Jason Momoa: filmography, personal life, interesting facts from the biography

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Jason Momoa can definitely be called one of the most outrageous and memorable actors of our time. Most viewers know him for his participation in projects such as Stargate: Atlantis, Game of Thrones and Conan the Barbarian. Today we offer to get to know the actor better, having learned the details of his personal life and career.

Jason Momoa: photo, biography

The future Hollywood celebrity was born on August 1, 1979 in Honolulu (Oahu, part of the Hawaiian archipelago). The full name of the actor sounds like Joseph Jason Namakayna Momoa. Some time after the birth, the mother took the boy to the American city of Norfolk (Iowa). It was here that young Jason spent his childhood years. Momoa's father was a native native of the Hawaiian Islands, while the blood of such dissimilar peoples as Indians, Germans and Irish flows in his mother's veins. Thanks to this mixture, Jason got a distinctive and memorable appearance.

Homecoming

The young man has always been very interested in his Hawaiian roots, so after graduating from college, he decided to return to the islands. Distinguished by his colorful appearance, Jason Momoa, whose height is almost two meters, of course, could not go unnoticed for a long time. Soon, the world-famous designer Takeo Kikuchi drew the attention of the young man, offering him a job as a model. A year later, Jason won the local "Model of the Year" competition and acted as a host in "Miss Teen USA", held in Hawaii. He also walked in Liberty House and Governor's Fashion Show.

Beginning of film career

Momoa received his first television role in one of the most popular series "Baywatch". In seasons 10 and 11, his character was Jason John. During the filming of this project, Momoa admitted that he considers himself a real lucky man. Indeed, at school, he was never fond of acting, did not participate in productions and did not have any special skills in this matter. Now he is a rising star, and also has the opportunity to work, sunbathing on the Pacific coast. I would like to note that it is difficult to argue with this statement.

Continuing career

In 2003, Jason Momoa, whose filmography by that time was limited only to Baywatch, took part in the TV project Hawaiian Wedding (in the image of his old hero). After filming ended, the actor spent several years intravel around the world. So, it is known that Jason Momoa is an adherent of Buddhism. He often visits Tibet, where he deepens his spiritual knowledge. The actor also spent a lot of time in the Swiss Alps and France, where he went with his mother.

True glory

Despite his participation in the most popular television projects, Jason became a star of the first magnitude during the filming of the serial film "Stargate: Atlantis". In the series, he played the role of Ronan Dex, remembered by the audience thanks to his extravagant hairstyle and brutal image.

After the fourth season of the TV project was released, Momoa decided to get rid of his dreadlocks. They were very heavy, caused the actor a headache and, while participating in dynamic scenes, put a tremendous strain on the neck. At first, the producers supported Jason's decision and even planned to shoot a scene in which his hero cuts off his hair. However, the management of the Sci Fi channel forbade changing Momoa's hairstyle. As a result, in the fifth season, Jason appeared on the screens not with his own dreadlocks, but in a wig imitating them.

New Horizons

In 2006, films with Jason Momoa were replenished with the multi-part comedy "The Game", where he played the role of Roman. In 2010, the actor quite successfully realized himself in yet unusual roles for him: he acted as a screenwriter, director and producer of a short film called “Brown Bag Diaries: Ridin’ the Blinds in B Minor”.

In the same year, Momoa successfullycasting for the roles of Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones and Conan the Barbarian in the 1982 Arnold Schwarzenegger remake. Interestingly, at the audition, the actor performed Haku, a traditional energetic dance of the New Zealand aborigines. In his opinion, it was thanks to him that he got these roles.

In Game of Thrones, Emilia Clarke and Jason Momoa played a married couple of such different, but deeply in love people: a fragile young heiress to the Targaryen throne and a huge dangerous strong warrior - the leader of the many thousands of Dothraki people. Despite the fact that Khal Drogo, played by the actor, dies at the end of the first season, the audience will remember the image he created forever.

After Game of Thrones, followed by Conan the Barbarian. Despite the good performance of Momoa, a lot of great special effects and a very considerable budget ($ 90 million), the film did not cause much enthusiasm among the audience. He was criticized for the lack of a storyline, and for the weak cast, and for directing. As a result, the box office of the film in the world amounted to only 48.8 million dollars.

Jason Momoa, whose filmography at that time consisted entirely of large-scale projects, successfully continues to act in new films. So, in 2013, the film "The Unstoppable" was released, where Sylvester Stallone became the partner of the Hawaiian on the site. This year we are waiting for two more premieres of films with Jason Momoa: "Wolves" and "Red Road".

Private life

During the filming of Baywatch, Jasonmet an Australian actress named Simone Jade McKinnon. They began a stormy and rather long romance.

Today, Jason Momoa lives in a civil marriage with Lisa Bonet, who is the ex-wife of American musician Leni Kravitz. In 2007, the couple had a daughter, and a year later, a son. The girl was named Lola Iolani and the boy Nakoa-Wulf Manakauapo Namakea.

Interesting facts about Jason Momoa

1. In his free time, the actor is engaged in conquering mountain peaks and meditating. He is also active in several non-profit charities and groups. One of them is the Food Bank in Hawaii. The purpose of this organization is to collect products and then transfer them to those in need.

2. Jason is known for his family values, which he tries to convey to today's youth.

3. Momoa's uncle is a world famous surfer named Brian Keulan.

4. In the fall of 2008, the actor had to endure an unpleasant and life-threatening incident: in one of the Los Angeles bars, Jason was attacked by an unknown person with a broken bottle of beer. As a result, the actor was forced to spend two whole weeks in the surgical department. Even after that, cut marks can be seen on Momoa's face, which have turned into small scars. The media did not report what happened to the attacker.

5. Jason Momoa assures that he does not watch TV and uses only email and mobile phone. In his spare time he likes to playguitar and read. The actor really likes Japanese Haiku poetry. He also enjoys reading Charles Baudelaire and biographies of famous people.

6. During his participation in the filming of "Game of Thrones" Jason had to learn the Dothraki language, which was artificially created specifically for this series.

7. People magazine in 2011 included Momoa in the TOP 12 sexiest men in the world.