ABOUT DJIMON HOUNSOU
Earned praise for his roles as Cinque in Amistad and Solomon Vandy in Blood Diamond , the latter earning him an Academy Award nomination. He also plays Korath in the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy, Jakande in the 2015 action/thriller Furious 7 and he was cast as Chief Mbonga in the 2016 film The Legend of Tarzan .
He modeled in Paris before pursuing an acting career.
He was in a music video for the song "Straight Up," by Paula Abdul .
He has a son named Kenzo from his relationship with model Kimora Lee Simmons .
He played the role of Caliban in a version of The Tempest alongside Helen Mirren .
