Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Gaston Hounsou is a Beninese-born 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), Honsou was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

24 April 1964

Born on the same birth date (24 April 1964): Cedric the Entertainer • Helga Arendt • Witold Smorawiński

Born on the same birth day (24 April): Barbra Streisand • Chipper Jones • Clement Freud • Dr. Rajkumar • Gabriel Figueroa • Inga Gentzel • Josep Borrell • Lou Thesz • Manuel Ávila Camacho • Mike Rodgers • Paul Cellucci • Rein Taaramäe • Richard M. Daley • William the Silent

Born in the same month (April 1964): Abhishek Chatterjee • Dr. Chud • Erik Breukink • Federico Castelluccio • John Carney (American football) • John McGinlay • John Morris (cricketer, born 1964) • Margaret Peterson Haddix • Marius Lăcătuș • Neil Eckersley • Niall Ferguson • Paul Parker (footballer) • Rick Tocchet • Steve Graves