A commanding supporting player who excels at portraying strong but wounded souls, Benin-born Hounsou endured a real rags-to-riches story off screen. Although his family sent him to France at age 13 to...
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04/23/1964
Cotenou, Benin |
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| Made his feature-film debut in 1990's Without You I'm Nothing. |
| Won Best Actor - Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards and was nominated for Best Actor - Drama at the Satellite Awards for his performance in 1997's Amistad. |
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