出生在美国佛罗里达州的好莱坞，出生几个月后搬去加利福尼亚州的洛杉矶。 12岁离家周游世界打拼事业，曾在日本，英国，西班牙等国的几个城市居住过。他最初被经纪公司挖掘是在洛杉矶的一个派对上。在洛杉矶期间，他曾在威尼斯的一家哈雷摩托车店工作过，同时还在各类show中承担一些艺术工...
Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, to Albertine and Pierre Hounsou, a cook. He moved to Lyon, France, when he was 13. Hounsou has graced the catwalks of Paris and London as a popular male model. He has since left his modeling career and has worked on Gladiator (2000) by Ridley Scott and Amistad (1997) by Steven Spielberg.
父亲是中国人，母亲是法国人。五岁时搬家至加拿大。在成为演员之前，她在巴黎做跑道模特。
