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Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Gaston Hounsou
(; ; born April 24, 1964) is a
Beninese
-
American
actor, model, and
Beninese
expatriate
in the United States. Hounsou began his career appearing in music videos. He made his film debut in the
Sandra Bernhard
film
Without You I'm Nothing
(1990) and gained widespread recognition for his role as
Cinqué
in the
Steven Spielberg
film
Amistad
(1997). He gained further recognition for his roles in
Gladiator
(2000),
In America
(2004) and
Blood Diamond
(2006). He has been nominated for a
Golden Globe Award
, three
Screen Actors Guild Awards
and two
Academy Awards
.
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