Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou

1964-04-24 Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin] 67 Credits

Biography

Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor and model. He began his career appearing in music videos, made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing and earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad. As an actor, Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards. Hounsou became a naturalized American citizen in 2007. He was reluctant to renounce his Beninese citizenship and therefore opted to become a dual citizen of both ...

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Shiver

2026

Acting

Plot TBA. Will center around a shark attack.

A Quiet Place: Day One

A Quiet Place: Day One

2024

as Henri

6.7
Acting

As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

2024

as Titus

6.1
Acting

The rebels gear up for battle against the ruthless forces of the Motherworld as unbreakable bonds are forged, heroes emerge — and legends are made.

Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon

Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon

2024

as Self

6.0
Acting

Go behind the scenes with director Zack Snyder and the cast and crew of his epic sci-fi saga as they bring a vast new sci-fi universe to the screen.

Ozi: Voice of the Forest

Ozi: Voice of the Forest

2024

as Jo Jo (voice)

6.0
Acting

Separated from her parents when their forest home is destroyed, Ozi is taken in by kind wildlife sanctuary owners who keep her safe and slowly teach h...

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

2023

as Titus

6.2
Acting

When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for surviv...

Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo

2023

as Steve Mardenborough

7.8
Acting

The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual pr...

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

2023

as Wizard

6.5
Acting

Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying "Shazam!", are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters o...

Black Adam

Black Adam

2022

as Wizard

6.9
Acting

Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his ear...

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2022

as Sumo (voice)

6.6
Acting

A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their vil...

The King's Man

The King's Man

2021

as Shola

6.7
Acting

As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop ...

Kimana Tuskers

Kimana Tuskers

2021

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

There are fewer than 20 tuskers left on earth, where ivory still sweeps the ground. Filmed throughout the Greater Amboseli ecosystem in Kenya, Kimana ...

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

2021

as Korath (voice) (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Explore the Disney+ series of the MCU—past, present and future!

A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II

2021

as Man on Island

7.5
Acting

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the c...

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

2019

as Edgar Bosley

6.4
Acting

Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It wi...

Shazam!

Shazam!

2019

as Wizard

7.0
Acting

A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.

Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel

2019

as Korath

6.8
Acting

The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between...

Serenity

Serenity

2019

as Duke

5.4
Acting

The quiet life of Baker Dill, a fishing boat captain who lives on the isolated Plymouth Island, where he spends his days obsessed with capturing an el...

Aquaman

Aquaman

2018

as King Ricou (voice)

6.9
Acting

Half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry is taken on the journey of his lifetime to discover if he is worth of being a king.

In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven

In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven

2018

as Host

Acting

In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven captures the vibrant tales of Voodoo in West Africa. Following actor Djimon Hounsou back to Benin, the country of...

In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven

In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven

2018

Director

Directing

In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven captures the vibrant tales of Voodoo in West Africa. Following actor Djimon Hounsou back to Benin, the country of...

Same Kind of Different as Me

Same Kind of Different as Me

2017

as Denver

6.8
Acting

International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams wi...

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017

as Bedivere

6.5
Acting

When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Ar...

I Am Heath Ledger

I Am Heath Ledger

2017

as Self

7.4
Acting

The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

2016

as Chief Mbonga

5.9
Acting

Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

Air

Air

2015

as Cartwright

4.9
Acting

In the near future, breathable air is nonexistent. Virtually all of humanity has disappeared, and those chosen to reestablish society reside in a cont...

The Vatican Tapes

The Vatican Tapes

2015

as Vicar Imani

5.4
Acting

In a highly secured vault deep within the walls of Vatican City, the Catholic Church holds thousands of old films and video footage documenting exorci...

Furious 7

Furious 7

2015

as Mose Jakande

7.2
Acting

Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.

Seventh Son

Seventh Son

2014

as Radu

5.5
Acting

John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner ...

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014

as Korath

7.9
Acting

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Rona...

How to Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014

as Drago (voice)

7.7
Acting

Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting unmapped territories. Du...

Baggage Claim

Baggage Claim

2013

as Quinton Jamison

5.3
Acting

Although she has traveled all over the world, flight attendant Montana Moore has yet to find a man with whom she wants to settle down. However, with h...

Special Forces

Special Forces

2011

as Commander Kovax

6.7
Acting

Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched t...

Elephant White

Elephant White

2011

as Curtie Church

5.0
Acting

An assassin is hired by a businessman to avenge the murder of his daughter by white slave traders in Thailand.

Elephant White

Elephant White

2011

Producer

5.0
Producing

An assassin is hired by a businessman to avenge the murder of his daughter by white slave traders in Thailand.

The Tempest

The Tempest

2010

as Caliban

5.4
Acting

An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. Prospera (a female version of Shakespeare's Prospero) is the usurped ruler of Milan who has been ban...

Black Panther

Black Panther

2010

as T'Challa

6.1
Acting

Black Panther is the ruler and protector of the African nation of Wakanda. Using technology, wits, and extraordinary fighting ability he must protect ...

Push

Push

2009

as Henry Carver

6.1
Acting

After his father, an assassin, is brutally murdered, Nick Gant vows revenge on Division, the covert government agency that dabbles in psychic warfare ...

Never Back Down

Never Back Down

2008

as Jean Roqua

6.8
Acting

Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an und...

A Place in Time

A Place in Time

2007

as Self

6.5
Acting

The film takes a look at the daily lives of people in more than two dozen countries around the world during the course of a week. In the film, celebri...

Eragon

Eragon

2006

as Ajihad

5.1
Acting

In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the...

Blood Diamond

Blood Diamond

2006

as Solomon Vandy

7.5
Acting

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missio...

Strength and Honor: Production Pods

Strength and Honor: Production Pods

2005

as Self

Acting

Series of documentary pods chronicling every aspect of the production of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Released as an extra on the 2005 extended version B...

The Island

The Island

2005

as Albert Laurent

6.7
Acting

In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled envi...

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

2005

as Self

7.3
Acting

An in-depth look at the entire making of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Consisting of: Tale Of The Scribes: Story Development, The Heat Of Battle: Product...

Beauty Shop

Beauty Shop

2005

as Joe

6.3
Acting

Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her profe...

Constantine

Constantine

2005

as Midnite

7.1
Acting

John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their in...

Renegade

Renegade

2004

as Woodhead

4.8
Acting

U.S Marshal Mike Donovan has dark memories of the death of his first love. He keeps peace between the Americans and the natives who had temporarily ad...

In America

In America

2003

as Mateo

7.2
Acting

A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

2003

as Kosa

5.8
Acting

Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able...

Biker Boyz

Biker Boyz

2003

as Motherland

6.2
Acting

A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son", this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle clu...

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

2002

as Abou Fatma

6.6
Acting

A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends a...

Dead Weight

Dead Weight

2002

as Detective Youssouf

5.9
Acting

After winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket.

The Middle Passage

The Middle Passage

2000

as Narrator (voice - U.S. Version)

3.0
Acting

A realistic look at the horrors of the slave trade, told entirely through the voice of a dead African slave whose spirit haunts the ocean route.

Gladiator

Gladiator

2000

as Juba

8.2
Acting

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred....

Deep Rising

Deep Rising

1998

as Vivo

6.2
Acting

A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, t...

Amistad

Amistad

1997

as Cinque

7.0
Acting

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are th...

Ill Gotten Gains

Ill Gotten Gains

1997

as Fyah

2.0
Acting

WEST AFRICA 1869 - Slave trade is illegal. There is a revolt on a slave ship - twenty four men fight for their lives. Out-gunned, the revolt fails but...

Stargate

Stargate

1994

as Horus

7.0
Acting

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

Killing Zoe

Killing Zoe

1993

as Moïse (voice)

6.2
Acting

Zed is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the...

Unlawful Entry

Unlawful Entry

1992

as Prisoner on Bench

6.2
Acting

Happily married Michael and Karen Carr call the police after Karen is held at knife point during a failed robbery attempt in their home. Before long, ...

Without You I'm Nothing

Without You I'm Nothing

1990

as Ex-Boyfriend

5.4
Acting

Sandra Bernhard stars in a studio version of her off-Broadway show, blending re-enactments of the original show's pieces with concept vignettes and 't...

The Zealot

N/A

Acting

“The Zealot” follows Hassan, a Somali-American airport shuttle driver in Minneapolis, who is struggling to make ends meet. When Lloyd, a stranded twen...

The Bleeding Ground

The Bleeding Ground

N/A

as Idoma Kwali

Acting

When an entitled, newly appointed president of a big oil firm is kidnapped in Nigeria's Delta by an environmental militant, he is forced to make a dec...

African History Y

N/A

Acting

A story of tragedy and redemption.

The Monster

N/A

Acting

Two millennials make quick money by leasing incredible New York City apartments they don’t own to people who don’t know they are being scammed. The co...

One Last Fight

N/A

as Tiga

Acting

British ex-Muay Thai champion turned instructor Marcus and his wife Ammara, who are running a training camp in Bangkok. While mourning the loss of the...