Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Gaston Hounsou (; ; born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-born actor and model. He began his career appearing in music videos. He made his film debut in ''Without You I'm Nothing'' (1990) and earned 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'' (2003), and ''Blood Diamond'' (2006), receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for both of the latter films. He appeared as an antagonist in ''Furious 7'' (2015). He played an important role as well in the French film ''Forces spéciales'' (2011). He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he portrays Korath the Pursuer in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''Captain Marvel'' (2019) and the second episode of ''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). He plays Papa Midnite in another DC film, ''Constantine'' (2005). Provided by Wikipedia