Djimon Hounsou

Actor
Producer
Director

The ultimate wish fulfilment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver. Based on a true story.

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Gran Turismo (2023)

Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, in west Africa, to Albertine and Pierre Hounsou, a cook. He moved to Lyon, France, when he was thirteen. Hounsou has graced the catwalks of Paris and London as a popular male model. He has since left his modeling career and has worked on Gladiator (2000) by Ridley Scott and Amistad (1997) by Steven Spielberg.

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 16 wins & 21 nominations total

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Djimon Hounsou and Sofia Boutella in Rebel Moon (2023)

Djimon Hounsou, Bae Doona, Michiel Huisman, Charlie Hunnam, E. Duffy, Sofia Boutella, Clay Enos, Ray Fisher, and Staz Nair in Rebel Moon (2023)

Djimon Hounsou in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)

Djimon Hounsou in A Quiet Place Part II (2020)

Djimon Hounsou and Millicent Simmonds in A Quiet Place Part II (2020)

Djimon Hounsou, Peter Mountain, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)

Ralph Fiennes and Djimon Hounsou in The King's Man (2021)

Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou, and Gemma Chan in Captain Marvel (2019)

Djimon Hounsou, Brie Larson, Rune Temte, Gemma Chan, and Algenis Perez Soto in Captain Marvel (2019)

Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (2006)

Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou, Brie Larson, Rune Temte, Lee Pace, Gemma Chan, and Algenis Perez Soto in Captain Marvel (2019)

Known for:

Blood Diamond

8.0

Solomon Vandy

2006

Guardians of the Galaxy

8.0

Korath

2014

In America

7.7

Mateo

2002

Amistad

7.3

Cinque

1997

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Actor

Shazam! Fury of the Gods
- Wizard
- 2023
Black Adam
- Wizard
- 2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
- Sumo (voice)
- 2022
The King's Man
- Shola
- 2021
What If...?
- Korath (voice)
- TV Series
- 2021
Invincible
- Martian Emperor (voice)
- TV Series
- 2021
NBA 2K21
- Coach Bishop (voice)
- Video Game
- 2020
A Quiet Place Part II
- Man on Island
- 2020
Charlie's Angels
- Edgar Bosley
- 2019
The Longest Day in Chang'an
- Ge Lao
- TV Series
- 2019
Shazam!
- Wizard
- 2019
Captain Marvel
- Korath
- 2019
Serenity
- Duke
- 2019
Aquaman
- King Ricou (voice)
- 2018
Dragons: Race to the Edge
- Drago (voice)
- TV Series
- 2018

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Alternative names
- Djimon
Height
- 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Born
- April 24, 1964
- Cotonou, Benin
Children
- Kenzo Lee Hounsou
Parents
Relatives
- Edmond Hounshou(Sibling)
Other works
Danced in video clips of Madonna
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

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Trivia
Came to Paris from Benin at the age of 13, couldn't find a job and ended as a vagrant, sleeping under bridges and rummaging in trash cans for food. Things changed for the better when fashion designer Thierry Mugler discovered him and made him a fashion model.

Quotes
School bored me. Being educated and being intelligent are two different things. I thought I was smart enough. And I wanted to be an entertainer. I stopped going to school as a way of saying I was mature, a way of saying I was going to choose who I was going to become. --Daily News, December 3, 1997.