Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#33
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Jason Momoa works on versatility rather than volume, and the catalogue keeps proving that the quieter choice was the correct one.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Jason Momoa appears in 29 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Jason. Zack Snyder's Justice League is the clearest case: a film rated 8.2 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, quiet performance. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for comedy, adventure, fantasy. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Peter Atencio, Jared Hess, Craig Gillespie and others, Jason Momoa helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) as Aquaman / Arthur Curry · Supergirl (2026) as Lobo · Dune (2021) as Duncan Idaho
Career snapshot
Ranked #33 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
29
2004–2027
Career length
23 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
8.2
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Average Nutevio score
5.6
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
8.1
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Most frequent director
Jared Hess
2 films together
Longest collaboration
2×
With Jared Hess
Most common genre
Action
20 titles
Average runtime
1h 49m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
6.8
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
6.3
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
2010s
5.9 average MV
The 2010s are where the work and the material meet. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, Braven, Aquaman — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
2010s
5.9
Across 9 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
2010s
5.9
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
2000s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. Johnson Family Vacation.
Most productive era
2020s
19 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | — | 6.21 film | 6.03 films |
| Action | — | 5.99 films | 6.411 films |
| Thriller | — | 5.64 films | 6.43 films |
| Comedy | 5.51 film | 6.02 films | 4.76 films |
| Sci-Fi | — | — | 8.11 film |
| Crime | — | 5.61 film | 6.44 films |
| Romance | — | 5.31 film | 6.42 films |
| Horror | — | 5.62 films | — |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Navarro.
Highest rated performance · Career peak
2021Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.2 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer. Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Most recent film
The current state of the argument, as Garrett.
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
29 of 29 films
as Aquaman / Arthur Curry
Directed by Zack Snyder
as Lobo
Directed by Craig Gillespie
as Duncan Idaho
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
as Flip the Creature
Directed by Francis Lawrence
as Jonny Hale
Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
Showing 24 of 36 titles · 52 total credits · active 1989–2027
Animal Friends
2027 · Bear (voice)
A Minecraft Movie Squared
2027 · Garrett · Producer
In the Hand of Dante
2026 · Rosario
The Wrecking Crew
2026 · Jonny Hale · Producer
Groundswell
2026 · Narrator (voice)
Supergirl
2026 · Lobo
Dune: Part Three
2026 · Hayt
Street Fighter
2026 · Blanka · Producer
A Minecraft Movie
2025 · Garrett · Producer
Chief of War
2025 · TV · KaʻIana · Director · Creator · Writer · Executive Producer
The Fall Guy
2024 · Jason Momoa (uncredited)
DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast
2024 · TV · Self
Fast X
2023 · Dante
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 · Arthur · Story
The Flash
2023 · Arthur Curry / Aquaman (uncredited)
The Climb
2023 · TV · Self · Creator · Executive Producer
Slumberland
2022 · Flip the Creature
The Last Manhunt
2022 · Big Jim · Story · Executive Producer
Dune
2021 · Duncan Idaho
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021 · Aquaman / Arthur Curry
Sweet Girl
2021 · Ray Cooper · Producer
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · Aquaman (voice)
See
2019 · TV · Baba Voss
Braven
2018 · Joe Braven · Producer
The defining work
#1
Aquaman / Arthur Curry
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Performance score8.2
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Aquaman / Arthur Curry gives Jason Momoa a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
View movie#2
Lobo
Supergirl (2026)
Performance score8.1
Supergirl asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Lobo is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Duncan Idaho
Dune (2021)
Performance score8.0
Dune asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Duncan Idaho is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Flip the Creature
Slumberland (2022)
Performance score7.6
Slumberland asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Flip the Creature is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as Aquaman / Arthur Curry
Start here. Zack Snyder's Justice League is the clearest statement of what Jason Momoa does — accessible, 242 minutes, and rated 8.2 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Jason at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
Dune (2021)
Keeps the adventure register of Zack Snyder's Justice League but asks for a colder reading of it.
Slumberland (2022)
Keeps the adventure register of Dune but asks for a colder reading of it.
Supergirl (2026)
Keeps the adventure register of Slumberland but asks for a colder reading of it.
The Wrecking Crew (2026)
Keeps the action register of Supergirl but asks for a colder reading of it.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Zack Snyder
Director
2 films together
Notably Zack Snyder's Justice League
James Wan
Director
2 films together
Notably Aquaman
Denis Villeneuve
Director
2 films together
Notably Dune
Craig Gillespie
Director
2 films together
Notably Supergirl
Jared Hess
Director
2 films together
Notably A Minecraft Movie
Walter Hill
Director
1 film together
Notably Bullet to the Head
David Hayter
Director
1 film together
Notably Wolves
Robb Cullen
Director
1 film together
Notably Once Upon a Time in Venice
Ana Lily Amirpour
Director
1 film together
Notably The Bad Batch
Lin Oeding
Director
1 film together
Notably Braven
Mike Mitchell
Director
1 film together
Notably The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Brian Andrew Mendoza
Director
1 film together
Notably Sweet Girl
Christian Camargo
Director
1 film together
Notably The Last Manhunt
Francis Lawrence
Director
1 film together
Notably Slumberland
Andy Muschietti
Director
1 film together
Notably The Flash
Louis Leterrier
Director
1 film together
Notably Fast X
David Leitch
Director
1 film together
Notably The Fall Guy
Kitao Sakurai
Director
1 film together
Notably Street Fighter
Rebecca Harrell Tickell
Director
1 film together
Notably Groundswell
Ángel Manuel Soto
Director
1 film together
Notably The Wrecking Crew
Peter Atencio
Director
1 film together
Notably Animal Friends
David Krumholtz
Actor
1 film together
Notably Supergirl
Milly Alcock
Actor
1 film together
Notably Supergirl
Eve Ridley
Actor
1 film together
Notably Supergirl
Matthias Schoenaerts
Actor
1 film together
Notably Supergirl
Emily Beecham
Actor
1 film together
Notably Supergirl
David Corenswet
Actor
1 film together
Notably Supergirl
Kadiff Kirwan
Actor
1 film together
Notably Supergirl
Thalissa Teixeira
Actor
1 film together
Notably Supergirl
Ferdinand Kingsley
Actor
1 film together
Notably Supergirl
Emily Piggford
Actor
1 film together
Notably Supergirl
Diarmaid Murtagh
Actor
1 film together
Notably Supergirl
Clara Rosager
Actor
1 film together
Notably Supergirl
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Craig Gillespie
Director
2 films together · 7.5 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
SupergirlZack Snyder
Director
2 films together · 7.1 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueJames Wan
Director
2 films together · 6.8 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
AquamanDenis Villeneuve
Director
2 films together · 4.0 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
DuneJared Hess
Director
2 films together · 3.3 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
A Minecraft MovieFrancis Lawrence
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
SlumberlandLouis Leterrier
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Fast XÁngel Manuel Soto
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Wrecking CrewRebecca Harrell Tickell
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
GroundswellDavid Leitch
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Fall GuyMike Mitchell
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartAndy Muschietti
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The FlashBrian Andrew Mendoza
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Sweet GirlLin Oeding
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
BravenDavid Hayter
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
WolvesChristian Camargo
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Last ManhuntWalter Hill
Director
1 film together · 5.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Bullet to the HeadAna Lily Amirpour
Director
1 film together · 5.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Bad BatchRobb Cullen
Director
1 film together · 5.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Once Upon a Time in VenicePeter Atencio
Director
1 film together · 0.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Animal FriendsKitao Sakurai
Director
1 film together · 0.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Street FighterSix degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
Supergirl
as Lobo
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
The Last Manhunt
as Big Jim
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Aquaman / Arthur Curry
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
The Flash
as Arthur Curry / Aquaman (uncredited)
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Aquaman / Arthur Curry
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Jason Momoa has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
| Nutevio Performer Score | 7.4 | 8.9 |
|---|---|---|
| Career ranking | #640 of 681 | #2 of 681 |
| Awards on file | Unknown | 4 recorded |
| Oscar wins | Unknown | 2 |
| Oscar nominations | Unknown | 6 |
| Average Nutevio score | 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
| Directors | Craig Gillespie | Christopher Nolan |
| Performance DNA | Action, Physical performance, Screen presence | Transformation, Screen presence, Rewatchability |
| Career timeline | 2026–2026 | 2006–2014 |
| Most iconic role | Lobo — Supergirl | Professor Brand — Interstellar |
| Most rewatchable film | Supergirl | The Dark Knight |
| Filmography | 1 catalogue film | 4 catalogue films |
Films together
Nothing in common in the library yet.
Shared directors
Nothing in common in the library yet.
Shared collections
Action Movies, Adventure Movies, Sci-Fi Movies
Michael Caine edges ahead here — a higher floor across a comparable body of work.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
23 years of relevant work — not merely a long career, but a long career of choices.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Action Legend
Awarded
20 catalogue titles in action, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Aquaman / Arthur Curry
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Supergirl
as Lobo
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
The Last Manhunt
as Big Jim
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
The Wrecking Crew
as Jonny Hale
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Aquaman / Arthur Curry
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Supergirl
as Lobo
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as Aquaman (voice)
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Supergirl
as Lobo
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
Across the library
Every Nutevio collection this name turns up in, and how high they rank there.
Collection footprint
Appears in 3 Nutevio collections
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