Line #29 Creator/JasonMomoa


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3	->''"I love life and if there's something that I'm playing that I love, I'll research it."''
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5	Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (born August 1, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American actor, model, director, writer, and producer.
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7	His first acting role was for the final two seasons of ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'', ''Baywatch: Hawaii'', where he was cast for the show because one of the producers spotted him working in a surf shop. He's known for [[{{Typecasting}} playing a lot of warrior types]] such as Khal Drogo in ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Ronon Dex in ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', Film/{{Conan the Barbarian\|2011}}, Duncan Idaho in ''Film/{{Dune\|2021}}'', and Baba Voss in ''Series/{{See}}''. He struggled to find significant roles for a while until he was chosen by Creator/ZackSnyder to play ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} in the ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'', and [[Film/Aquaman2018 his 2018 solo movie]] (the highest grossing of that franchise) as the character made him a bankable star.
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9	Momoa's also been getting more into the indie flick scene, directing, writing, and sometimes costarring beside his then-wife of 16 years, actress Creator/LisaBonet (who's been his CelebrityCrush since he was a kid). They had a son and daughter together before splitting up in 2022.
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11	!!Notable roles:
12	* ''[[Series/{{Baywatch}} Baywatch: Hawaii]]'' (1999-2001) as Jason Ioane
13	* ''Series/NorthShore'' (2004-2005) as Frankie Seau
14	* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' (2005-2009) as Ronon Dex
15	* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (2011 - 2012) as Khal Drogo
16	* ''[[Film/ConanTheBarbarian2011 Conan the Barbarian]]'' (2011) as Conan
17	* ''Film/BulletToTheHead'' (2012) as Keegan
18	* ''Road to Paloma'' as Robert Wolf
19	* ''Film/{{Wolves}}'' (2014) as Connor Slaughter
20	* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse as [[ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} Arthur Curry / Aquaman]]
21	** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' (2016, cameo)
22	** ''Film/{{Justice League\|2017}}'' (2017)
23	** ''Film/{{Aquaman\|2018}}'' (2018)
24	** ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' (2021)
25	** ''Series/{{Peacemaker\|2022}}'' (2022, cameo)
26	** ''Film/{{The Flash\|2023}}'' (2023, cameo)
27	** ''Film/AquamanAndTheLostKingdom'' (2023)
28	* ''Series/{{Frontier\|2016}}'' (2016 -- onward) as Declan Harp
29	* ''Film/TheBadBatch'' (2017) as Miami Man
30	* ''Braven'' (2018) as Joe Braven
31	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie2TheSecondPart'' (2019) as Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
32	* ''Series/{{See}}'' (2019-2022) as Baba Voss
33	* ''Film/SweetGirl'' (2021) as Raymond "Ray" Cooper
34	* ''Film/{{Dune\|2021}}'' (2021) as Duncan Idaho
35	* ''Film/{{Slumberland}}'' (2022) as Flip
36	* ''Film/FastX'' (2023) as Dante Reyes
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38	!!His works provide examples of:
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40	* BarbarianHero: He's played some characters who have a lot of barbarian grit to them, like Khal Drogo, Conan and Baba Voss. Aquaman has this vibe in the Creator/ZackSnyder-[=directed=] DCEU films he appears in, but less so in his solo movie.
41	* BarbarianLonghair: Probably the most famous example today now that Creator/ChrisHemsworth dons a shorter haircut. Not to mention a picture of his character from ''[[Film/ConanTheBarbarian2011 Conan the Barbarian]]'' braces the main page.
42	* TheBigGuy: He's 6’4” and hugely muscular. Most roles he plays tend to draw attention to his size.
43	* ClarkKentOutfit: An advertisement for Rocket Mortgage shows that at home, he turns into the inversion of this by taking off all of his muscles to reveal he's really scrawny underneath all of his muscles and that his long hair is just a wig and he's balding. The commercial ends with him being so wimpy he can barely even lift an empty barbell without his personal trainer to spot him.
44	* CreatorBacklash: He has said that he should have "never done" ''[[Film/ConanTheBarbarian2011 Conan the Barbarian]]'' and considers the role his biggest regret. He stated in 2022 that he enjoyed making the movie but regarded the finished product as "a big pile of shit" due to ExecutiveMeddling.
45	* TheDanza: As Jason Ioane in ''Baywatch: Hawaii'', his first major role.
46	* DeathGlare: His stare can be pretty intense, which along with the beard helps a lot with some of the aforementioned BarbarianHero roles.
47	* FaceOnTheCover:
48	** He's been essentially ''[[WolverinePublicity all]]'' of the advertising for the Discovery Canada/Netflix series ''Frontier'' and is given top billing even though the character Declan Harp is more a supporting leader and mentor to real main character Michael Smythe.
49	** Ditto for ''Series/{{See}}'' on Apple+.
50	* GoodScarsEvilScars: He has a scar on his eyebrow due to a BarBrawl in 2008. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools It helps with]] [[BarbarianHero the types of characters]] [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy he usually plays]].
51	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: He's head and shoulders above his real (now ex-) wife Lisa Bonet, and thanks to his massive size, most of his acting partners end up looking small next to him.
52	* MrFanservice: Several of his known roles showed his fabulous abs. Understandable given his acting debut was being scouted for a show BestKnownForTheFanservice. [[http://www.eonline.com/news/627469/zack-snyder-shares-first-picture-of-jason-momoa-in-his-aquaman-costume-there-is-only-one-true-king His role as Aquaman]] seems to be ''extremely'' popular with the ladies.
53	* NiceGuy: Momoa is a cool, friendly, and respectful guy in real life. He loves those he works with and enjoys giving back to his fans.
54	* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Playing Aquaman in a SharedUniverse with Batman has given Jason a case of this. Aquaman's mother is played by Creator/NicoleKidman, whose StarMakingRole was playing [[Film/BatmanForever one of Batman's love interests]]. Jason was married to the mother of Creator/ZoeKravitz, who plays Batman's most well-known love interest [[Film/TheBatman2022 Selina Kyle aka Catwoman]].
55	* PlaysGreatEthnics: He's of Native Hawaiian, German, Irish, and Native American descent. He only ever played a Hawaiian in ''Baywatch: Hawaii'' and his most famous roles since have been as a HumanAlien (Ronon), fictional-race human (Conan, Drogo) and half-human, half-fictional race (Aquaman, who is half-Atlantean, half-American, with his father being played by Māori actor Creator/TemueraMorrison so at least he got to be part-Polynesian).
56	* RealMenWearPink: Literally. He wore a pink LoungeLizard style suit to the 2019 Oscars and made it work, stating in [[https://youtu.be/bBs10GgM4aQ?t=490 this video]] that pink and black are his favourite colors.
57	* StarMakingRole:
58	** Despite ''Film/{{Conan the Barbarian\|2011}}'' underperforming, ''Series/GameOfThrones'' did more than enough to blow his name up, though he still struggled to find roles for a while afterwards.
59	** Eventually, playing Aquaman gave his career a decisive and much needed popularity boost.
60	** His time on ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' didn't hurt either, given his character Ronon Dex's popularity.
61	* TallDarkAndHandsome: Many of the characters he portrays fit this trope; Momoa is dark-haired, stands 6'4" and many of his roles emphasise his attractiveness, including lots of shirtless scenes.
62	* TruerToTheText: Character-wise and appearance-wise, his takes on Conan the Cimmerian and Duncan Idaho hew closer to their respective source material than do their counterparts in previous adaptations.
63	* TypeCasting: And Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad! When he's in a supporting role, they all seem to become {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s. And his portrayal of Conan was appreciated by fans of the original books and comics for at least capturing the character better, though his film didn't displace Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's in pop culture. He broke away from this by playing a delightfully flamboyant and girlish villain in ''Film/FastX.''
64	* WalkingShirtlessScene: He has bare-chested scenes in most of the above-listed roles.
65	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
66	** He was set to star in the [[Film/TheCrow2024 2024 remake]] of ''[[Film/TheCrow1994 The Crow]]'', then left the project in mid-2018 along with director Corin Hardy.
67	** He was offered the role of [[Comicbook/DraxTheDestroyer Drax the Destroyer]] in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' before Creator/DaveBautista was cast, but turned it down due to fears of being [[{{Typecasting}} typecast]] in brutish action roles.
68	** As mentioned when he hosted the show in 2018, there was a time in Jason Momoa's life where he wanted to audition to be a cast member on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.

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