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Djimon Hounsou

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Biography

A former model who also appeared in music videos, Djimon Hounsou was seemingly plucked from obscurity by producer Debbie Allen and director Steven Spielberg…more

Born

4/24/1964, Benin, West Africa

Birth Name

Djimon Gaston Hounsou

Gender

Male

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- The Black Panther
  T'Challa/The Black Panther
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- ER
  Mobalage Ekabo
  - S 5: Ep 19 Rites of Spring
    4/29/99
  - S 5: Ep 18 Point of Origin
    4/8/99
  - S 5: Ep 17 Sticks and Stones
    3/25/99
  - S 5: Ep 15 The Storm (Part Two)
    2/18/99
  - S 5: Ep 14 The Storm (Part One)
    2/11/99
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (18)

Role
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself / Guest
  - S 21: Ep 13 Djimon & Stephen
    12/15/10
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 106 Episode #3.106
    1/7/10
  - S 2: Ep 45 Episode #2.045
    10/29/08
- VH1's Top 20 Countdown
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 11 March 15, 2008
    3/15/08
- 106 & Park
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 18 Djimon Hounsou (Never Back Down)
    3/12/08
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 79: Ep 1 The 79th Annual Academy Awards
    2/25/07
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 126 December 12, 2006
    12/12/06
  - S 2: Ep 120 December 4, 2006
    12/4/06
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 500 Djimon Hounsou
    7/27/05
  - S 1: Ep 6 Gary Hart, Djimon Hounsou
    1/12/04
- Alias
  Kazari Bomani
  - S 3: Ep 18 Unveiled
    4/11/04
  - S 3: Ep 17 The Frame
    3/28/04
  - S 3: Ep 5 Repercussions
    10/26/03
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 13 1/27/04
    1/27/04
- MadTV
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 5 Episode #905
    11/1/03
- The View
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 211 July 17, 2003
    7/17/03
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 35 Djimon Hounsou
    9/19/02
- Soul Food
  Victor Onuka
  - S 2: Ep 7 Games People Play
    8/8/01
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 209 Djimon Hounsou and Rick Harris
    5/8/00
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 70: Ep 1 The 70th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/98
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 64 Show #0926
    12/17/97
- Stargate SG-1
  Horus
- Beverly Hills 90210
  Doorman
  - S 1: Ep 1 Class of Beverly Hills
    10/4/90

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- Djimon has been nominated for three SAG Awards. In 2001, he was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture" for Gladiator. In 2004, he was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" for In America. In 2007, he was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role" for Blood Diamond.
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- Djimon was nominated for a 2007 Oscar for Best Performance by an actor in a supporting role, for his role in Blood Diamond.
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- Djimon was presented with a Best Supporting Actor Award by the National Board of Review for his role as Solomon Vandy in the 2006 film Blood Diamond.
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- Djimon: Africa is my continent. It is where I opened my eyes. The more awareness we can bring to an issue there, the more people will rally the leaders of developed countries to do something about it.
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- (on filming violent scenes in "Blood Diamond") Djimon: I've never done anything this rough. Scene after scene my body gets hurt. It was extremely challenging. Earlier in the shoot, Leo was beating me up take after take. My chest was hurting for weeks. If I'd been white, I'd have been black and blue!
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- Djimon: At the end of the day, we are all part of this world. Africans love movies from America and elsewhere, but we also love to dream and we have many, many stories to tell.
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