Also released in 1997 about a slave ship, "Ill-Gotten Gains" was Hounsou's first leading role. Djimon Hounsou played Fyah in "Ill-Gotten Gains" (1997). Photo courtesy of Spats Inc.

Djimon Hounsou has had tremendous success in Hollywood since he first arrived in California from Benin in 1990 to pursue acting. ... the year the first slave ship arrived in Virginia).

When Hounsou landed his leading role in Steven Spielberg’s 1997 film “Amistad,” the powerful story of the slave trade, ... when a ship first carried ... Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon ...

DJIMON HOUNSOU has that look. ... Spielberg knew it when he cast him as Cinque, the hero of Spielberg's "Amistad" the 19th-century epic centering on a slave-ship mutiny that open.

A slave in a historical epic. It's a pattern that hasn't been lost on Hounsou, who fears Holl Djimon Hounsou's first big break came playing a slave in a historical epic.

Djimon Hounsou’s best career move might have been his worst.He had already auditioned for the lead role of “Amistad,” Steven Spielberg’s movie based on a true-life uprising on a slave ship ...

Djimon Hounsou elevates every movie in which he stars in thanks to ... Steven Spielberg’s historical drama about the 1839 slave ship rebellion thrust Hounsou into Hollywood’s spotlight with a ...

Djimon Hounsou attends the New York Premiere of "A Quiet Place: Day One" in partnership with Tribeca Festival at AMC Lincoln Square on June ... the year the first slave ship arrived in Virginia).

Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou talks about his philanthropic work, and how ‘systemic racism’ means he’s still struggling to make a living.

Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou talks about his philanthropic work, and how ‘systemic racism’ means he’s still struggling to make a living.

Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou talks about his philanthropic work, and how ‘systemic racism’ means he’s still struggling to make a living.