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'''Djimon | '''Djimon Hounsou''' ({{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|dʒ|aɪ|m|ən|_|ˈ|h|ɒ|n|s|uː}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forvo.com/word/djimon_hounsou/#en|title=Djimon Hounsou pronunciation|publisher=Forvo.com |date=14 December 2009|accessdate=24 November 2012}}</ref><ref>See co-star's pronunciation at approximately 7:32 and 7:47. {{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd8hw-dgAKc|title=''Never Back Down'' - Interviews...|publisher=YouTube|date=20 September 2010|accessdate=24 November 2012}}</ref><ref>See the interviewer and DiCaprio's pronunciations at approximately 3:57 and 4:04. {{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UtTmk8Tkv4|title=''Blood Diamond'' Leonardo DiCaprio interview|publisher=YouTube|date=29 September 2006|accessdate=24 November 2012}}</ref> {{IPA-fr|dʒimɔ̃ hũsu|lang}}; born April 24, [[1964]])<ref name=guide>{{cite web|title=Djimon Hounsou: Biography|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/djimon-hounsou/147508|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=22 November 2012}}</ref> is a {{w|Benin}}ese actor and model. He has portrayed [[Horus]] in the [[1994]] featured film {{ep|Stargate}}. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Hounsou's acting carreer started in 1990. He played in the 1992 film {{Teammate | |||
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}}, the {{Teammate | |||
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| year = 1994 | |||
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}} and {{Teammate | |||
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| title = Alias | |||
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}} TV series, the 2003 film {{Teammate | |||
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}}, the 2005 film {{Teammate | |||
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}}, and the 2015 film {{Teammate | |||
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== Involvement in the [[Stargate franchise|''Stargate'' universe]] == | == Involvement in the [[Stargate franchise|''Stargate'' universe]] == | ||
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| 2018 || ''[[Has played in::How to Train Your Dragon 3 (2018 Film)|How to Train Your Dragon 3]]'' || Actor (voice) || Drago || Film, pre-production | |||
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| 2017 || ''[[Has played in::Blazing Samurai (2017 Film)|Blazing Samurai]]'' || Actor (voice) || Sumo || Film, pre-production | |||
|- | |||
| 2017 || ''[[Has played in::Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur (2017 Film)|Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur]]'' || Actor || Sir Bedivere || Film, post-production | |||
|- | |||
| 2016 || ''[[Has played in::Same Kind of Different as Me (2016 Film)|Same Kind of Different as Me]]'' || Actor || Denver || Film, post-production | |||
|- | |||
| 2016 || ''[[Has played in::The Legend of Tarzan (2016 Film)|The Legend of Tarzan]]'' || Actor || Chief Mbonga || Film, completed | |||
|- | |||
| 2016 || ''[[Has played in::Wayward Pines (2015 TV Series)|Wayward Pines]] || Actor (10 episodes) || CJ Mitchum || TV Series | |||
|- | |||
| 2015/I || ''[[Has played in::Air (2015/I Film)|Air]] || Actor || Cartwright || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2015 || ''[[Has played in::The Vatican Tapes (2015 Film)|The Vatican Tapes]]'' || Actor || Vicar Imani || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2015 || ''[[Has played in::Furious Seven (2015 Film)|Furious Seven]]'' || Actor || Jakande || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2014/I || ''[[Has played in::Seventh Son (2014/I Film)|Seventh Son]]'' || Actor || Radu || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2014 || ''[[Has played in::Guardians of the Galaxy (2014 Film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' || Actor || Korath || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2014 || ''[[Has played in::How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014 Film)|How to Train Your Dragon 2]]'' || Actor (voice) || Drago || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2013 || ''[[Has played in::Baggage Claim (2013 Film)|Baggage Claim]]'' || Actor || || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2013 || ''[[Has worked in::The Road to Freedom Peak (2011 Documentary)|The Road to Freedom Peak]]'' || executive producer || || Documentary | |||
|- | |||
| 2011 || ''[[Has played in::Forces spéciales (2011 Film)|Forces spéciales]]'' || Actor || Kovax || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2011 || ''[[Has played in::Elephant White (2011 Film)|Elephant White]]''[[Has worked in::Elephant White (2011 Film)| ]] || Actor, producer || Curtie Church || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2010 || ''[[Has played in::The Tempest (2010 Film)|The Tempest]]'' || Actor || Caliban || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2010 || ''[[Has played in::Black Panther (2010 TV mini-Series)|Black Panther]]'' || Actor || Black Panther / T'Challa / The Black Panther || TV Series, 6 episodes | |||
|- | |||
| 2009 || ''[[Has played in::Push (2009 Film)|Push]]'' || Actor || Henry Carver || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2008 || ''[[Has played in::Never Back Down (2008 Film)|Never Back Down]]'' || Actor || Jean Roqua || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2006 || ''[[Has played in::Eragon (2006 Film)|Eragon]]'' || Actor || Ajihad || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2006 || ''[[Has played in::Blood Diamond (2006 Film)|Blood Diamond]]'' || Actor || Solomon Vandy || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2005 || ''[[Has played in::The Island (2005 Film)|The Island]]'' || Actor || Albert Laurent || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2005 || ''[[Has played in::Beauty Shop (2005 Film)|Beauty Shop]]'' || Actor || Joe || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2005 || ''[[Has played in::Constantine (2005 Film)|Constantine]]'' || Actor || Midnite || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2003-2004 || ''[[Has played in::Alias (2001 TV Series)|Alias]]'' || Actor || Kazari Bomani || TV Series, 3 episodes | |||
|- | |||
| 2004 || ''[[Has played in::Blueberry (2004 Film)|Blueberry]]'' || Actor || Woodhead || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2003 || ''[[Has played in::Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003 Film)|Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life]]'' || Actor || Kosa || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2003 || ''[[Has played in::Biker Boyz (2003 Film)|Biker Boyz]]'' || Actor || Motherland || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2002 || ''[[Has played in::Heroes (2002 Short)|Heroes]]'' || Actor || Mystery Man || Short | |||
|- | |||
| 2002 || ''[[Has played in::In America (2002 Film)|In America]]'' || Actor || Mateo || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2002 || ''[[Has played in::The Four Feathers (2002 Film)|The Four Feathers]]'' || Actor || Abou Fatma || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2002 || ''[[Has played in::Le Boulet (2002 Film)|Le Boulet]]'' || Actor || Det. Youssouf || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2001 || ''[[Has played in::Soul Food (2000 TV Series)|Soul Food]]'' || Actor || Victor Onuka || TV Series, 1 episode | |||
|- | |||
| 2001 || ''[[Has played in::The Tag (2001 Short)|The Tag]]'' || Actor || Marshall || Short | |||
|- | |||
| 2000 || ''[[Has played in::Passage du milieu (2000 Film)|Passage du milieu]]'' || Actor || Narrator || Film (US Version) | |||
|- | |||
| 2000 || ''[[Has played in::Gladiator (2000 Film)|Gladiator]]'' || Actor || Juba || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 2000 || ''[[Has played in::The Wild Thornberrys (1998 TV Series)|The Wild Thornberrys]]'' || Actor || Villager || TV Series, 1 episode | |||
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| 1999 || ''[[Has played in::ER (1994 TV Series)|ER]]'' || Actor || Mobalage Ikabo || TV Series, 6 episodes | |||
|- | |||
| 1998 || ''[[Has played in::Deep Rising (1998 Film)|Deep Rising]]'' || Actor || Vivo || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 1997 || ''[[Has played in::Amistad (1997 Film)|Amistad]]'' || Actor || Cinque || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 1997 || ''[[Has played in::Ill Gotten Gains (1997 Film)|Ill Gotten Gains]]'' || Actor || Fyah || Film | |||
|- | |||
| 1997 || ''[[Has played in::The Small Hours (1997 Film)|The Small Hours]]'' || Actor || || Film (as Djimon Housoun) | |||
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| 1994 || ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' || Actor || [[Horus]] (as Djimon) || Film | |||
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| 1993 || ''[[Has played in::Killing Zoe (1993 Film)|Killing Zoe]]'' || Actor || Moïse (voice) || Film | |||
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| 1992 || ''[[Has played in::Unlawful Entry (1992 Film)|Unlawful Entry]]'' || Actor || Prisoner on Bench || Film (as Djimon) | |||
|- | |||
| 1990 || ''[[Has played in::Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990 TV Series)|Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' || Actor || Nightclub Doorman || TV Series, 1 episode (as Djimon) | |||
|- | |||
| 1990 || ''[[Has played in::Without You I'm Nothing (1990 Film)|Without You I'm Nothing]]'' || Actor || Ex-Boyfriend || Film (as Djimon Hounson) | |||
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Djimon Hounsou | |
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Biographical information | |
Birth name | Djimon Gaston Hounsou |
Birth date |
Cotonou, Bénin | April 24, 1964
Nationality | Beninese |
Information about family | |
Child | 1 child |
Professional information | |
Occupations |
Actor, Model |
Years active | 1989—present |
Notable works |
Gladiator, Amistad, Blood Diamond |
Stargate-related information | |
Related series | Stargate |
Occupation | Actor |
Character | Horus |
Djimon Hounsou (US /ˈdʒaɪmən ˈhɒnsuː/;[1][2][3] French: [dʒimɔ̃ hũsu]; born April 24, 1964)[4] is a Beninese actor and model. He has portrayed Horus in the 1994 featured film Stargate.
Biography
Hounsou's acting carreer started in 1990. He played in the 1992 film Unlawful Entry, the ER (with Alexis Cruz, John Diehl, Christopher John Fields, Cecil Hoffman, Derek Webster as cast) and Alias (with Sayed Badreya, David Pressman, John Storey as cast) TV series, the 2003 film Biker Boyz, the 2005 film The Island, and the 2015 film Furious Seven.
Involvement in the Stargate universe
Filmography
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Film and Television | ||||
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Year | Title | Function | Role | Notes |
2018 | How to Train Your Dragon 3 | Actor (voice) | Drago | Film, pre-production |
2017 | Blazing Samurai | Actor (voice) | Sumo | Film, pre-production |
2017 | Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur | Actor | Sir Bedivere | Film, post-production |
2016 | Same Kind of Different as Me | Actor | Denver | Film, post-production |
2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | Actor | Chief Mbonga | Film, completed |
2016 | Wayward Pines | Actor (10 episodes) | CJ Mitchum | TV Series |
2015/I | Air | Actor | Cartwright | Film |
2015 | The Vatican Tapes | Actor | Vicar Imani | Film |
2015 | Furious Seven | Actor | Jakande | Film |
2014/I | Seventh Son | Actor | Radu | Film |
2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Actor | Korath | Film |
2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Actor (voice) | Drago | Film |
2013 | Baggage Claim | Actor | Film | |
2013 | The Road to Freedom Peak | executive producer | Documentary | |
2011 | Forces spéciales | Actor | Kovax | Film |
2011 | Elephant White | Actor, producer | Curtie Church | Film |
2010 | The Tempest | Actor | Caliban | Film |
2010 | Black Panther | Actor | Black Panther / T'Challa / The Black Panther | TV Series, 6 episodes |
2009 | Push | Actor | Henry Carver | Film |
2008 | Never Back Down | Actor | Jean Roqua | Film |
2006 | Eragon | Actor | Ajihad | Film |
2006 | Blood Diamond | Actor | Solomon Vandy | Film |
2005 | The Island | Actor | Albert Laurent | Film |
2005 | Beauty Shop | Actor | Joe | Film |
2005 | Constantine | Actor | Midnite | Film |
2003-2004 | Alias | Actor | Kazari Bomani | TV Series, 3 episodes |
2004 | Blueberry | Actor | Woodhead | Film |
2003 | Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | Actor | Kosa | Film |
2003 | Biker Boyz | Actor | Motherland | Film |
2002 | Heroes | Actor | Mystery Man | Short |
2002 | In America | Actor | Mateo | Film |
2002 | The Four Feathers | Actor | Abou Fatma | Film |
2002 | Le Boulet | Actor | Det. Youssouf | Film |
2001 | Soul Food | Actor | Victor Onuka | TV Series, 1 episode |
2001 | The Tag | Actor | Marshall | Short |
2000 | Passage du milieu | Actor | Narrator | Film (US Version) |
2000 | Gladiator | Actor | Juba | Film |
2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Actor | Villager | TV Series, 1 episode |
1999 | ER | Actor | Mobalage Ikabo | TV Series, 6 episodes |
1998 | Deep Rising | Actor | Vivo | Film |
1997 | Amistad | Actor | Cinque | Film |
1997 | Ill Gotten Gains | Actor | Fyah | Film |
1997 | The Small Hours | Actor | Film (as Djimon Housoun) | |
1994 | Stargate | Actor | Horus (as Djimon) | Film |
1993 | Killing Zoe | Actor | Moïse (voice) | Film |
1992 | Unlawful Entry | Actor | Prisoner on Bench | Film (as Djimon) |
1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Actor | Nightclub Doorman | TV Series, 1 episode (as Djimon) |
1990 | Without You I'm Nothing | Actor | Ex-Boyfriend | Film (as Djimon Hounson) |
Notes
External links
- Djimon Hounsou at the Internet Movie Database
- Djimon Hounsou on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
References
- ↑ "Djimon Hounsou pronunciation". Forvo.com. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ See co-star's pronunciation at approximately 7:32 and 7:47. "Never Back Down - Interviews...". YouTube. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ See the interviewer and DiCaprio's pronunciations at approximately 3:57 and 4:04. "Blood Diamond Leonardo DiCaprio interview". YouTube. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ "Djimon Hounsou: Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved 22 November 2012.