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Jason Momoa
Momoa at Wolf Pegasus One, London, 2006
Born	Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa August 1, 1979 (1979-08-01) (age 30) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Model
Years active	1998–present
Domestic partner(s)	Lisa Bonet (2005-present)
Official website

Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (born August 1, 1979) is an American actor and model. He has been cast as the lead in a new Conan the Barbarian movie.

Personal life

Momoa, an only child, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Norwalk, Iowa by his mother. His father was a Native Hawaiian and his mother was of German, Irish, and Native American ancestry.^[1] Momoa is 6'5" (1.98m)^[1] and the nephew of famed surfer Brian Keaulana.^[2]

On November 15, 2008, Momoa was attacked with a broken beer glass in Hollywood.^[3] Momoa received around 140 stitches during reconstructive surgery.^[3]

A boy named Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa was born Dec. 15 to him and long-time partner Lisa Bonet.^[4] The birth was first announced by Momoa's mom on the fan forums of his official site. She said that Nakoa means “warrior” and Mana stands for “strength/spirit,” while Kaua ("rain") and Po ("dark") pertain to the circumstances surrounding his birthday (he made his debut on a rare bad-weather night in L.A.). He shares his other middle name, Namakaeha, with his dad.

Career

In 1998, Momoa returned to Hawaii, where he was discovered by international designer Takeo and launched his modeling career. In 1999, he won Hawaii's Model of the Year and hosted the Miss Teen Hawaii contest. Momoa is best known for his roles as Jason Ioane (1999-2001) in Baywatch Hawaii and as Ronon Dex (2005-2009) Stargate Atlantis.

After Stargate Atlantis season 4 shooting was over, Jason Momoa had his dreadlocks cut off. The weight of them was causing him headaches, and even whiplash when filming action scenes. Producers of Atlantis agreed with the decision and had planned to film a scene where Ronon cuts off his hair for season 5's Broken Ties, but that change was ultimately overruled by the SCI FI network. On the first day of filming for season 5, his dreadlocks were reattached, but the process was too taxing, forcing Momoa to switch to using his stunt double's wig until a custom wig could be made and delivered two weeks later.^[5][6][7]

Momoa appeared in four episodes of The Game as Roman and has been cast as Khal Drogo in the HBO adaption of Game of Thrones. Momoa has also recently been cast as the title character in Conan the Barbarian.^[8]

Filmography

References

External links

• Jason Momoa at the Internet Movie Database