Jason Momoa (born August 1st 1979)
Jason Momoa is a Hawaii-born film and TV star best known for his appearance in 'Game Of Thrones' and 'Conan the Barbarian'.
Net worth: Jason Momoa has a net worth of $4 million according to Celebrity Net Worth (2015).
Career: Jason Momoa made his television debut on 'Baywatch Hawaii' from 1999 to 2001, before moving on to the soap opera 'North Shore' in 2004 and sci-fi series 'Stargate: Atlantis' in 2005. During the latter he has dreadlocks, but was glad to be rid of them due to constant headaches. His other TV appearances also included 'The Game', and he portrayed Khal Drogo in the first and second seasons of 'Game Of Thrones'.
His first film was 2004's 'Johnson Family Vacation', but his breakthrough role came with 'Conan the Barbarian' in 2011, soon followed by 'Bullet to the Head' starring Sylvester Stallone and David Hewlett's 2014 sci-fi horror 'Debug'. He also starred in 2014 werewolf horror 'Wolves' and the following year's Alaska comedy 'Sugar Mountain'.
He made his directorial debut with 2014 drama 'Road to Paloma' which also co-starred his wife.
In 2014, he was announced to star as Aquaman in 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'.
Personal life: Though born in Honolulu, Hawaii where his painter father Joseph was born, Jason Momoa grew up with his photographer mother Coni in Iowa. He studied marine biology in college, before moving to Colorado State University to do wildlife biology and later re-visiting his father in Hawaii. He loves travelling, having spent time living in Paris to do painting and Tibet to learn Buddhism.
Momoa began his showbiz career as a model, while also working in a surf shop.
In 2007, he married Lisa Bonet with whom he had a daughter named Lola Iolani and a son named Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha.
In 2008, he was forced to undergo reconstructive surgery after being cut in the face with a broken bottle during an altercation at the Birds Cafe in California. He was left with a distinctive scar most notable across his left eyebrow.
Biography by Contactmusic.com