The Most Famous
ACTORS from Benin
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Beninese Actors of all time. This list of famous Beninese Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Djimon Hounsou (b. 1964)
With an HPI of 58.73, Djimon Hounsou is the most famous Beninese Actor. His biography has been translated into 51 different languages on wikipedia.
Djimon Gaston Hounsou ( JY-mən OON-soo; French: [dʒimɔ̃ unsu]; born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese actor. He began his career appearing in music videos and made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing (1990). He then earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad (1997), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. For his performances in In America (2002) and Blood Diamond (2006), Hounsou was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he portrays Korath the Pursuer in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Captain Marvel (2019) and What If...? (2021). In the DC Extended Universe, he appears as the Fisherman King in Aquaman (2018) and as the wizard Shazam in Shazam! (2019), Black Adam (2022) and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023). His other notable films include Stargate (1994), Gladiator (2000), Constantine, The Island (both 2005), Special Forces (2011), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), Furious 7 (2015), The Legend of Tarzan (2016), A Quiet Place Part II (2021), Gran Turismo, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child Of Fire (both 2023), Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver and A Quiet Place: Day One (both 2024). Hounsou made his directorial debut with the documentary film In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven (2018).
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Beninese actors born between 1964 and 1964. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Beninese actors include Djimon Hounsou.
