Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou, Actor: Blood Diamond. 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.

Djimon Gaston Hounsou (/ˈdʒaɪmən ˈuːnsuː/;[1] French: [dʒimɔ̃ unsu]; born April 24, 1964)[2] is a Beninese and American actor and model. Hounsou began his career appearing in music videos.

He starred in Legend of Tarzan, and was nominated for two supporting-actor Oscars – he’s ready for his own blockbuster now

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While it was initially thought that This Is Us star Ron Cephas Jones was the frontrunner to join Warner Bros.’ upcoming Shazam! as a key DC Comics character who plays a pivotal role in Billy Batson’s journey to becoming a hero, it turns out that that’s probably not the case.

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Explore the filmography of actor Djimon Hounsou, from his early role in Amistad to his Oscar nominations, on Biography.com.

Marvel announced that cameras are rolling on Captain Marvel today in Los Angeles for a March 8, 2019 release. Agent Coulson aka Clark Gregg who died off in the movies some time ago, but resurfaced on ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Captain Marvel star Djimon Hounsou will be joining the cast of the DCEU’s Shazam movie as iconic character the Wizard.

Forget Josh Brolin: Djimon Hounsou is the king of the comic book movie, with upcoming roles in Aquaman, Shazam! and Captain Marvel.

Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace), Korath (Djimon Hounsou), and Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) will be returning in Captain Marvel.

Captain Marvel will represent a return for some past characters. Get the info at Empire.

Marvel announced that Clark Gregg, Djimon Hounsou and Lee Pace will be joining the cast of "Captain Marvel"