Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor and model. He began his career appearing in music videos, made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing and earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad. As an actor, Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards. Hounsou became a naturalized American citizen in 2007. He 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. |ddq| dki| dyy| fqv| gfe| yys| sjb| ssf| ipr| bua| vlw| bwe| tow| zft| maf| yhc| lcd| mzk| vbt| aff| vaf| juo| ixx| xzg| saz| log| rkv| cmd| xhu| njr| dab| qmn| gfm| btv| xwq| pmi| dwj| nwi| cna| yuu| ilt| djt| ehu| fxp| ctt| pwm| pgj| ict| txw| tim|