Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou Movies and TV Shows

A Beninese-American actor and model. 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 the 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 parts 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). Hounsou is now a naturalized United States citizen and resides in Los Angeles.  

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 4/24/1964 (59 years old)
  • Place of birth: Cotonou, Benin
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.88 m
  • Net worth: $12,000,000
  • twitter: djimonhounsou
  • instagram: djimon_hounsou
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
A Quiet Place: Day One
role:
Island Man
Not available
2024

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Not available
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
role:
Titus
Not available
2024

Action

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Not available
2023

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
64%
Gran Turismo
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 79%
role:
Steve Mardenborough
2023

Action

Drama

7.1
79%
2023

Action

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9
66%
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Black Adam
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 70%
role:
Wizard
2022

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
70%
2022

Action

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.7
68%
2021

Action

Adventure

Thriller

6.3
68%
A Quiet Place Part II
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 75%
role:
Man on Island & 1 more
2021

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
75%
2019

Action

Adventure

Comedy

5.0
66%
Shazam!
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 70%
role:
Wizard
2019

Action

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
70%
2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
68%
Serenity
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 54%
role:
Duke
2019

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.4
54%
Aquaman
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
King Ricou (voice)
2018

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
69%
2017

Drama

6.6
69%
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2017

Action

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
65%
2017

Documentary

7.3
75%
The Fate of the Furious
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 69%
role:
Mose Jakande (archive footage) (uncredited)
2017

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.6
69%
The Legend of Tarzan
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 59%
role:
Chief Mbonga
2016

Action

Adventure

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
59%
Air
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 49%
role:
Cartwright
2015

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.1
49%
The Vatican Tapes
IMDB 4.7
TMDB 53%
role:
Vicar Imani
2015

Horror

Thriller

4.7
53%
Wayward Pines
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 68%
role:
CJ Mitchum
2015

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
68%
Furious 7
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 72%
role:
Mose Jakande
2015

Action

Thriller

7.1
72%
2014

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5
55%
2014

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0
79%
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2014

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
77%
Baggage Claim
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 53%
role:
Quinton
2013

Comedy

5.1
53%
Special Forces
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 67%
role:
Commander Kovax
2011

Action

Drama

War & Politics

6.3
67%
Elephant White
IMDB 5.0
TMDB 51%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2011

Action

Crime

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.0
51%
The Tempest
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 55%
role:
Caliban
2010

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.3
55%
Black Panther
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Black Panther (voice)
2010

Action

Adventure

Animation

7.2
71%
Push
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Agent Henry Carver
2009

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
61%
Never Back Down
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 67%
role:
Jean Roqua
2008

Action

Drama

6.5
67%
Eragon
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 50%
role:
Ajihad
2006

Action

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.1
50%
Blood Diamond
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 75%
role:
Solomon Vandy
2006

Action

Drama

Thriller

8.0
75%
The Island
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Albert Laurent
2005

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
67%
2005

Comedy

Romance

5.6
61%
Constantine
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 71%
role:
Midnite
2005

Action

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
71%
Blueberry
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 48%
role:
Woodhead
2004

Western

5.2
48%
In America
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 72%
role:
Mateo
2003

Drama

7.7
72%
2003

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5
57%
Biker Boyz
IMDB 4.6
TMDB 61%
role:
Motherland
2003

Action

Drama

4.6
61%
The Four Feathers
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 66%
role:
Abou Fatma
2002

Action

Adventure

Drama

Romance

War & Politics

6.5
66%
Dead Weight
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 58%
role:
Detective Youssouf
Not available
2002

Comedy

5.9
58%
Not available
Gladiator
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 82%
role:
Juba
2000

Action

Adventure

Drama

8.5
82%
1998

Action

Adventure

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
62%
Amistad
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Cinque
1997

Drama

History

Mystery

7.3
70%
Stargate
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 70%
role:
Horus
1994

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
70%
Killing Zoe
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Moïse (voice)
1993

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.4
63%
Unlawful Entry
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Prisoner on Bench
1992

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

6.4
62%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Djimon Hounsou are, for example, Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire, Gran Turismo and Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
The best Anystream ratings are Gladiator (8.4), Guardians of the Galaxy (8.0) and How to Train Your Dragon 2 (7.8).
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