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Djimon Gaston Hounsou
(born April 24, 1964), pronounced "Jie-mon Hahn-soo" is an Academy
Award-nominated actor, dancer and fashion model born in Cotonou, Benin. He is
now a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Hounsou emigrated to
Paris at the age of 13 with a brother, and lived on the streets, until he was
discovered by fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who made him a model. Modeling
led to acting. His film debut was in Without You I'm Nothing, and he has had
television parts on Beverly Hills, 90210 and ER and a guest starring role on
Alias, but received a larger role in the science fiction film Stargate.
His first on-screen
appearance was in the 1990 Janet Jackson video "Love Will Never Do (Without
You)", which co-starred Antonio Sabato Jr.
He received wide critical
acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his role as Cinqué in the 1997
Steven Spielberg film Amistad. He gained further notice as Juba, in the 2000
film Gladiator. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor, for In America, in 2004. That year, with Charlize Theron, a South African
actress nominated for her work in Monster, was the first time that two
African-born performers were nominated for an Oscar in the same year.
In 2006, he won the
National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in
Blood Diamond; he received Broadcast Film Critics Association, Screen Actors
Guild Award, and Academy Award nominations for this performance.
Filmography
Without You I'm Nothing
(1990)
Unlawful Entry (1992)
Stargate (1994)
The Small Hours (1997)
Amistad (1997)
Ill Gotten Gains (1997)
Deep Rising (1998)
Gladiator (2000)
The Middle Passage (2000)
(documentary) (narrator in US version)
The Tag (2001)
Dead Weight (2002)
The Four Feathers (2002)
In America (2002)
Heroes (2002) (short
subject)
Biker Boyz (2003)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider:
The Cradle of Life (2003)
Blueberry (2004)
Constantine (2005)
Beauty Shop (2005)
The Island (2005)
Blood Diamond (2006)
Eragon (2006)
Upcoming:
The Trunk (2007)
Awards
Won
2006: National Board of
Review-Best Supporting Actor for -Blood Diamond
2004: Black Reel
Awards-Best Supporting Actor for -In America
2004: Independant Spirit
Award-Best Supporting Actor for- In America
2004: ShoWest
Convention,USA-Supporting Actor of the Year
2004: Satellite
Award-Best Supporting Actor for -In America
2003: San Diego Film
Critics Society Awards-Best Supporting Actor for -In America
1998: Image Awards-
Outstanding Lead Actor for a Motion Picture for- Amistad
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