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DjimonΒ Gaston HounsouΒ (/ΛdΚaΙͺmΙnΒ ΛuΛnsuΛ/Β JY-mΙnΒ OON-soo;Β French:Β [dΚimΙΜΒ unsu]; born April 24, 1964)Β is aΒ Beninese-AmericanΒ actor.Β He began his career appearing in music videos and made his film debut inΒ Without You I'm Nothing (1990). He then earned widespread recognition for his role asΒ Cinqué in theΒ Steven SpielbergΒ filmΒ AmistadΒ (1997), which earned him aΒ Golden Globe nomination. For his performances inΒ In America(2002) andΒ Blood DiamondΒ (2006), Hounsou was nominated for theΒ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In theΒ Marvel Cinematic Universe, he portraysΒ Korath the PursuerΒ inΒ Guardians of the Galaxy (2014),Β Captain MarvelΒ (2019), andΒ What If...? (2021). In theΒ DC Extended Universe, he appears as the Fisherman King inΒ AquamanΒ (2018) and asΒ the wizard ShazamΒ inΒ Shazam!Β (2019),Β Black AdamΒ (2022), andΒ Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023). His other notable films includeΒ Stargate(1994),Β GladiatorΒ (2000),Β Β Constantine,Β The Island (both 2005),Β Special ForcesΒ (2011),Β How to Train Your Dragon 2Β (2014),Β Furious 7Β (2015),Β The Legend of TarzanΒ (2016),Β A Quiet Place Part II (2021),Β Gran Turismo,Β Rebel Moon β Part One: A Child of FireΒ (both 2023),Β Rebel Moon β Part Two: The ScargiverΒ andΒ A Quiet Place: Day OneΒ (both 2024).
Hounsou made hisΒ directorial debutΒ with the documentary filmΒ In Search of Voodoo: Roots to HeavenΒ (2018).
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