Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou
Biographical information
Birth name	Djimon Gaston Hounsou
Birth date	(1964-04-24) April 24, 1964 Cotonou, Bénin
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/; French: [dʒimɔ̃ hũsu]; born April 24, 1964) 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, and the 2015 film Furious Seven.

Involvement in the Stargate universe

• Actor
  • Horus (Stargate, supporting cast, as Djimon)

Filmography

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ExpandFilm and Television
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)

External links

• Djimon Hounsou at the Internet Movie Database
• Djimon Hounsou on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia