Jason Momoa
Momoa in 2011, Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 1, 1979
Ethnicity:
*father – Native Hawaiian, small amount of English
*mother – German, possibly other
Jason Momoa is an American actor, model, director, writer, and producer. He plays Arthur Curry / Aquaman in the DC Cinematic Universe. His roles also include the films Johnson Family Vacation, Conan the Barbarian (2011), as the title character; Bullet to the Head, Road to Paloma, which he also directed and co-wrote; Debug, Wolves (2014), Sugar Mountain, The Bad Batch, Braven, Sweet Girl, Dune (2021), Slumberland, and Fast X, and the series Baywatch: Hawaii, North Shore, Stargate Atlantis, Game of Thrones, The Red Road, Frontier, and See.
Jason was born in Honolulu, the son of Coni, a photographer, and Joseph Momoa, a painter. Jason’s father is from a Native Hawaiian family, with a small amount of English ancestry, from Massachusetts. Jason’s mother is of mostly German descent, and is from Norwalk, Iowa, where Jason was raised. Jason’s mother is also said to have Irish and Native American ancestry. Her own maternal grandfather was adopted, and it is not clear what his biological ancestry was.
Jason has two children with his former wife, actress Lisa Bonet. His stepdaughter was actress Zoë Kravitz.
Jason’s paternal grandfather was Louis Kuulei Momoa, Jr. (the son of Louis Kuulei Momoa and Jennie/Jenny Kini Malaya). Jason’s grandfather Louis was born in Hawaii. Jason’s great-grandfather Louis was the son of Leonard Puakanui Momoa and Julia Kuuianao Kaluna. Jennie was the daughter of John Kane “Johnny” Malaya/Malaea/Malia and Sarah/Syria Thomas Williams.
Jason’s paternal grandmother was Phyllis Rose Leilani Kaeo (the daughter Joseph Namakaha Kaeo, Jr. and Edith Kahili Keaulana). Phyllis was born in Hawaii. Joseph was the son of David Kawaihalau Namakeha Kaeo and Lucinda Kinia Wright, whose grandfather was from Massachusetts.
Jason’s maternal grandfather is Delaine William Lemke (the son of Erich Albert Nicholas Lemke and Edna Anna Vohs). Delaine was born in Iowa. Erich was born in Iowa, to German parents, Peter Lemke and Wilhelmina Feige. Edna was also born in Iowa, also to German parents, from Holstein, Wilhelm F. Vohs and Dorothy “Dora” Marie Grutmacher Schroeder.
Jason’s maternal grandmother is Mabel L. Hoult (the daughter of Louis Smith Hoult and Edith Mae Wenzel). Mabel was born in Iowa. Louis was adopted by George C. Hoult and Fannie Doyle, who was born in Ireland; Louis was the biological son of George Sinkey. Edith was the daughter of John Adam Wenzel, who was born in Illinois, to German parents, and of Emma Susan Ritzhaupt, who was born in Iowa, to German parents, Balthasar/Balzar/Baltzer Ritzhaupt and Wilhelmina “Minnie” Bettleman.
Sources: Genealogy of Jason Momoa – http://www.geni.com
Jason’s paternal grandfather, Louis Kuulei Momoa, Jr., on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Jason’s paternal great-grandmother, Jennie/Jenny Kini Malaya, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jason’s paternal great-great-grandfather, John Kane “Johnny” Malaya/Malaea/Malia, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Draft record of Jason’s paternal great-great-grandfather, John Kane “Johnny” Malaya/Malaea/Malia – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Jason’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Sarah/Syria Thomas Williams – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Jason’s paternal great-grandfather, Joseph Namakaha Kaeo, Jr. – http://files.usgwarchives.net
Jason’s maternal great-grandparents, Erich Albert Nicholas Lemke and Edna Anna Vohs, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jason’s maternal great-grandmother, Edna Anna Vohs, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituaries of Jason’s maternal great-grandparents, Louis Smith Hoult and Edith Mae Wenzel – http://www.findagrave.com
Jason’s maternal great-grandmother, Edith Mae Wenzel, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
He used to look Mongoloid influenced when he was younger due to his Polynesian heritage — however nowadays he just looks like a white guy with weird eyes.
When he was younger:
http://images5.fanpop.com/image/user_images/3242000/SuperVamp505-3242189_453_431.jpg
Now:
http://www.laineygossip.com/Content/images/articles/jason%20momoa%2024jun11%2008.jpg
He looks mostly white with some admixture of non white DNA also his eyes look strange never got why women why fawning over him like he a super model.
I LOVED MIXED THEM. THEY’RE FCUKING HOT. MOST OF THEM ANYWAY.
Sh1t I swear I’m going to kill my phone! I meant to say I love mixed MEN.
Mostly European looking..with some make over he can pass as full Euro
I’d like some of what you’re smoking. He looks much closer to polies in body type and skull size. Most Europeans are not this robust. The majority are narrow skulled compared to Polynesians. Same deal with Roman Reigns. Most Italians are nowhere near as thick as him.
No, not at all. the flared nostrils, thick lips, and thick wooly hair are all characteristic of Pacific Islanders, his physicality, thick skin, high cheekbones, eyebrow shape, narrow eyes, and robust and sloped forehead are also all Pacific Islander features.
The only European features he has is the narrowness of his nose and the light eyes.
You are merely stereotyping here. There are many many europeans with high cheekbones, sloped foreheads, thick lips and narrow hunter eyes without having any admixture from other races. You would have to be extremely naive to think they don’t exist naturally in white people just because they are somewhat rare.
this guy looks mainly Caucasian though
No he doesn’t. He is immediately recognizable as non-white.
Pretty much everyone commenting around the Conan reboot noted his skin colour and ethnic appearance at a glance.
He’s married with Lisa Bonet, the ex of Lenny Krawitz, he even
looks like Krawitz
?
not at all. i’m a huge lenny kravitz fan and i can assure he does not look like him :D