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Jason Momoa

Biography

Jason Momoa is an American actor and producer who first appeared on screen in the syndicated action series Baywatch: Hawaii, playing Jason Ioane from 1999 to 2001. Born in Honolulu, he later played Ronon Dex on Stargate Atlantis from 2005 to 2009 and became widely known for his portrayal of Khal Drogo on Game of Thrones. He led the historical drama Frontier between 2016 and 2018 and went on to star in See and Chief of War, the latter of which he co-created. In DC Comics adaptations he played Aquaman, beginning with a cameo in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and continuing through Justice League (2017), Aquaman (2018) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). His other films include Conan the Barbarian (2011), Dune (2021) as Duncan Idaho, Fast X (2023), A Minecraft Movie (2025) and Supergirl (2026) as Lobo. He also directed and helped write Road to Paloma (2014), and he is a hobby musician.

47years old

Turns 48 on August 1in 303 days

  • Born Honolulu
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
25
Career span
23 years2003 to 2026

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Momoa auditioned for the role of Bruce Wayne / Batman before he was cast as Arthur Curry / Aquaman, and his first appearance as Aquaman was a cameo in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016.

  2. Getting ready for a role

    For his Game of Thrones audition as Khal Drogo, Momoa performed a Haka, an intimidating Māori dance traditionally used to challenge an opponent or welcome a visitor.

  3. Behind the camera

    Road to Paloma, an American drama thriller from 2014, was directed and co-written by Momoa alongside Jonathan Hirschbein and Robert Homer Mollohan. The Sarasota Film Festival hosted its premiere.

  4. Behind the camera

    Momoa was an executive producer on Frontier, the Canadian historical drama in which he played Declan Harp across all three seasons between 2016 and 2018.

  5. Beyond film

    In his spare time, Momoa plays several instruments as a hobby musician, including guitar, ukulele, mandolin and bass guitar. Tool's song "Sober" inspired him to start playing the bass.

  6. Getting ready for a role

    For a key scene in the TV series See, Momoa worked on proper screaming technique with Oli Peters, the vocalist of Archspire, and he asked members of that band to make cameo appearances in the show's first episode.

Jason Momoa movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Aquaman2018 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Arthur

    IMDb rating 6.8560K votes

  2. Dune2021 Adventure, Sci-Fias Duncan Idaho

    IMDb rating 8.01.1M votes

  3. A Minecraft Movie2025as Garett Garrison

    IMDb rating 5.6168K votes

  4. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom2023as Arthur

    IMDb rating 5.6122K votes

  5. Justice League2017as Aquaman / Arthur Curry

    IMDb rating 6.0510K votes

  6. Conan the Barbarian2011as Conan

    IMDb rating 5.2107K votes

  7. Braven2018as Joe Braven

    IMDb rating 5.944K votes

  8. Supergirl2026as Lobo

    IMDb rating 5.8100K votes

Most often with

Zack Snyder directed two of these films, James Wan two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Jason Momoa's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$4.9 billion

16 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 25 films: 16 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 16Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Aquaman2018as Arthur
    $1.2B23.5% of the total
  2. 2
    A Minecraft Movie2025as Garett Garrison
    $960M19.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Fast X2023as Dante
    $705M14.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Justice League2017as Aquaman / Arthur Curry
    $661M13.5% of the total
  5. 5
    $440M9.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Dune2021as Duncan Idaho
    $411M8.4% of the total
  7. 7
    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part2019as Aquaman (voice)
    $200M4.1% of the total
  8. 8
    $136M2.8% of the total
Supergirl (2026), $126 millionConan the Barbarian (2011), $63.5 millionJohnson Family Vacation (2004), $31.2 millionBullet to the Head (2012), $9.5 millionOnce Upon a Time in Venice (2017), $855,888Braven (2018), $854,319The Bad Batch (2017), $180,851Road to Paloma (2014), $2,191

$232 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total