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).
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| 1 | Thrash (2026) | Dr. Dale Edwards | 6 | |
| 2 | Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024) | Titus | 6 | |
| 3 | A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) | Henri | 6.8 | |
| 4 | Gran Turismo (2023) | Steve Mardenborough | 7.1 | |
| 5 | Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) | Titus | 6.3 | |
| 6 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) Most waited movies 2023 and after | Wizard | 6.3 | |
| 7 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) | Sumo (voice) | 6.6 | |
| 8 | Black Adam (2022) Most waited movies 2022 | Wizard | 6.2 | |
| 9 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021) | Korath (voice) (archive footage) | 7 | |
| 10 | A Quiet Place Part II (2021) Top movies in 2021 | Man on Island | 7.5 | |
| 11 | The King's Man (2021) Most waited movies 2021 | Shola | 6.6 | |
| 12 | Captain Marvel (2019) | Korath | 7.3 | |
| 13 | Serenity (2019) | Duke | 5.4 | |
| 14 | Charlie's Angels (2019) | Edgar Bosley | 5.8 | |
| 15 | Shazam! (2019) | Wizard | 7.2 | |
| 16 | Aquaman (2018) | King Ricou (voice) | 7.1 | |
| 17 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) | Bedivere | 7.1 | |
| 18 | Same Kind of Different as Me (2017) | Denver | 6.3 | |
| 19 | I Am Heath Ledger (2017) | Self | 7.5 | |
| 20 | The Legend of Tarzan (2016) | Chief Mbonga | 6.5 | |
| 21 | Furious 7 (2015) | Mose Jakande | 7.1 | |
| 22 | The Vatican Tapes (2015) | Vicar Imani | 5.7 | |
| 23 | Air (2015) | Cartwright | 4.9 | |
| 24 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Oscars 2015 | Drago (voice) | 7.9 | |
| 25 | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Top 100 by FilmGator | Korath | 8.5 | |
| 26 | Seventh Son (2014) | Radu | 5.3 | |
| 27 | Baggage Claim (2013) | Quinton Jamison | 4.9 | |
| 28 | Elephant White (2011) | Curtie Church | 5 | |
| 29 | Special Forces (2011) | Commander Kovax | 6.8 | |
| 30 | The Tempest (2010) Oscars 2011 | Caliban | 6.3 | |
| 31 | Push (2009) | Henry Carver | 6.2 | |
| 32 | Never Back Down (2008) | Jean Roqua | 5.8 | |
| 33 | Blood Diamond (2006) Oscars 2007 | Solomon Vandy | 7.7 | |
| 34 | Eragon (2006) | Ajihad | 5.8 | |
| 35 | The Island (2005) | Albert Laurent | 6.9 | |
| 36 | Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (2005) | Self | 8.7 | |
| 37 | Beauty Shop (2005) | Joe | 6.5 | |
| 38 | Constantine (2005) | Midnite | 7.3 | |
| 39 | Renegade (2004) | Woodhead | 7.3 | |
| 40 | Biker Boyz (2003) | Motherland | 4.5 | |
| 41 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) | Kosa | 6 | |
| 42 | In America (2003) Oscars 2004 | Mateo | 6.1 | |
| 43 | The Four Feathers (2002) | Abou Fatma | 6.4 | |
| 44 | Dead Weight (2002) | Detective Youssouf | - | - |
| 45 | Gladiator (2000) Top 30 in 2000s | Juba | 8.3 | |
| 46 | Deep Rising (1998) | Vivo | 6.8 | |
| 47 | Amistad (1997) Oscars 1998 | Cinque | 6.9 | |
| 48 | Stargate (1994) | Horus | 7.4 | |
| 49 | Killing Zoe (1993) | Moïse (voice) | 7 | |
| 50 | Unlawful Entry (1992) | Prisoner on Bench | 6 | |
| 51 | Highlander | Sunda Kastagir | - | - |
