Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Hounsou
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 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 I’m 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 “Love Will Never Do (Without You).” 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 Cinqué 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).
Acted Movies
Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: Zack Snyder,
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Bae Doona, Cleopatra Coleman, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Elise Duffy, Fra Fee, Michiel Huisman, Sofia Boutella, Staz Nair,
Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: Kurt Johnstad,
Cast: Bae Doona, Charlie Hunnam, Cleopatra Coleman, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Elise Duffy, Michiel Huisman, Ray Fisher, Sofia Boutella, Staz Nair,
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Writers: Zach Baylin,
Cast: Archie Madekwe, Daniel Puig, Darren Barnet, David Harbour, Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell, Josha Stradowski, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, Orlando Bloom, Thomas Kretschmann,
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Writers: Karl Gajdusek,
Cast: Charles Dance, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma Arterton, Harris Dickinson, Matthew Goode, Ralph Fiennes, Rhys Ifans, Shaun McKee, Tom Hollander,
Director: David F. Sandberg
Writers: Henry Gayden,
Cast: Adam Brody, Asher Angel, Djimon Hounsou, Faithe Herman, Grace Caroline Currey, Jack Dylan Grazer, Mark Strong, Meagan Good, Michelle Borth, Zachary Levi,
Director: Anna Boden
Writers: Anna Boden,
Cast: Annette Bening, Ben Mendelsohn, Brie Larson, Clark Gregg, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma Chan, Jude Law, Lashana Lynch, Lee Pace, Samuel L. Jackson,
Director: Michael Carney
Writers: Ron Hall,
Cast: Dana Gourrier, Djimon Hounsou, Greg Kinnear, Jon Voight, Lara Grice, Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Olivia Holt, Peyton Wich, Renée Zellweger, Ty Parker,
Director: Derik Murray
Writers: Hart Snider,
Cast: Ang Lee, Ben Mendelsohn, Catherine Hardwicke, Christina Cauchi, Djimon Hounsou, Heath Ledger, Kate Ledger, Kim Ledger, Naomi Watts, Olivia Ledger,
Director: Sergei Bodrov
Writers: Steven Knight,
Cast: Alicia Vikander, Antje Traue, Ben Barnes, Djimon Hounsou, Jason Scott Lee, Jeff Bridges, John DeSantis, Julianne Moore, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams,
Director: James Gunn
Writers: James Gunn,
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Karen Gillan, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldaña,
Director: David E. Talbert
Writers: David E. Talbert,
Cast: Adam Brody, Boris Kodjoe, Derek Luke, Djimon Hounsou, Jenifer Lewis, Jill Scott, Lauren London, Paula Patton, Taye Diggs, Trey Songz,
Director: Stéphane Rybojad
Writers: Stéphane Rybojad,
Cast: Alain Alivon, Alain Figlarz, Benoît Magimel, Denis Ménochet, Diane Kruger, Djimon Hounsou, Mehdi Nebbou, Raphaël Personnaz, Raz Degan, Tchéky Karyo,
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Writers: Chris Hauty,
Cast: Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, Djimon Hounsou, Evan Peters, Lauren Leech, Leslie Hope, Neil Brown Jr., Sean Faris, Tilky Jones, Wyatt Smith,
Director: Edward Zwick
Writers: Charles Leavitt,
Cast: Anointing Lukola, Antony Coleman, Arnold Vosloo, Basil Wallace, Benu Mabhena, David Harewood, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers, Leonardo DiCaprio,
Director: Michael Bay
Writers: Alex Kurtzman,
Cast: Brian Stepanek, Djimon Hounsou, Ethan Phillips, Ewan McGregor, Michael Clarke Duncan, Noa Tishby, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Bean, Siobhan Flynn, Steve Buscemi,
Director: Francis Lawrence
Writers: Frank A. Cappello,
Cast: Djimon Hounsou, Gavin Rossdale, Jesse Ramirez, Keanu Reeves, Max Baker, Peter Stormare, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton,
Director: Jan Kounen
Writers: Alexandre Coquelle,
Cast: Djimon Hounsou, Ernest Borgnine, Geoffrey Lewis, Hugh O'Conor, Juliette Lewis, Michael Madsen, Nichole Hiltz, Temuera Morrison, Vahina Giocante, Vincent Cassel,
Director: Jim Sheridan
Writers: Naomi Sheridan,
Cast: David Wike, Djimon Hounsou, Emma Bolger, Juan Carlos Hernández, Michael Sean Tighe, Nick Dunning, Paddy Considine, René Millan, Samantha Morton, Sarah Bolger,
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Writers: Hossein Amini,
Cast: Alex Jennings, Angela Douglas, Daniel Caltagirone, Djimon Hounsou, Heath Ledger, James Cosmo, Kate Hudson, Lucy Gordon, Michael Sheen, Wes Bentley,
Director: Frédéric Forestier
Writers: Matthieu Le Naour,
Cast: Benoît Poelvoorde, Djimon Hounsou, Gary Tiplady, Gérard Darmon, Gérard Lanvin, Jean Benguigui, José Garcia, Marco Prince, Rossy de Palma, Stomy Bugsy,
Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: John Logan,
Cast: Connie Nielsen, David Schofield, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Joaquin Phoenix, John Shrapnel, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Russell Crowe, Tomas Arana,
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writers: Dean Devlin,
Cast: Alexis Cruz, Carlos Lauchu, Djimon Hounsou, Erick Avari, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, John Diehl, Kurt Russell, Mili Avital, Viveca Lindfors,