Djimon Hounsou hasn’t had a fairy tale career in Hollywood. Despite being a two-time Oscar-nominated actor who has appeared in blockbuster films, Hounsou, 60, recently revealed that he’s “still ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Having grown up in the west African country of Benin, when two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou immigrated to the US in ...

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) has been set to star in the horror-thriller The Monster, which will be directed by the Saw franchise’s Darren Lynn Bousman. From a ...

Before pursuing an acting career, Hounsou became a model for Thierry Mugler. However, he wasn’t comfortable in the modeling world. He decided to move to Los Angeles so he could pursue acting. At the ...

Djimon Hounsou, the Beninese-American actor and model, has captivated audiences with his powerful performances in films like “Amistad” and “Gladiator.” While Hounsou’s career includes modeling ...

Djimon Hounsou's breakout role was Amistad, a moving drama centered around the transatlantic slave trade. Now, the actor is focusing, again on the diaspora through an initiative powered by his ...

EXCLUSIVE: Djimon Hounsou, the actor known for his Academy Award-nominated performances in Ed Zwick’s Blood Diamond and Jim Sheridan’s In America, has signed with Buchwald for representation. Most ...

Djimon Hounsou said he’s “still struggling” financially despite his decades-long career and award nominations. “I’m still struggling to make a living,” he said on a recent episode of CNN’s “African ...

“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” actor Djimon Hounsou confessed that Hollywood life isn’t all it’s cut out to be. After acting in the industry for more than 30 years, Hounsou revealed he felt slighted by ...

Hounsou got his start in music videos. He appeared in videos for hitmakers such as En Vogue, Janet Jackson, Madonna, and Tina Turner. Hounsou’s first television acting role was in a 1990 episode of ...

Having grown up in the west African country of Benin, when two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou immigrated to the US in 1990 to pursue his acting dreams, he felt a pain he could not ignore.