Djimon Hounsou - Famous Voice Actor

Djimon Hounsou Net Worth

$4,000,000

Djimon Hounsou is a famous Beninese-American actor and model best known for his appearances in several popular films, including ‘Amistad,’ ‘Gladiator,’ and ‘Blood Diamond.’ He has a net worth of $4 million, making him one of the most successful actors in Hollywood.

Key facts:

  • Djimon Hounsou is an Oscar-nominated Beninese-American actor and model.
  • He became a model after a chance encounter with fashion designer Thierry Mugler in Paris in 1987
  • Hounsou has appeared in popular films such as 'Amistad' (1997), 'Gladiator' (200), 'In America' (2003), 'Blood Diamond' (2006), and 'Furious 7' (2015).
  • He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film 'In America', and received a National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor in the film 'Blood Diamond'.
  • Hounsou has also worked as a voice actor, voicing the character of T'Challa / Black Panther in the animated television series 'Black Panther' in 201.

Basic Information About Djimon Hounsou

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor, Model, Film Producer, Dancer, Voice Actor
Net worth$4,000,000
Date of birth1964-04-24 (60 years old)
Place of birthCotonou
NationalityUnited States of America
GenderMale
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Djimon Hounsou awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
DFCS Award - Best EnsembleWinnerGuardians of the Galaxy2014
NFCS Award - Best Ensemble CastWinnerGuardians of the Galaxy2014
Black Reel - Best Supporting ActorWinnerBlood Diamond2007
Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureWinnerBlood Diamond2007
Sierra Award - Best Supporting ActorWinnerBlood Diamond2006
NBR Award - Best Supporting ActorWinnerBlood Diamond2006
SLFCA Award - Best Supporting ActorWinnerBlood Diamond2006
WAFCA Award - Best Supporting ActorWinnerBlood Diamond2006
WFCC Award - Best ActorWinnerBlood Diamond2006
Image Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion PictureWinnerAmistad1998
OFTA Film Award - Best Breakthrough Performance - MaleWinnerAmistad1998
Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNomineeIn America2004
Black Reel - Film: Best Supporting ActorWinnerIn America2004
Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting MaleWinnerIn America2004
Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureNomineeIn America2004
SDFCS Award - Best Supporting ActorWinnerIn America2003
Golden Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role, DramaWinnerIn America2004

Djimon Hounsou roles

Movie / Series Role
Captain MarvelKorath
Guardians of the GalaxyKorath
Shazam!Wizard
The Legend of TarzanChief Mbonga
The King's ManShola
Never Back DownJean Roqua
The IslandAlbert Laurent
Seventh SonRadu
King Arthur: Legend of the SwordBedivere
Deep RisingVivo
AquamanKing Ricou (voice)
A Quiet Place Part II
StargateHorus (as Djimon)
GladiatorJuba
Charlie's AngelsEdgar Bosley
Fast & Furious 7Jakande
SerenityDuke
ConstantineMidnite
Blood DiamondSolomon Vandy
How to Train Your Dragon 2Drago (voice)
EragonAjihad
PushHenry Carver
Same Kind of Different as MeDenver Moore
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of LifeKosa
AmistadCinque
Beauty ShopJoe
Biker BoyzMotherland
The Four FeathersAbou Fatma
Blazing SamuraiSumo (voice)
Unlawful EntryPrisoner on Bench (as Djimon)
In AmericaMateo
The Vatican TapesVicar Imani
The TempestCaliban
InvincibleMartian Emperor 1 episode, 2021
What If...?Korath 1 episode, 2021
Made in HollywoodSelf 5 episodes, 2013-2017
ERMobalage Ikabo 6 episodes, 1999
Wayward PinesCJ Mitchum 10 episodes, 2016
Beverly Hills, 90210Nightclub Doorman 1 episode, 1990
The Daily ShowSelf - Guest 2 episodes, 2002-2017
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf - Guest 1 episode, 1998
Dragons: Race to the EdgeDrago 1 episode, 2018

Djimon Hounsou's Quotes

  • School bored me. Being educated and being intelligent are two different things. I thought I was smart enough. And I wanted to be an entertainer. I stopped going to school as a way of saying I was mature, a way of saying I was going to choose who I was going to become. --Daily News, December 3, 1997.
  • America has this understanding of Africans that plays like National Geographic: a bunch of Negroes with loincloths running around the plain fields of Africa chasing gazelles. Meanwhile, we have Africans and African-Americans, contemporary men, with great stories, great integrity, great heroes and nobody wants to see or hear about those African heroes and those African-American heroes. One day, I will be in a position to play those great human beings on-screen.
  • The gym can serve as an excellent place where kids and young men and women can really empty their issues right on the floor.
  • Africa is my continent. It is where I opened my eyes.
  • Funny enough, every role that I have had, I try to tone down my accent or speak with better diction.

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Interesting Facts about Djimon Hounsou

  1. Name pronounced Jie-mon Hahn-soo.
  2. Came to Paris from Benin at the age of 13, couldn't find a job and ended as a vagrant, sleeping under bridges and rummaging in trash cans for food. Things changed for the better when fashion designer Thierry Mugler discovered him and made him a fashion model.
  3. Was in Janet Jackson video "Love Will Never Do Without You" (1992).
  4. On ER (1994), he played Mobalage Ikabo, a refugee from Nigeria. His actual homeland of Benin shares its largest border with Nigeria.
  5. Eighth black male to receive an Oscar-nomination for acting. The seven others are: 1963 Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field--Best Actor; 1982 Louis Gossett, Jr. for An Officer and a Gentlemen--Best Supporting Actor; 1989 Denzel Washington for Glory--Best Supporting Actor; 1996 Cuba Gooding, Jr. for Jerry Maguire--Best Supporting Actor; 2001 Denzel Washington for Training Day--Best Actor; 2004 Jamie Foxx for Ray--Best Actor; 2004 Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby--Best Supporting Actor; 2006 Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland--Best Actor.
  6. Learned English by watching television.
  7. Engaged to Kimora Lee Simmons from June 2008 to November 2012.
  8. Has a son: Kenzo Lee Hounsou (b. May 30, 2009) with ex-fiancΓ©e, Kimora Lee Simmons.
  9. Born on exactly the same date as Cedric the Entertainer.

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