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Djimon Hounsou
Acting

Djimon Hounsou
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1964-04-24,Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin]
Gender
Male
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 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).

Filmography

8.22

Gladiator
2000-05-04

7.105

Constantine
2005-02-08

7.545

Blood Diamond
2006-12-08

7.008

Stargate
1994-10-28

6.7

The Island
2005-07-21

7.182

In America
2003-10-31

4.821

Renegade
2004-02-09

5.11

Eragon
2006-12-14

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

5.749

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003-07-21

7.024

Amistad
1997-12-10

Never Back Down

6.771

Never Back Down
2008-03-04

6.227

Biker Boyz
2003-01-31

6.2

Deep Rising
1998-01-30

The Four Feathers

6.638

The Four Feathers
2002-09-08

6.1

Push
2009-02-04

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

6.967

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021-11-12

6.306

Beauty Shop
2005-04-22

0

Kimana Tuskers
2021-12-05

5.364

The Tempest
2010-09-11

5.857

Dead Weight
2002-04-10

A Quiet Place: Day One

6.726

A Quiet Place: Day One
2024-06-26

Ozi: Voice of the Forest

5.75

Ozi: Voice of the Forest
2024-03-07

How to Train Your Dragon 2

7.673

How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014-06-05

6.714

Special Forces
2011-11-02

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

6.249

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
2023-12-15

4.953

Elephant White
2011-05-17

The Middle Passage

3

The Middle Passage
2000-09-09

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

6.084

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
2024-04-19

5.278

Baggage Claim
2013-09-27

Guardians of the Galaxy

7.905

Guardians of the Galaxy
2014-07-30

4.942

Air
2015-08-14

7.225

Furious 7
2015-04-01

5.518

Seventh Son
2014-12-12

The Vatican Tapes

5.354

The Vatican Tapes
2015-07-23

6.864

Black Adam
2022-10-19

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

6.6

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017-05-10

7.755

Gran Turismo
2023-08-09

The Legend of Tarzan

5.9

The Legend of Tarzan
2016-06-29

Same Kind of Different as Me

6.803

Same Kind of Different as Me
2017-10-20

Without You I'm Nothing

5.364

Without You I'm Nothing
1990-05-11

Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon

6

Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon
2024-04-18

6.2

Unlawful Entry
1992-06-26

0

The Zealot

The Bleeding Ground

0

The Bleeding Ground

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

6.7

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022-07-14

0

Shiver
2026-07-02

I Am Heath Ledger

7.4

I Am Heath Ledger
2017-04-23

6.139

Black Panther
2010-01-18

5.4

Serenity
2019-01-24

6.994

Shazam!
2019-03-29

6.877

Aquaman
2018-12-07

Charlie's Angels

6.413

Charlie's Angels
2019-11-14

6.802

Captain Marvel
2019-03-06

6.746

The King's Man
2021-12-22

A Quiet Place Part II

7.472

A Quiet Place Part II
2021-05-21

6.232

Killing Zoe
1993-10-01

A Place in Time

6.5

A Place in Time
2007-04-26

In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven

0

In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven
2018-03-10

African History Y

0

African History Y

Ill Gotten Gains

2

Ill Gotten Gains
1997-12-05

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

7.1

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005-06-07

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

6.5

Shazam! Fury of the Gods
2023-03-15

0

The Monster

0

One Last Fight

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.521

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

6.75

Alias
2001-09-30

4.465

The View
1997-08-11

7

Soul Food
2000-06-28

Dragons: Race to the Edge

8.3

Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015-06-26

7.824

ER
1994-09-19

6.9

Black Panther
2010-01-16

7.014

The Oscars
1953-03-19

0

BIANCA
2022-10-14

The Wild Thornberrys

6.852

The Wild Thornberrys
1998-09-01

8.104

What If...?
2021-08-11

6.873

Wayward Pines
2015-05-14

The Longest Day in Chang'an

8.5

The Longest Day in Chang'an
2019-06-27

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

8.64

INVINCIBLE
2021-03-25

Beverly Hills, 90210

7.37

Beverly Hills, 90210
1990-10-04