Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou

Actor. Born 24 April 1964 in Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin].

18

Titles on Fi1m

63

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 18 titles

2

Oscar nominations

Born

24 April 1964, Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin]

Active

1994–present

Frequently works with

David Franzoni, John Krasinski, Kevin Feige, Michael Bay

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Djimon Hounsou — Djimon HounsouDjimon_hounsou_kimora_lee_simmons_push_premiere.jpg: Anthony Citrano derivative work: B3t (talk), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Benicio Del Toro, Lee Pace and Djimon Hounsou speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Guardians of the Galaxy", at the San Diego Convention — Benicio Del Toro, Lee Pace and Djimon Hounsou speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Guardians of the Galaxy", at the San Diego ConventionGage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Comic-Con 2013 — Comic-Con 2013Pat Loika, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

From left: Daniel Goddard, Jerry Westlund (winner of the charity auction for a seat in the race), Michael Trucco, Jillian Barberie, Djimon Hounsou and Tito Orti (2011) — From left: Daniel Goddard, Jerry Westlund (winner of the charity auction for a seat in the race), Michael Trucco, Jillian Barberie, Djimon Hounsou and Tito Orti (2011)Gordon Vasquez, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Left to right: Djimon Hounsou, Stephen Moyer, Frankie Muniz, William Fichtner and Kody Swanson at the Toyota Grand Prix Celebrity Race 2011 — Left to right: Djimon Hounsou, Stephen Moyer, Frankie Muniz, William Fichtner and Kody Swanson at the Toyota Grand Prix Celebrity Race 2011Gordon Vasquez, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Djimon Hounsou and Jason Patric speaking at the 2016 WonderCon, for "Wayward Pines", at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. Please att — Djimon Hounsou and Jason Patric speaking at the 2016 WonderCon, for "Wayward Pines", at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. Please attGage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Photographs: Djimon_hounsou_kimora_lee_simmons_push_premiere.jpg: Anthony Citrano derivative work: B3t (talk), CC BY 2.0 (licence); Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); Pat Loika, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Gordon Vasquez, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Gordon Vasquez, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.