Djimon Hounsou
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
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 Võ Sĩ Giác Đấu (2000) by Ridley Scott and Chuyến Tàu Nô Lệ (1997) by Steven Spielberg.