Acting
Djimon Hounsou
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 Universe, he appears as the Fisherman King in Aquaman (2018) and as the wizard Shazam in Shazam! (2019), Black Adam (2022), and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023). His other notable films include Stargate(1994), Gladiator (2000), Constantine, The Island (both 2005), Special Forces (2011), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), Furious 7 (2015), The Legend of Tarzan (2016), A Quiet Place Part II (2021), Gran Turismo, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (both 2023), Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver and A Quiet Place: Day One (both 2024). Hounsou made his directorial debut with the documentary film In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven (2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Djimon Hounsou, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Passenger
Film · 2026
Thrash
Film · 2026
Twisted
Film · 2026
A Quiet Place: Day One
Film · 2024
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
Film · 2024
Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon
Film · 2024
OZI: Voice of the Forest
Film · 2024
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Film · 2023
Gran Turismo
Film · 2023
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Film · 2023
Black Adam
Film · 2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Film · 2022
Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
Film · 2022
BIANCA
Series · 2022
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Film · 2021
Kimana Tuskers
Film · 2021
The King's Man
Film · 2021
A Quiet Place Part II
Film · 2021
What If...?
Series · 2021
INVINCIBLE
Series · 2021
Serenity
Film · 2019
Shazam!
Film · 2019
Charlie's Angels
Film · 2019
Captain Marvel
Film · 2019
DC Spotlight: Shazam!
Film · 2019
The Longest Day in Chang'an
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Aquaman
Film · 2018
In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven
Film · 2018
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Film · 2017
Same Kind of Different as Me
Film · 2017
I Am Heath Ledger
Film · 2017
The Legend of Tarzan
Film · 2016
Air
Film · 2015
Furious 7
Film · 2015
The Vatican Tapes
Film · 2015
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Series · 2015
Wayward Pines
Series · 2015
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Film · 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Film · 2014
Seventh Son
Film · 2014
Baggage Claim
Film · 2013
Dish Nation
Series · 2012
Special Forces
Film · 2011
Elephant White
Film · 2011
The Tempest
Film · 2010
Black Panther
Film · 2010
Black Panther
Series · 2010
Push
Film · 2009
Never Back Down
Film · 2008
A Place in Time
Film · 2007
Blood Diamond
Film · 2006
Eragon
Film · 2006
Constantine
Film · 2005
The Island
Film · 2005
Beauty Shop
Film · 2005
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Film · 2005
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Film · 2005
Blueberry
Film · 2004
In America
Film · 2003
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Film · 2003
Biker Boyz
Film · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The Four Feathers
Film · 2002
Dead Weight
Film · 2002
Alias
Series · 2001
Gladiator
Film · 2000
The Middle Passage
Film · 2000
Soul Food
Series · 2000
Deep Rising
Film · 1998
The Wild Thornberrys
Series · 1998
Amistad
Film · 1997
Ill Gotten Gains
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Stargate
Film · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Killing Zoe
Film · 1993
Unlawful Entry
Film · 1992
Without You I'm Nothing
Film · 1990
Beverly Hills, 90210
Series · 1990
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Bleeding Ground
Film
African History Y
Film
One Last Fight
Film
Red Card
Film
Highlander
Film