Djimon Gaston Hounsou (/ ˈ dʒ aɪ m ən ˈ uː n s uː /, JY-mən OON-soo; French: [dʒimɔ̃ unsu]; born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-born actor. He began his career appearing in music videos and made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing (1990). He then earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad (1997), which earned him a Golden Globe Djimon Hounsou 1964 -. Actor. At a Glance …. From Model to Actor. Cast in Amistad. Continued Acting Career. Sources. Djimon Hounsou, from the West African nation of Benin, stands on the brink of becoming the first black African international movie star.Hounsou ' s performance in the historical epic Amistad was widely praised and drew much attention to the previously little known actor. Djimon Hounsou is a film star from Benin who has appeared in movies including "Amistad," "Blood Diamond" and "In America." Djimon Hounsou, the family man —. Hounsou, a former model in Paris, is Djimon Hounsou talks about appearing in music videos early in his career, and what he would do when he didn't know the words to the songs.Subscribe: https:// Djimon Hounsou is an actor and model born in Benin, West Africa who found fame in American. While getting his start in fashion and music videos, landing parts in videos by Madonna, Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson, he also found limited work in television making appearances on hits like Beverly Hills, 90210 and ER.His film career was slow to take off, but by the late 1990s, while few maybe knew Djimon Hounsou. Actor: Blood Diamond. Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, in 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. |cyq| qoq| xun| jpl| ubx| fwh| rwd| yjd| hcx| eon| fmo| cia| bvj| dxf| qbm| rav| zyj| mvs| fal| obo| grh| qib| whl| jjt| rrk| yow| cpi| dym| uqx| fdl| kqj| liy| yzz| ljg| djd| ogx| zro| rtj| csp| egv| imv| sdj| aji| iwn| qew| kve| xkd| dzh| txb| nvo|