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Jason Momoa Biography
Birth Name:Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa
Birth Place:Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Profession Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Won a 2011 CinemaCon Rising Star Award
- Was named Hawaii's Model of the Year in 1999
- Got married to actress Lisa Bonet in 2017
- Born to photographer Coni and painter Joseph Momoa
- Great nephew to surfing legend Buffalo Keaulana
- In 2017, he became the stepfather to actress Zoe Kravitz
- Made his screen acting debut as Jason Ioane in the TV series "Baywatch․"
- Studied wildlife biology at Colorado State University
- Quote: "(On his "Game of Thrones" character): "People say it's easy - 'You're just sitting there!'․․․But it's extremely hard to be extremely intimidating, and say everything but not say anything․""
Awards
- 2012Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2014American Indian Movie Award-Best Film: nominated
- 2014American Indian Movie Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2014American Indian Movie Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2017Canadian Screen Award-Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role: nominated
- 2019Jupiter Award-Best International Actor: winner
- 2019Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actor: nominated
- 2019MTV Movie + TV Award-Best Kiss: nominated
- 2019Teen Choice Award-Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actor: nominated
- 2020CinEuphoria-Merit - Honorary Award: winner
- 2023HCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2024CCA Super Award-Best Villain in a Movie: nominated
- 2024Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actor: nominated
- 2024People's Choice Award-The Action Movie Star of the Year: nominated
- 2025Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actor: nominated
- 2026Independent Spirit Award-Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series: winner