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Jason Momoa

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Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa was born on August 1, 1979, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the son of Coni (Lemke), a photographer, and Joseph Momoa, a painter. His father is of Native Hawaiian and Samoan descent; and his mother, who is from Iowa, is of German, Irish, and Native American ancestry. Jason was raised in Norwalk, Iowa, by his mother. After high school, he moved to Hawaii, where he landed a lead role, beating out of thousands of hopefuls in the TV series Baywatch (1989) (known as "Baywatch Hawaii" in its 10th season). When the show ended, he spent the next couple of years traveling around the world. In 2001, he moved to Los Angeles, where he continued to pursue an acting career. In 2004, after the short-lived TV series North Shore (2004), he was cast as the popular character "Ronon Dex" in the TV series Stargate: Atlantis (2004), which achieved a cult-like following. In 2010, he appeared in the Emmy-nominated HBO series Game of Thrones (2011), playing the Dothraki king, Khal Drogo. To illustrate to the producers that he was Khal Drogo, he performed the Haka, a traditional war dance of the Maori of New Zealand. The audition was with the same casting director who was casting the titular role in the reboot of Conan the Barbarian (2011). Four weeks after being cast as the popular Robert E. Howard character, Momoa began shooting in Bulgaria. His approach, like that of the filmmakers, was to pull from the eight decades of comics and stories as well as the Frank Frazetta images rather than the hugely popular 1982 movie. Jason has a production company, Pride of Gypsies, in which he is expanding his career from actor to filmmaker. He has directed a couple of short films and is working on his feature film debut Road to Paloma (2014), which is pulled from a series of stories that he's been developing over the years, which he calls the Brown Bag Diaries: Ridin' the Blinds in B Minor (2010). Jason lives with his wife, actress Lisa Bonet, with whom he has two children, Lola and Nakoa-Wolf.
BornAugust 1, 1979
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Jason Momoa and Marlow Barkley in Slumberland (2022)
Jason Momoa and Marlow Barkley in Slumberland (2022)
Jason Momoa and Marlow Barkley in Slumberland (2022)
Jason Momoa and Hera Hilmar in Watch Out for Wolves (2022)
Jason Momoa and Yadira Guevara-Prip in Heavy Hangs the Head (2022)
Jason Momoa and Michael Raymond-James in Heavy Hangs the Head (2022)
Jason Momoa in Heavy Hangs the Head (2022)
Jason Momoa in Rock-a-Bye (2021)
Jason Momoa in See (2019)
Jason Momoa in Dune (2021)
Jason Momoa in See (2019)
Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

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Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in Aquaman (2018)
Aquaman
6.8
  • Arthur
  • 2018
Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Justice League (2017)
Justice League
6.1
  • Aquaman
  • Arthur Curry
  • 2017
Suki Waterhouse in The Bad Batch (2016)
The Bad Batch
5.2
  • Miami Man
  • 2016
Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya in Dune (2021)
Dune
8.0
  • Duncan Idaho
  • 2021

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Actor

  • Fast X
    • Post-production
  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
    • Post-production
  • Cliffhanger
    • (rumored)
    • Pre-production
  • Chief of War
    • In Production
  • Minecraft
    • (rumored)
    • Pre-production
  • Call Me with Timothée Chalamet (2023)
    Call Me with Timothée Chalamet
  • Nike: Father Time
  • The Last Manhunt (2022)
    The Last Manhunt
  • Jason Momoa and Marlow Barkley in Slumberland (2022)
    Slumberland
  • Jason Momoa in See (2019)
    See
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    • (voice)
  • Steve Agee, Dee Bradley Baker, Chukwudi Iwuji, John Cena, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, and Danielle Brooks in Peacemaker (2022)
    Peacemaker
    • (uncredited)
  • Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya in Dune (2021)
    Dune
  • Jason Momoa and Isabela Merced in Sweet Girl (2021)
    Sweet Girl
  • Nature Is Speaking (2014)
    Nature Is Speaking
    • (voice)
  • Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
    Zack Snyder's Justice League
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • (voice)
  • Bruce Willis, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Charlie Day, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Tiffany Haddish, and Stephanie Beatriz in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
    • (voice)
  • Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in Aquaman (2018)
    Aquaman
  • Frontier (2016)
    Frontier

Producer

  • Frosty the Snowman
    • Pre-production
  • Chief of War
    • In Production
  • Jason Momoa in The Climb (2023)
    The Climb
  • The Last Manhunt (2022)
    The Last Manhunt
  • Jason Momoa and Isabela Merced in Sweet Girl (2021)
    Sweet Girl
  • Gather (2020)
    Gather
  • Frontier (2016)
    Frontier
  • Jason Momoa in Braven (2018)
    Braven
    • (produced by, p.g.a.)
  • Road to Paloma (2014)
    Road to Paloma
  • Brown Bag Diaries: Ridin' the Blinds in B Minor (2010)
    Brown Bag Diaries: Ridin' the Blinds in B Minor

Writer

  • Chief of War
    • In Production
  • Jason Momoa in The Climb (2023)
    The Climb
  • The Last Manhunt (2022)
    The Last Manhunt
  • Road to Paloma (2014)
    Road to Paloma
  • Brown Bag Diaries: Ridin' the Blinds in B Minor (2010)
    Brown Bag Diaries: Ridin' the Blinds in B Minor
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How Well Does Jason Momoa Know His Own IMDb Page?
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How Well Does Jason Momoa Know His Own IMDb Page?
All About DC Studios Movies and Shows
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All About DC Studios Movies and Shows
"See" Season 3 Exclusive: "Do Not Follow Me"
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"See" Season 3 Exclusive: "Do Not Follow Me"
Jason Momoa | Career Retrospective
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Jason Momoa | Career Retrospective
What to Know Before Watching 'Zack Snyder's Justice League'
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What to Know Before Watching 'Zack Snyder's Justice League'
DC Winter Round-Up: Wonder Woman, Batman, The Flash
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DC Winter Round-Up: Wonder Woman, Batman, The Flash
Jason Momoa & the Cast of "SEE" Reveal Their Favorite Show Moments
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Jason Momoa & the Cast of "SEE" Reveal Their Favorite Show Moments
5 Favorites From 2019 Oscars
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5 Favorites From 2019 Oscars
Who Nearly Starred in 'Justice League?'
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Who Nearly Starred in 'Justice League?'
Game of Thrones: Daenerys and Khal Meet
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Game of Thrones: Daenerys and Khal Meet
The Bad Batch
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The Bad Batch
The Bad Batch
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The Bad Batch

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    • Jason Momoa Bio
    • August 1, 1979
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
    • Lisa BonetOctober 2017 - January 12, 2022 (separated, 2 children)
    • Brian L. Keaulana(Aunt or Uncle)
  • TV commercial: Rocket Mortgage with his wife Lisa Bonet
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    • 5 Interviews
    • 8 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 13 Magazine Cover Photos

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    On November 15, 2008, Momoa was slashed in the face with a broken beer glass at the Birds Cafe, a club in Hollywood, California. He received some140 stitches during reconstructive surgery, which resulted in the scar on his left eyebrow. Dominic Bando, 21, then living in Venice Beach, California, was convicted of the crime and received a five-year prison sentence.
  • Quotes
    I was 19 and folding T-shirts in a surf shop. And I got chosen out of 1,300 people to play a leading role on 'Baywatch Hawaii'. I didn't even know how to act. It took me five years to get an agent after [that]. No one would take me seriously after 'Baywatch'. I lived in the shadow of that for a long time.
    • Often plays warriors and tough fighters
    • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
      (2023)
      $15,000,000

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