Originally from Hawaii, possessing a wild appearance of the sea, and a great love for the ocean – Jason Momoa’s life and career seem to be closely linked to the sea.

On the occasion of Jason Momoa’s birthday (August 1), let  ELLE Man  learn about the career progress and real-life personality of the Aquaman actor  .

Jason Momoa and opportunities from the sea

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Jason Momoa, born August 1, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the only child of Mrs. Coni Lemke, a photographer, and Mr. Joseph Momoa, a painter. His father is of Hawaiian descent and his mother is of German descent. Because of his background, Jason Momoa has an appearance that resembles the wildness of the sea. Besides, he also loves the sea and the Polynesian culture of Polynesia. After graduating from high school, he chose to major in Oceanography because he wanted his life to always be associated with the ocean.

In 1998, Momoa was encouraged to pursue a modeling career by international designer Takeo Kikuchi. One year later, he won the Hawaii Model of the Year award at the Hawaii Junior Model Contest. At age 19, Momoa began working part-time at a surfboard shop before he joined the action television series Baywatch Hawaii , in which Momoa played the role of Jason Lane. Jason Momoa’s life seems to be closely linked to the sea.

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After that, he started his acting career with many roles, most of which were small roles and did not have much acting space, not getting much attention. However, Jason Momoa still diligently accepted roles and acted in films. True to the saying “Efforts will not betray you”, the actor experienced his first great success in his career as Khal Drogo in the hit TV series Game of Thrones. Besides his strong appearance and fierce, uncompromising fighting ability, Khal Drogo also scores thanks to his boundless love for his wife, “Mother of Dragons” Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke).

Game of Thrones is considered the first breakthrough in the career of the Hawaiian actor. He was noticed not only by loyal fans of the series but also remembered and named by movie lovers in general. Jason Momoa’s masculine, somewhat wild appearance is also a factor that helps him stand out in action and fighting movies such as The Bad Batch, Sugar Mountain, Once upon a Time in Venice, and the TV series Frontier . In particular, the series revolving around the sea Stargate Atlantis in which he starred received many compliments and awards.

Aquaman is a major turning point in Jason Momoa’s career. Sharing a common love for the sea, the role seemed born for the Hawaiian-born actor. Photo: The National
In 2014, Jason Momoa received the next big opportunity in his career, and it was an opportunity from the sea. He was cast as Aquaman – DC’s superhero. He made a cameo appearance in the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , marking his debut as Aquaman. After that, he continued to star in the movie Justice League and finally the solo movie Aquaman released at the end of 2018.

Sharing a great love for the sea, Jason Momoa easily expressed his character’s personality and captured the hearts of fans. Aquaman achieved great commercial success, considered the most popular superhero film that the DCEU produced.

“God” also becomes small with his family

Jason Momoa is famous for loving his family. In 2017, the actor married actress Lisa Bonet – 12 years older than him, after more than a decade of dating. The couple’s two children are named Lola and Nakoa, the family of four currently lives in San Francisco. Jason Momoa also declared that Lisa will always be the queen in his heart with harmony in every aspect of her personality and that marriage with her is the lifelong dream he aspires to have.

Many times the actor expressed his love for his small family on his personal page. Photo: Instagram

On screen, Jason Momoa has many times paired up with Hollywood beauties, but he is always loyal to Lisa. The powerful “Chemistry” of Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in Aquaman made many people think that the two were caught in a fake love movie. Despite the gossip, Jason Momoa’s small family of four members is still peaceful because of the actor’s unchangeable love for his wife and two children.

Recently, on the occasion of his eldest daughter Lola’s birthday, the Aquaman actor and his child watched Lion King and shed tears of emotion. Jason also sent his congratulations to his eldest daughter. “Happy birthday my love. So happy to spend time with my family ,” the 39-year-old actor wrote on Instagram along with a photo taken with his wife and two children. Despite his heroic image on screen, next to his family, Jason Momoa also becomes very gentle and close.

Jason Momoa is a man with contrasting charms between screen and real life. Photo: NME

Happy birthday to “Water God” Jason Momoa!