Djimon Hounsou
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.
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The Passenger
Thrash
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Black Adam
Shazam!
Captain Marvel
Aquaman
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Furious 7
Guardians of the Galaxy
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Black Panther
Full Filmography
All Credits (70)
The Bleeding Ground
as Idoma Kwali
Highlander
as Sunda Kastagir
Twisted
as Dr. Kezian
A Quiet Place: Day One
as Henri
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
as Titus
Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon
as Self
OZI: Voice of the Forest
as Jojo (voice)
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
as Titus
Gran Turismo
as Steve Mardenborough
BIANCA
as Self - Guest
Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
as (archive footage)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
as Sumo (voice)
The King's Man
as Shola
Kimana Tuskers
as Narrator (voice)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Korath (voice) (archive footage)
What If...?
as Korath (voice)
A Quiet Place Part II
as Man on Island
INVINCIBLE
as Martian Emperor (voice)
Charlie's Angels
as Edgar Bosley
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
DC Spotlight: Shazam!
as Wizard (archive footage)
The Longest Day in Chang'an
as Ge Lao
Serenity
as Duke
In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven
as Host
Same Kind of Different as Me
as Denver
I Am Heath Ledger
as Self
The Legend of Tarzan
as Chief Mbonga
Air
as Cartwright
The Vatican Tapes
as Vicar Imani
Dragons: Race to the Edge
as Drago (voice)
Wayward Pines
as CJ Mitchum
Seventh Son
as Radu
Baggage Claim
as Quinton Jamison
Dish Nation
as Self
Special Forces
as Commander Kovax
Elephant White
as Curtie Church
The Tempest
as Caliban
Push
as Henry Carver
Never Back Down
as Jean Roqua
A Place in Time
as Self
Eragon
as Ajihad
Blood Diamond
as Solomon Vandy
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
as Self
The Island
as Albert Laurent
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
as Self
Beauty Shop
as Joe
Constantine
as Midnite
Blueberry
as Woodhead
In America
as Mateo
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
as Kosa
Biker Boyz
as Motherland
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
The Four Feathers
as Abou Fatma
Dead Weight
as Detective Youssouf
Alias
as Kazari Bomani
The Middle Passage
as Narrator (voice - U.S. Version)
Soul Food
as Victor Onuka
Gladiator
as Juba
The Wild Thornberrys
as Villager (voice)
Deep Rising
as Vivo
Amistad
as Cinque
Ill Gotten Gains
as Fyah
The View
as Self
Stargate
as Horus
ER
as Mobalage Ikabo
Killing Zoe
as Moïse (voice)
Unlawful Entry
as Prisoner on Bench
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Nightclub Doorman
Without You I'm Nothing
as Ex-Boyfriend
The Oscars
as Self