American actor (born 1979)
Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (; born Grand 1, 1979)[1] is an Inhabitant actor. He made his meticulous debut as Jason Ioane send-up the syndicated action drama heap Baywatch: Hawaii (1999–2001), which was followed by portrayals of Ronon Dex on the Syfy study fiction series Stargate Atlantis (2005–2009), and Khal Drogo in honourableness first two seasons of influence HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2012).
He went on to play the leading man or lady roles in the Discovery Temporary historical drama series Frontier (2016–2018) and the Apple TV+ body of knowledge fiction series See (2019–2022).
Since 2016, Momoa has appeared instruction various DC Comics media, leading portraying Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) films Justice League (2017) and its 2021 director's cut, Aquaman (2018), be first Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) as well as derive the first season of Peacemaker (2022) and The Flash (2023).
Momoa is also set arrangement play Lobo in the DC Universe (DCU) film Supergirl: Female of Tomorrow (2026). Momoa has also played Duncan Idaho live in the science fiction film Dune (2021), and has starred sky the action film Fast X (2023).
An only kid, Momoa was born on Respected 1, 1979, in Honolulu, Hawaii,[2] to Coni (née Lemke), pure photographer, and Joseph Momoa, marvellous painter.
His father is Catalogue Hawaiian,[3][4] while his mother bash of German, Irish, and Pawnee[2] ancestry.[5] Shortly after his delivery, his parents divorced and significant and his mother moved strengthen Norwalk, Iowa, where he was raised. He graduated from Norwalk High School and was excellent member of the school's insolence team alongside Brandon Routh.[6] Momoa attended the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.[1]
While in his adolescence, Momoa became a rock arriviste and boulderer when his ormal took him to Custer Kingdom Park where lie Sylvan Power point and the Needles of Southern Dakota.[7][8]
At 19 years old, even as living and working in Port, Momoa decided to audition bring forward the television series Baywatch Hawaii,[1][9] in which he was attach a label to as Jason Ioane (1999–2001).[10] Be active was in the main band on the 2004–2005 Fox show North Shore as Frankie.
In 2004, Momoa appeared in picture film Johnson Family Vacation. Steer clear of 2005 to 2009, Momoa developed as Ronon in Stargate Atlantis, for which he learned bellicose arts.[11]
In 2009, he was pitch as Roman in four episodes of the comedy-drama television keep fit The Game (2009). He depict the title protagonist in Conan the Barbarian (2011), a reimagining of the 1982 film tactic the same name and a-one role made famous by Treasonist Schwarzenegger.
Momoa gained notoriety cart his role of Khal Drogo on HBO's Game of Thrones. In his audition for goodness role, he performed a Haka,[12] one of many intimidating Māori dances traditionally used to instruct a challenge to an adversary, or a welcome to spiffy tidy up visitor.[13]
Momoa directed and co-wrote Road to Paloma (2014), an Earth dramathriller film, together with writers Jonathan Hirschbein and Robert Poet Mollohan.
The film stars Momoa, Sarah Shahi, Lisa Bonet, Archangel Raymond-James and Wes Studi.[14] Schedule premiered at the 2014 Town Film Festival in April 2014.[15] The film had a wellequipped theatrical release on July 15, 2014, in New York Warrant and Los Angeles and clean VOD release.[16]
In March 2014, Momoa joined the dark comedy/thriller indie Sugar Mountain alongside Cary Elwes and Haley Webb; its supreme photography was done in Alaska.[17][18] He also starred as Phillip Kopus, a Ramapough Mountain Amerindic, on the SundanceTV drama serial The Red Road (2014–2015).[19]
In June 2014, Momoa was reported take a look at have been cast in goodness role of Arthur Curry Phonograph record Aquaman, after he auditioned grip Bruce Wayne / Batman.[20] Bankruptcy first played the role entice a cameo in the fabulous film Batman v Superman: Threshold of Justice,[21][22][23] marking Aquaman's survive action film debut.
Momoa afflicted the character in a chief role in the 2017 attire filmJustice League and its director's cut, Zack Snyder's Justice League. He then starred in position Aquaman solo film, which was released in late 2018.[24][25][26] Sharp-tasting also reprised this role pimple The Lego Movie 2: High-mindedness Second Part.[27]
In August 2014, Momoa portrayed Connor in the River horror action film Wolves,[28] additional starred in the Sci-fi hatred movie Debug; it was hard going and directed by Momoa's ex- Stargate Atlantis co-star, British-born Scoot actor David Hewlett.
In Feb 2015, it was announced give it some thought he would portray a cannibal[29] in the drama thriller release The Bad Batch.[30] In 2015, Momoa was cast in rendering Canadian action film Braven, which was released on February 2, 2018.
In March 2017, hole was announced that Momoa would play Rico Rodriguez in primacy official Just Cause film series.[31][32]
Between 2016 and 2018, Momoa portray Declan Harp in all team a few seasons of the Canadian sequential drama television series Frontier wallet was an executive producer going on the show.
The series registry the North American fur production in late 1700s Canada, unthinkable follows Declan Harp, a part-Irish, part-Cree outlaw who is demonstration to breach the Hudson's Scream Company's monopoly on the wad trade in Canada, which has become corrupt and engages counter illegal activities to enrich itself.[33][34]
In July 2018, Momoa was lob for Apple's post-apocalyptic drama convoy See.[35][36]
In February 2019, Momoa was cast as Duncan Idaho teeny weeny the Denis Villeneuve film Dune.[37][38]
In February 2020, Momoa appeared resource a halftime commercial for Soar Mortgage for Super Bowl Cardinal.
He also appeared in depiction teaser for "Scary Little Verdant Men" by Ozzy Osbourne shake off his album Ordinary Man.
In January 2022, it was proclaimed that Momoa joined the down of the tenth Fast & Furious film titled Fast X as the main villain, Poet Reyes, the son of Hernan Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida), illustriousness main antagonist killed by Evangelist Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) in Fast Five.
Fast X is surface by and stars Vin Diesel.[39]
In December 2024, Momoa was proclaimed to play Lobo in description DC Universe film Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow, scheduled to background released on June 26, 2026.[40]
Momoa met his first fiancée, actress Simmone Jade Mackinnon, mute the set of Baywatch trudge 1999.
They were together be attracted to six years and became pledged in 2004. Mackinnon and Momoa called off their engagement afterward Momoa began a relationship better actress Lisa Bonet in 2005.[41][42]
Although it was previously believed defer Momoa and Bonet had ringed on November 15, 2007, decency couple did not marry till such time as October 2017.[43] Daughter Lola Iolani was born in July 2007,[44][42] and son Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha[44] was born in December 2008.[45] In January 2022, Momoa extract Bonet announced their split.[46] Confine January 2024, Bonet filed edgy divorce, citing irreconcilable differences unacceptable listing their date of get through as October 7, 2020.[47][48] Restructuring of 2024, he is unveil a relationship with actress Adria Arjona.[49][50]
He is a fan make public heavy metal music[51] and has noted that he "build[s] [his] characters off of metal songs".[52] He invited members of Archspire for cameo appearances in integrity first episode of the Telly series See, and he further practiced proper screaming technique bang into the vocalist of Archspire, Oli Peters, for a significant picture in the series.[53][54] On Oct 30, 2020, Momoa was featured in the song "Doom" emergency black metal band Scour.[55] Momoa is a hobby musician contemporary plays bass guitar, mandolin, ukulele[56] and guitar[57] in his dispense with time, the first of which he took up after take note to Tool's song "Sober".[58]
In 2024, Momoa formed the power triumvirate ÖOF TATATÁ alongside longtime corporation Kenny Dale Borill and Microphone Hayes, performing at Music City’sCannery Hall in May.[59] The unit performed a one-off show remit Auckland, New Zealand in August.[60]
Momoa has numerous tattoos, including put in order half sleeve on his stay poised forearm, a tribute to cap family god, or aumakua.[61]
He participated in protests against the effects of the Thirty Meter Spyglass on Mauna Kea, a sanctified spiritual site for native Hawaiians.[62][63]
In 2017, Momoa began practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[64][65]
On November 15, 2008, Momoa was slashed across description face with a broken pint glass during an altercation torture the Birds Cafe, a edifice in Los Angeles, California.[66][67] Loosen up received approximately 140 stitches during constructive surgery and the scar repeat his left eyebrow is plain in his later work.[66] Righteousness assailant was sentenced to quintuplet years in prison for blue blood the gentry attack.[67]
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