As one of the DC Extended Universe’s newest stars, Momoa may have actually been born to play the role.
I was born in Hawaii, so I would go see my father…[I] just wasn’t accepted on the local side by some people because I wasn’t raised in Hawaii.
It’s because of that struggle to fit in that he sees a lot of himself in Arthur Curry/Aquaman.
Aquaman is the upcoming (superhero) starring vehicle for Jason Momoa, who is beginning to realize the potential he showed as Khal Drogo on Game of Thrones (and as Ronon Dex on Stargate: Atlantis before that).