Jason Momoa

Jason Momoa is an American actor, writer, model and a movie producer. He is mostly known as the Aquaman after he first portrayed the popular role in the 2016 movie; Batman vs Superman and also as Khal Drogo after the much thrilling HBO series; Game of Thrones.

Quick Bio

Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa was born in August 1979 in Hawaii, USA. He was born with an artistic gene within him as his mother, Coni Lemke was a photographer and his father, Joseph Momoa, was a painter. His father is of Hawaiian native ancestry while his mother is of mixed descent including German, Native America and Irish.

He travelled very much when he was young and learnt how to paint in Paris. In college he studied marine biology before eventually pursuing wildlife biology.

Before fame

In 1998 he started doing modeling after being encouraged by Eric Chandler. The following year, he won the Hawaii’s Model of the year. He also worked in a surf shop part time when at the age of 19. At that particular time, he started acting and was eventually cast in an action drama series Baywatch in Hawaii.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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