Djimon Hounsou Scroll down for movie list. Height 6' 4" (1.93 m)
Trivia Name pronounced Jie-mon Hahn-soo.
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.
Was in Janet Jackson video "Love Will Never Do Without You" (1992)
In "ER", Djimon Hounsou played Mobalage Ikabo, a refugee from Nigeria. His actual homeland of Benin shares its largest border with Nigeria.
Born on the same day as actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer. |  |