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'm kind of ADD in that sense where if I start liking something, I'll just learn it to the absolute max.
I grew up rock climbing.
I grew up with artists.
I was born in Hawaii, but I was raised in Iowa.
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 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 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.
In this business, we have to travel so far away from our families. We have two children, so if we can work together, that's awesome. Before I met Lisa Bonet , it was a dream to work with her.
I've been on shows that went for years and years and years, and I was not ready for that again.
To do six to 10 episodes of high-quality writing, and then be able to go direct my own things, and do a movie, if it comes along, sure. I just want to act and do good work.
When I'm acting, I wish I was out there, being a part of it and making it. It's all on your name to do that. It's your vision. You're going to get slandered for your work, and I like that. As an actor, it's so hard. I'd rather direct than act.