Jason Momoa
Jason Momoa
Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa, better known as Jason Momoa, is an American actor, model, director, writer, and producer. He is known for his television roles as Ronon Dexon the military science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis; as Khal Drogo in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones; and as Phillip Kopus, a Ramapough Mountain Indian, on the SundanceTV drama series The Red Road...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 August 1979
CityHonolulu, HI
CountryUnited States of America
I grew up rock climbing.
I grew up with artists.
I was born in Hawaii, but I was raised in Iowa.
I'm one of those freaky people that actually reads books.
I'm not a big fan of just doing weights. Anything more physical is infinitely better.
I'm half Hawaiian and the haka is a very sacred thing, something your family teaches you - my father taught me.
I wanted to know everything about the blues. I think it constantly changes for me.
I don't really have any limitations for what I want to do, as an actor.
I made a conscious choice to turn down some movies that were action-based, so that I could direct Road to Paloma and show that side.
I was a huge comic book fan, and I still am.
I took no money to make art, but my woman backed me up on it and I want my children to see their father happy.
I was on Stargate: Atlantis for four years, playing a similar character called Ronon, who was an alien that didn't say much and grunted. I've been there and done that. Whether people have seen it or not, you want to stretch. And then, while I waited, I got The Red Road, and I'd never gotten anything like that.
There are tons of things I'd love to do. I want to do comedy. It's not that I don't want to play a superhero, but I got to play Conan and Drogo.
It's not that demanding. It's fun. That's one of the great things about being an actor. You get to learn all these things normal people don't get to learn. Going through hallways where it's basically like S.W.A.T. tactical stuff. Around hallways, how to cross, how to signal everyone. Then how to hold a gun, holster the gun - everything.