![]() ![]() In March 2017, it was announced that Momoa would play Rico Rodriguez in the official Just Cause film series. In 2015, Momoa was cast in the Canadian action film Braven, which was released on February 2, 2018. In February 2015, it was announced that he would portray a cannibal in the drama thriller film The Bad Batch. In August 2014, Momoa portrayed Connor in the Canadian horror action film Wolves, and starred in the Sci-fi horror movie Debug it was written and directed by Momoa's former Stargate Atlantis co-star, British-born Canadian actor David Hewlett. He also reprised this role in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. He then starred in the Aquaman solo film, which was released in late 2018. Momoa played the character in a leading role in the 2017 ensemble film Justice League and its director's cut Zack Snyder's Justice League. ![]() He first played the role in a cameo in the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, marking Aquaman's live action film debut. In June 2014, Momoa was reported to have been cast in the role of Arthur Curry / Aquaman, after he auditioned for Bruce Wayne / Batman. He also starred as Phillip Kopus, a Ramapough Mountain Indian, on the SundanceTV drama series The Red Road (2014–2015). In March 2014, Momoa joined the dark comedy/thriller indie Sugar Mountain alongside Cary Elwes and Haley Webb its principal photography was done in Alaska. The film had a limited theatrical release on July 15, 2014, in New York City and Los Angeles and a VOD release. It premiered at the 2014 Sarasota Film Festival in April 2014. The film stars Momoa, Sarah Shahi, Lisa Bonet, Michael Raymond-James, and Wes Studi. Momoa directed and co-wrote Road to Paloma (2014), an American drama thriller film, together with writers Jonathan Hirschbein and Robert Homer Mollohan. Momoa gained his role of Khal Drogo on HBO's Game of Thrones through his audition, in which he performed a Haka, one of many intimidating Māori dances traditionally used to convey a challenge to an opponent, or a welcome to a visitor. He portrayed the title protagonist in Conan the Barbarian (2011), a reimagining of the 1982 film of the same name and a role made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger. In addition to his appearances in Johnson Family Vacation (2004) and Stargate: Atlantis (2005–2009), Momoa was cast as Roman in four episodes of the comedy-drama television series The Game (2009). Momoa during the filming of Stargate Atlantis in 2006Īt 19 years old, while living and working in Honolulu, Momoa decided to audition for the television series Baywatch Hawaii, in which he was cast as Jason Ioane (1999–2001). He graduated from Norwalk High School where he was part of the soccer team alongside Brandon Routh. Shortly after his birth, his parents divorced and he and his mother moved to Norwalk, Iowa where he was raised. His father is of Native Hawaiian ancestry and he has stated in interviews that his mother is of German, Irish and Pawnee ancestry. Momoa also played Duncan Idaho in the 2021 film adaptation of the science fiction novel Dune.Īn only child, Momoa was born on August 1, 1979, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Coni (Lemke), a photographer, and Joseph Momoa, a painter. Since 2016, Momoa has portrayed Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), first appearing in a cameo in the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and then in Justice League (2017) and its 2021 director's cut, headlining in Aquaman (2018) and its 2023 sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, as well as a cameo in the TV series Peacemaker (2022–present). Momoa was featured as the lead of the latter two series. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series Baywatch: Hawaii (1999–2001), which was followed by portrayals of Ronon Dex on the Syfy science fiction series Stargate Atlantis (2005–2009), Khal Drogo in the first two seasons of the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2012), Declan Harp on the Discovery Channel historical drama series Frontier (2016–2018), and Baba Voss on the Apple TV+ science fiction series See (2019–2022). Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa ( / m ə ˈ m oʊ ə/ born Aug) is an American actor.
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