Jason Momoa

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Jason Momoa at San Diego Comic-Con International (2017)
Jason Momoa at the Wolf Pegasus One Convention (February 2006)

Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (born August 1, 1979 in Honolulu , Hawaii ) is an American actor and model .

life and career

In Hawaii , the son of a Hawaiian and a mother with German , Irish and Native American born roots, Jason Momoa grew up in Norwalk in the US state of Iowa with no father. He returned to Hawaii for his senior year of college to graduate and explore his roots. After a short time he was discovered by a fashion designer and began a career as a model . In 1999 he was named "Hawaii's Model of the Year" and hosted the "Miss Teen Hawaii USA" competition. In the same year he got a role in the hit series Baywatch and started his acting career.

From 2005 to 2009 he was part of the regular cast of the Stargate Atlantis series as Ronon Dex . In 2011, Momoa was seen in Conan , the remake of the 1982 cult film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger , as the main character giving the title. He played Khal Drogo in the first season of the HBO series Game of Thrones . Together with the ensemble he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012 in the category Best Acting Ensemble - Drama . For the end of the second season he returned to this role. With Vendetta Rider - Weg der Rache he directed his first feature film in 2014. Previously, he had in 2010 with the short film Brown Bag Diaries: Ridin 'the Blinds in B Minor , the Director adopted.

2016 he was in the credits of the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in the role of DC Comics -Figur Aquaman to see. The film is the second part in the DC Extended Universe . He was also seen in this role in the 2017 sequel Justice League . He returned to this role in a solo film, Aquaman , in 2018 . The film is the most financially successful film adaptation to date set in the DC universe . For the streaming service Netflix , he will take on the lead role in Brian Andrew Mendoza's drama Sweet Girl .

Momoa operates sports like bouldering , snowboarding , hockey and mountain biking and is an avowed Buddhist and supporter of the NFL - football team Pittsburgh Steelers . Momoa and the actress Lisa Bonet have a daughter (* 2007) and a son (* 2008). They married in October 2017.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Jason Momoa  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. Interview with Mike Christensen, in: GQ Germany March 2020, pp. 158–163, here 160.
  2. ^ Rainer Idesheim: Game of Thrones: The Return of a Character in the Second Season Finale. Serienjunkies.de , June 4, 2012, accessed June 10, 2012 .
  3. Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa becomes an avenger in Netflix action film. In: Moviepilot.de. Retrieved July 30, 2019 .
  4. 'Aquaman' star Jason Momoa shows Steelers love at Heinz Field. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
  5. Surprise! Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet Are Officially Married . In: E! Online . ( eonline.com [accessed November 10, 2017]).