Jason Momoa is an American actor. Joseph was born on August 1, 1979, as Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Joseph came into prominence through the syndicated action drama series Baywatch: Hawaii. Jason portrayed Ronon Dex on the Syfy science fiction series Stargate Atlantis, and Khal Drogo in the first two seasons of the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones.

Taking on more roles, Jason acted as Declan Harp on the Discovery Channel historical drama series Frontier, and Baba Voss on the Apple TV+ science fiction series See, and he was featured as the lead of the two lattermost series.

Though there is more to discuss about his career, let us dive a bit into his family background, as we learn more about his parents in the paragraphs below…

Jason Momoa parents: Meet Coni Momoa, Joseph Momoa

Coni Lemke is the name of Jason’s mother and his father’s name is Joseph Momoa. His mother was a photographer, his father who is of Native Hawaiian ancestry was a painter, and his mother, of German and Irish heritage, was a photographer. Jason’s parents divorced not long after he was born, so he and his mother moved to Norwalk, Iowa where he was raised.

With the help of his mother, Jason attended Norwalk High School where he was part of the soccer team alongside Brandon Routh and furthered his education at the University of Hawaii.

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