Djimon Gaston Hounsou (/ ˈ dʒ aɪ m ən ˈ uː n s uː / JY-mən OON-soo; [1] French: [dʒimɔ̃ unsu]; born April 24, 1964) [2] is a Beninese-born American actor. He began his career appearing in music videos and made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing (1990).

Djimon Hounsou. Actor: Blood Diamond. Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, in 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.

Nov 10, 2024 · In our second edition of Sunday Luminaries, we honor Djimon Hounsou, a Beninese-American actor whose journey from Cotonou, Benin, to the red carpets of Hollywood is a testament to resilience, talent, and a deep connection to his African roots.

Jan 15, 2025 · Hounsou has plans to expand the event to Liverpool and Ouidah, Benin, over the next few years as a symbolic representation of the triangular route of the Transatlantic slave trade.

Jan 15, 2025 · Hounsou has plans to expand the event to Liverpool and Ouidah, Benin, over the next few years as a symbolic representation of the triangular route of the Transatlantic slave trade.

Djimon Hounsou. Actor: Blood Diamond. Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, in 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.

Djimon Hounsou is a two-time Academy Award-nominated actor for his work in Ed Zwick’s Blood Diamond (2006) and Jim Sheridan’s In America (2002). He next appears in John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place 2 (2020) and Matthew Vaughn’s The King’s Man (2021).

Djimon Hounsou was born on April 24, 1964, in Benin, West Africa. At the age of thirteen, his family relocated to Paris, where he completed his education. At the age of twenty-two, Hounsou was discovered by renowned fashion designer Thierry Mugler.

Sep 17, 2024 · Though he misses Benin deeply, Hounsou hasn’t visited since 2019, but hopes to return by year’s end. In the meantime, he keeps the spirit of his homeland alive in his work.

Jun 30, 2016 · His latest movie, “The Legend of Tarzan,” in which he appears as a grieving African chief with a vendetta against Alexander Skarsgard’s Tarzan, opened Friday. It’s one of several projects for the...