• 24 April 1964
  •  Cotonou, Benin

Djimon Hounsou

Biography

Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, to Albertine and Pierre Hounsou, a cook. He moved to Lyon, France, when he was 13. 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.

Filmography

Movie Name Release Date
A Quiet Place Part 2 (2021) 2021-06-03
Shazam! (2019) April 5, 2019
Captain Marvel (2019) 2019-03-07
Μονομάχος – Gladiator (2000) May 5, 2000