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Djimon Hounsou

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1964Born, Cotonou

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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…

Known for

Guardians of the GalaxyKorath

GladiatorJuba

Captain MarvelKorath

AquamanKing Ricou (voice)

Furious 7Mose Jakande

Filmography

All Acting Directing Producing

2026The PassengerHassanMovie

2026ThrashDr. Dale EdwardsMovie

2026TwistedDr. KezianMovie

2024A Quiet Place: Day OneHenriMovie

2024Rebel Moon - Part Two: The ScargiverTitusMovie

2024OZI: Voice of the ForestJojo (voice)Movie

2023Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of FireTitusMovie

2023Gran TurismoSteve MardenboroughMovie

2023Shazam! Fury of the GodsWizardMovie

2022Black AdamWizardMovie

2022Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits(archive footage)Movie

2022Paws of Fury: The Legend of HankSumo (voice)Movie

2021The King's ManSholaMovie

2021Kimana TuskersNarrator (voice)Movie

2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialKorath (voice) (archive footage)Movie

2021What If...?Korath (voice) · 1 episodeShow

2021A Quiet Place Part IIMan on IslandMovie

2021INVINCIBLEMartian Emperor (voice) · 1 episodeShow

2019Charlie's AngelsEdgar BosleyMovie

2019DC Spotlight: Shazam!Wizard (archive footage)Movie

2019The Longest Day in Chang'anGe Lao · 48 episodesShow

2019Shazam!WizardMovie

2019Captain MarvelKorathMovie

2019SerenityDukeMovie

2018AquamanKing Ricou (voice)Movie

2018In Search of Voodoo: Roots to HeavenHostMovie

2017Same Kind of Different as MeDenverMovie

2017King Arthur: Legend of the SwordBedivereMovie

2016The Legend of TarzanChief MbongaMovie

2015AirCartwrightMovie

2015The Vatican TapesVicar ImaniMovie

2015Dragons: Race to the EdgeDrago (voice) · 1 episodeShow

2015Wayward PinesCJ Mitchum · 10 episodesShow

2015Furious 7Mose JakandeMovie

2014Seventh SonRaduMovie

2014Guardians of the GalaxyKorathMovie

2014How to Train Your Dragon 2Drago (voice)Movie

2013Baggage ClaimQuinton JamisonMovie

2011Special ForcesCommander KovaxMovie

2011Elephant WhiteCurtie ChurchMovie

2010The TempestCalibanMovie

2010Black PantherT'ChallaMovie

2010Black PantherBlack Panther (voice) · 6 episodesShow

2009PushHenry CarverMovie

2008Never Back DownJean RoquaMovie

2006EragonAjihadMovie

2006Blood DiamondSolomon VandyMovie

2005The IslandAlbert LaurentMovie

2005Beauty ShopJoeMovie

2005ConstantineMidniteMovie

2004BlueberryWoodheadMovie

2003In AmericaMateoMovie

2003Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of LifeKosaMovie

2003Biker BoyzMotherlandMovie

2002The Four FeathersAbou FatmaMovie

2002Dead WeightDetective YoussoufMovie

2001AliasKazari Bomani · 3 episodesShow

2000The Middle PassageNarrator (voice - U.S. Version)Movie

2000Soul FoodVictor Onuka · 1 episodeShow

2000GladiatorJubaMovie

1998The Wild ThornberrysVillager (voice) · 1 episodeShow

1998Deep RisingVivoMovie

1997AmistadCinqueMovie

1997Ill Gotten GainsFyahMovie

1994StargateHorusMovie

1994ERMobalage Ikabo · 6 episodesShow

1993Killing ZoeMoïse (voice)Movie

1992Unlawful EntryPrisoner on BenchMovie

1990Beverly Hills, 90210Nightclub Doorman · 1 episodeShow

1990Without You I'm NothingEx-BoyfriendMovie

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