Jason Momoa
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