Djimon Hounsou
Acting
1964-04-24 · Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin]
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.
Filmography
The Passenger
2026 · Movie
Thrash
2026 · Movie
Twisted
2026 · Movie
A Quiet Place: Day One
2024 · Movie
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
2024 · Movie
Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon
2024 · Movie
OZI: Voice of the Forest
2024 · Movie
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
2023 · Movie
Gran Turismo
2023 · Movie
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
2023 · Movie
Black Adam
2022 · Movie
BIANCA
2022 · Series
Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
2022 · Movie
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022 · Movie
The King's Man
2021 · Movie
Kimana Tuskers
2021 · Movie
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021 · Movie
What If...?
2021 · Series
A Quiet Place Part II
2021 · Movie
INVINCIBLE
2021 · Series
Charlie's Angels
2019 · Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
DC Spotlight: Shazam!
2019 · Movie
The Longest Day in Chang'an
2019 · Series
Shazam!
2019 · Movie
Captain Marvel
2019 · Movie
Serenity
2019 · Movie
Aquaman
2018 · Movie
In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven
2018 · Movie
Same Kind of Different as Me
2017 · Movie
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017 · Movie
I Am Heath Ledger
2017 · Movie
The Legend of Tarzan
2016 · Movie
Air
2015 · Movie
The Vatican Tapes
2015 · Movie
Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015 · Series
Wayward Pines
2015 · Series
Furious 7
2015 · Movie
Seventh Son
2014 · Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014 · Movie
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014 · Movie
Baggage Claim
2013 · Movie
Dish Nation
2012 · Series
Special Forces
2011 · Movie
Elephant White
2011 · Movie
The Tempest
2010 · Movie
Black Panther
2010 · Movie
Black Panther
2010 · Series
Push
2009 · Movie
Never Back Down
2008 · Movie
A Place in Time
2007 · Movie
Eragon
2006 · Movie
Blood Diamond
2006 · Movie
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
2005 · Movie
The Island
2005 · Movie
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005 · Movie
Beauty Shop
2005 · Movie
Constantine
2005 · Movie
Blueberry
2004 · Movie
In America
2003 · Movie
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003 · Movie
Biker Boyz
2003 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
The Four Feathers
2002 · Movie
Dead Weight
2002 · Movie
Alias
2001 · Series
The Middle Passage
2000 · Movie
Soul Food
2000 · Series
Gladiator
2000 · Movie
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Series
Deep Rising
1998 · Movie
Amistad
1997 · Movie
Ill Gotten Gains
1997 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
Stargate
1994 · Movie
ER
1994 · Series
Killing Zoe
1993 · Movie
Unlawful Entry
1992 · Movie
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Series
Without You I'm Nothing
1990 · Movie
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Highlander
Movie
Red Card
Movie
One Last Fight
Movie
African History Y
Movie
The Bleeding Ground
Movie