Caption: Actor Djimon Hounsou arrives at the premiere of Twentieth Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation "How To Train Your Dragon 2" at the Village Theatre on June 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
Actor, Producer
Born: April 24, 1964
Star sign: Taurus
Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m)
Known for: Gladiator (2000), Kruvinas deimantas (2006), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Island (2005)
Source: IMDB
Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, 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 by Ridley Scott and Amistad by Steven Spielberg.