Djimon Hounsou
He’ll play a slightly older Horst Buchholz.
Hounsou was a Gladiator. His role on one of the greatest action movies of all time definitely cements his position on our list.
Check him out trying to play a mild-mannered father with a violent streak in Blood Diamond with Leonardo DiCaprio. Or his role in Constantine.
And he gets an honorable mention as the toughest African actor in the game today. Check him out in the 2014 summer blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy. Plus roles on Never Back Down and Four Feathers also come to mind.