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
People who know me, know who I am.
I don't really push myself upon people. I don't have that. When it meets and things fall in line, it's meant to happen. It's happened that way. I just try to do my best and do my work, and then it falls in line.
I don't want to just play the same thing. But with The Red Road, no one has ever seen me like that. No one really even knows that I smile, have a personality and have a sense of humor.
I'm raised to actually think, to use my brain.
I got called 'pretty boy' my whole life.
As a Polynesian, our gods are tied to water, so this means something special
I love life and if there's something that I'm playing that I love, I'll research it.
I love carbs, but denial is good training for the mind.
I lay naked in furs a lot. I think I'm naked more than I talk.
My favorite movie is 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
You know what's it's changed is my appreciate for the art form of making cinema. I don't want to act as much as I want to tell stories. I want to be a part of the whole collective and pull all of the pieces together. That's what I love about directing.
I'm kind of ADD in that sense where if I start liking something, I'll just learn it to the absolute max.
A lot of people don't know enough about me. When I meet people who freak out about Game of Thrones, they don't even know that I can speak English.
I don't want to play a superhero. Drogo may not be Superman, but it is a phenomenal role. I didn't want to get typecast. Drogo is an exceptional character. Conan is iconic. Whether it does good or not, you just try to elevate it to the next level.