Djimon Hounsou

Acting

Born Apr 24, 1964 (age 62) · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Guardians of the Galaxy2014
as ⁨Korath⁩
Gladiator2000
as ⁨Juba⁩
Captain Marvel2019
as ⁨Korath⁩
Aquaman2018
as ⁨King Ricou (voice)⁩
Furious 72015
as ⁨Mose Jakande⁩
How to Train Your Dragon 22014
as ⁨Drago (voice)⁩
Shazam!2019
as ⁨Wizard⁩
Constantine2005
as ⁨Midnite⁩
as ⁨Solomon Vandy⁩
as ⁨Man on Island⁩
as ⁨Wizard⁩
as ⁨Chief Mbonga⁩
as ⁨Bedivere⁩
as ⁨Albert Laurent⁩
as ⁨Shola⁩
as ⁨Kosa⁩
as ⁨Horus⁩
as ⁨Wizard⁩
as ⁨Henri⁩
as ⁨Steve Mardenborough⁩
as ⁨Ajihad⁩
as ⁨Edgar Bosley⁩
as ⁨Titus⁩
as ⁨Radu⁩
as ⁨Jean Roqua⁩
as ⁨Henry Carver⁩
as ⁨Duke⁩
as ⁨Titus⁩
as ⁨Cinque⁩
as ⁨Vivo⁩
as ⁨Dr. Dale Edwards⁩
as ⁨Vicar Imani⁩
as ⁨Commander Kovax⁩
as ⁨Abou Fatma⁩
as ⁨Joe⁩
as ⁨Cartwright⁩
as ⁨Motherland⁩
as ⁨Detective Youssouf⁩
as ⁨Mateo⁩
as ⁨Moïse (voice)⁩
as ⁨Prisoner on Bench⁩
as ⁨Sumo (voice)⁩
as ⁨Denver⁩
as ⁨Woodhead⁩
as ⁨Quinton Jamison⁩
as ⁨Curtie Church⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Caliban⁩
as ⁨Hassan⁩
as ⁨Dr. Kezian⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Guardians of the Galaxy2014
as ⁨Korath⁩
Gladiator2000
as ⁨Juba⁩
Captain Marvel2019
as ⁨Korath⁩
Aquaman2018
as ⁨King Ricou (voice)⁩
Furious 72015
as ⁨Mose Jakande⁩
How to Train Your Dragon 22014
as ⁨Drago (voice)⁩
Shazam!2019
as ⁨Wizard⁩
Constantine2005
as ⁨Midnite⁩
as ⁨Solomon Vandy⁩
as ⁨Man on Island⁩
as ⁨Wizard⁩
as ⁨Chief Mbonga⁩
as ⁨Bedivere⁩
as ⁨Albert Laurent⁩
as ⁨Shola⁩
as ⁨Kosa⁩
as ⁨Horus⁩
as ⁨Wizard⁩
as ⁨Henri⁩
as ⁨Steve Mardenborough⁩
as ⁨Ajihad⁩
as ⁨Edgar Bosley⁩
as ⁨Titus⁩
as ⁨Radu⁩
as ⁨Jean Roqua⁩
as ⁨Henry Carver⁩
as ⁨Duke⁩
as ⁨Titus⁩
as ⁨Cinque⁩
as ⁨Vivo⁩
as ⁨Dr. Dale Edwards⁩
as ⁨Vicar Imani⁩
as ⁨Commander Kovax⁩
as ⁨Abou Fatma⁩
as ⁨Joe⁩
as ⁨Cartwright⁩
as ⁨Motherland⁩
as ⁨Detective Youssouf⁩
as ⁨Mateo⁩
as ⁨Moïse (voice)⁩
as ⁨Prisoner on Bench⁩
as ⁨Sumo (voice)⁩
as ⁨Denver⁩
as ⁨Woodhead⁩
as ⁨Quinton Jamison⁩
as ⁨Curtie Church⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Caliban⁩
as ⁨Hassan⁩
as ⁨Dr. Kezian⁩