimora Lee Simmons. In 2008 Hounsou and Simmons visited Hounsou's family and while there, the two participated in a traditional commitment ceremony. On May 30, 2009, Simmons gave birth to their son, Kenzo Lee Hounsou, reportedly named because Kenzo means 3 (Kimora's third child).
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| 1 | Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024) | Titus | 6 | |
| 2 | A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) | Henri | 6.7 | |
| 3 | Gran Turismo (2023) | Steve Mardenborough | 7.1 | |
| 4 | Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) | Titus | 6.4 | |
| 5 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) Most waited movies 2023 and after | Wizard | 6.3 | |
| 6 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) | Sumo (voice) | 6.6 | |
| 7 | Black Adam (2022) Most waited movies 2022 | Wizard | 6.2 | |
| 8 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021) | Korath (voice) (archive footage) | 7 | |
| 9 | A Quiet Place Part II (2021) Top movies in 2021 | Man on Island | 7.5 | |
| 10 | The King's Man (2021) Most waited movies 2021 | Shola | 6.6 | |
| 11 | Captain Marvel (2019) | Korath | 7.3 | |
| 12 | Serenity (2019) | Duke | 5.4 | |
| 13 | Charlie's Angels (2019) | Edgar Bosley | 5.8 | |
| 14 | Shazam! (2019) | Wizard | 7.2 | |
| 15 | Aquaman (2018) | King Ricou (voice) | 7.1 | |
| 16 | I Am Heath Ledger (2017) | Self | 7.5 | |
| 17 | Same Kind of Different as Me (2017) | Denver | 6.3 | |
| 18 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) | Bedivere | 7.1 | |
| 19 | The Legend of Tarzan (2016) | Chief Mbonga | 6.5 | |
| 20 | The Vatican Tapes (2015) | Vicar Imani | 5.7 | |
| 21 | Air (2015) | Cartwright | 4.9 | |
| 22 | Furious 7 (2015) | Mose Jakande | 7.2 | |
| 23 | Seventh Son (2014) | Radu | 5.3 | |
| 24 | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Top 100 by FilmGator | Korath | 8.5 | |
| 25 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Oscars 2015 | Drago (voice) | 7.9 | |
| 26 | Baggage Claim (2013) | Quinton Jamison | 4.9 | |
| 27 | Special Forces (2011) | Commander Kovax | 6.8 | |
| 28 | Elephant White (2011) | Curtie Church | 5 | |
| 29 | The Tempest (2010) Oscars 2011 | Caliban | 6.3 | |
| 30 | Push (2009) | Henry Carver | 6.2 | |
| 31 | Never Back Down (2008) | Jean Roqua | 5.8 | |
| 32 | Eragon (2006) | Ajihad | 5.8 | |
| 33 | Blood Diamond (2006) Oscars 2007 | Solomon Vandy | 7.7 | |
| 34 | The Island (2005) | Albert Laurent | 6.9 | |
| 35 | Beauty Shop (2005) | Joe | 6.5 | |
| 36 | Constantine (2005) | Midnite | 7.3 | |
| 37 | Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (2005) | Self | 8.7 | |
| 38 | Renegade (2004) | Woodhead | 7.3 | |
| 39 | In America (2003) Oscars 2004 | Mateo | 6.1 | |
| 40 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) | Kosa | 6 | |
| 41 | Biker Boyz (2003) | Motherland | 4.5 | |
| 42 | The Four Feathers (2002) | Abou Fatma | 6.4 | |
| 43 | Dead Weight (2002) | Detective Youssouf | - | - |
| 44 | Gladiator (2000) Top 30 in 2000s | Juba | 8.3 | |
| 45 | Deep Rising (1998) | Vivo | 6.8 | |
| 46 | Amistad (1997) Oscars 1998 | Cinque | 6.9 | |
| 47 | Stargate (1994) | Horus | 7.4 | |
| 48 | Killing Zoe (1993) | MoĆÆse (voice) | 7 | |
| 49 | Unlawful Entry (1992) | Prisoner on Bench | 6 | |
| 50 | Highlander | Sunda Kastagir | - | - |
